Scrum Master

Immediate need for a talented Scrum Master. This is a 12+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Columbus, OH (Remote). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:26-12527

Pay Range: $65 - $70/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for maximizing business value and optimizing flow by guiding agile teams to meet their goals.

You will ensure effective coordination within and across teams, providing transparency on delivery client to key stakeholders.

Additionally, you will foster a culture of continuous improvement, help identify and address risks and promote collaboration and trust across teams.

You will support the adoption and improvement of agile methodologies, providing guidance to enhance the organization's agile capabilities.

You will be responsible for collaboration and work planning using Azure DevOps (ADO).

You will be asked to develop and socialize data / metrics from ADO to enhance the success of delivery.

Facilitate team ceremonies (daily scrum, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews)

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

Key Skills:- Azure Devops, AgilePlace & Commercial Line Insurance

Strong communication skills, people leader and collaboration skills working with IT and Business.

Ability to review staffing plans and address any staffing needs proactively partnering with IT Managers/Resource managers.

Quickly mitigate issues and escalate larger issues to program leadership

Assisting the team with agile maturity

Azure DevOps experience, including coaching team members on best practices

Lead the team through prioritization of new requirements and resolution of defects found during testing

Courage to ask questions and push back on requests that don’t necessarily align with the team’s goals

Familiarity with tools - AgilePlace, GitHub etc.

Familiarity with Commercial Lines insurance / policy

A minimum of 5 years of experience as an Agile Delivery Owner, Scrum Master, Project Manager, or an equivalent leadership role for development team member using scrum, kanban, or other industry standard agile practices.

{OR} Bachelor's Degree or higher in an Information Technology or Business-related discipline or related field of study (e.g., Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS, Business Management) and a minimum of 2 years of experience as an Agile Delivery Owner, Scrum Master, Project Manager, or an equivalent leadership role for a development team using kanban, scrum, or other industry standard agile practices.

Certified ScrumMaster and/or Professional Scrum Master I required in addition to the above education and/or experience.

Our client is a leading Insurance Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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