Scrum Master

New York City, NY

The Scrum Master will lead a highly collaborative development team practicing Agile and delivering to the business in an iterative manner, using Agile best practices, continuous improvement, and leading without authority. Ideal candidate should enjoy fast-paced environment, thrives under ambiguity and embraces change passionately. Will help their team adopt and improve on the Scrum methodology. Coaching their team to higher levels of maturity by continually improving their process, and ensuring that they adhere to the Scrum framework.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Facilitate Scrum ceremonies for one Scrum team, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives

Enable the team to become high performing, predictable, empowered and self-organized

Coach and guide the team in Agile delivery best practices, foster an agile mindset and a culture of continuous improvement

Ensure team works at a sustainable pace and protect the team from external distractions

Measure team delivery maturity and performance, and review the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities

Capture, maintain, and report KPIs

Assist with, and/or, participate in, PI Planning

Assist with release planning and deployment activities, as needed

Participates in the Scrum Master Community of Practice sharing ideas, observations and opportunities for improvement

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Bachelor's Degree in IT or Computer Science, or 4 years of related experience

2 years as a Scrum Master or 4+ years as a Scrum team member or 2+ years as an IT Project Manager

Scrum Master Certification

PI Planning experience a plus

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience a plus

Knowledge of other Agile approaches, such as Kanban and XP a plus

Knowledge of Healthcare industry and understanding all major workflows associated with the healthcare claim processing preferred

Ability to develop and maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships throughout the organization

Ability to facilitate teams and client relationships to satisfy needs and identify improvements 

Ability to demonstrate commitment to excellent customer service and follow-through

Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects including continuous evaluation and re-ordering of priorities as business needs dictate

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from internal and external customers

Ability to be flexible and creative in problem solving and identifying process improvements

Please send/Email resumes:

Emmanuelle.Kramer@compassptc.com