Scrum Master

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Mentor one to three Scrum teams while promoting a collaborative and accountable team atmosphere.

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Assist the Product Owner and team in refining the backlog.

• Coordinate sprint timelines, team capacity, deliverables, and milestones with the Product Owner and delivery team.

• Manage Scrum boards, sprint backlogs, capacity plans, velocity charts, and burndown charts.

• Monitor sprint progress and deliver status reports to management, project teams, and clients.

• Identify and assist in removing impediments, uncover delivery risks, and collaborate with the team to develop solutions.

• Handle commitment risks and issues, escalating them to the relevant stakeholders as necessary.

• Collaborate with Product Owners and remain informed about Scrum practices and industry developments.

⛳️ Requirements

• Prior experience with Policy Administration Software teams or similar insurance technology platforms is preferred.

• At least 1+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a comparable Agile delivery position is recommended.

• Strong comprehension of Agile principles and the Scrum framework, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.

• Proven ability to coach teams on Agile best practices, eliminate impediments, and encourage continuous improvement.

• Demonstrated success in building trust, fostering collaboration, and ensuring accountability across cross-functional teams.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with active listening, and the ability to build trust and collaborate across various roles and teams.

• Strong organizational, analytical thinking, prioritization, and follow-through skills, with the adaptability to manage multiple priorities.

• Proficient Excel skills and familiarity with the Scrum software development lifecycle.

• Openness to learning Insurity’s release-management process and SAFe methodology.

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification, or the ability to obtain it within the first year is required.

• Experience with policy administration software or other insurance technology is an advantage.

• A bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred; equivalent work experience may be taken into account.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote opportunities through Insurity’s Flex First Workforce approach.

• Open PTO Policy.

• Comprehensive health coverage.

• Employer-matched retirement savings.

• Award-winning onboarding program.

• Mentorship program.

• LinkedIn Learning access.

• Kaplan access.

• Discounted tuition through University of Arizona Global Campus for employees and their families.

• Employee Referral Bonus program.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(K) match.

• Paid maternity leave.

• Paid paternity leave.

• Disability insurance.