About the role

  • Scrum Master empowering Scrum Teams to improve value delivery at National Guardian Life Insurance Company. Coaching teams on Agile practices and facilitating collaboration towards accountability and performance.

Responsibilities

  • The Scrum Master is focused on empowering Scrum Teams to continually mature and improve the value they deliver to NGL.
  • Responsible for guiding and coaching one to three Scrum teams on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values.
  • Ensures that teams are appropriately leveraging the Scrum framework and Agile mindset to encourage desired results.
  • Acts as a servant leader to the Scrum team, with a focus on creating an environment of collaboration, responsibility and accountability.
  • Helps the product owner to create a robust product backlog, and coaches the Scrum team to improved performance.

Requirements

  • In-depth knowledge of Agile methodology and /Scrum framework
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguity as the organization builds out practices
  • Demonstrated ability to facilitate, and mentor in group and individual setting
  • Utilize data to improve results
  • Leadership and coaching abilities to guide and mentor Associate Scrum Masters and teams
  • Conflict resolution skills to address issues and promote healthy team dynamics
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Demonstrated use of agile management software used to create and maintain backlogs and manage sprints
  • Demonstrated creation of visibility to the work via tools and techniques vs PM software
  • A minimum of two years of experience in a Scrum Master role.
  • Preferred: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree
  • Preferred: Other PSM or similar Scrum Master certification preferred.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Employee Resource Groups for networking and professional development
  • Opportunity to work fully remote, hybrid or onsite at Madison office

Job title

Scrum Master

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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