Hybrid Scrum Master

at Healthfirst

• Job title: Scrum Master
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $116,800 - $168,810 per year
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Tech skills: SDLC
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Scrum Master managing complex enterprise-level programs for Healthfirst, providing Agile coaching and supporting product owners across projects. Fostering communication and facilitating Scrum events.

Responsibilities

• The Scrum Master manages small to large enterprise-level programs that have department or enterprise-level importance, moderate to high risk and risk interdependencies, several interrelationships, and moderate to high costs associated with delivery.
• The Scrum Master supports programs of major complexity as part of a program team in support of higher-level program or program managers.
• Fostering Communication - creating channels and translating Scrum nuanced language
• Protecting the team - acting as a buffer for disruptive product managers and management
• Tool Maintenance - administer the Scrum tools and framework
• Reporting - creating and delivering reporting framework for team members and management
• Meeting Facilitation - sprint planning, daily scrum/standups, retrospectives
• Agile Coaching - 1:1 with Scrum team members, stakeholders and management
• Team Support - facilitating communication and resolving disagreements, tech
• Remove Blockers - work with the team to understand blockers, work to remove them
• Support the Product Owner in the following areas
• Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible.
• Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management.
• Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items.
• Understanding product planning in an empirical environment.
• Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value; Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed.
• Support the Scrum Team in the following areas
• Coaching the Team in self-organization and cross-functionality; Removing impediments to the Team’s progress; Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed
• Coaching the Team in organizational environments in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood.

Requirements

• HS Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• 3-5 years working as a Scrum Master
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Experience in managing or working on projects across multiple departments using an SDLC methodology and Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Experience working in a team environment, exercising independent thinking, problem solving and achieving goals and deadlines.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and mentoring skills to frequently interact with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to analyze and think quickly to resolve conflict.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• incentive and recognition programs
• life insurance
• 401k contributions