Scrum Master

Insight Global is looking for a Senior Scrum Master that leverages servant leadership to guide development teams and the organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers. This person will coach team members to higher levels of agile maturity at a pace that is sustainable for the team and organization. The Senior Scrum Master will organize and lead scrum ceremonies. This person will build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on solutioning. The Senior Scrum Master will facilitate work completion without coercion, assigning, or dictating work. They will also actively mentor key agile roles (Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Program Managers, Devs, Bas, etc) and will participate in leadership conversations to provide best practice knowledge pertaining to the alignment of existing teams and creation of new teams.



Responsibilities

• Guide, coach and motivate multiple teams with the goal of increasing productivity

• Provide leadership and direction for LEAN development strategy

• Be passionate about Scrum, Kanban, Lean Thinking, Lean Startup, eXtreme Programming, SAFe, etc.

• Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies across multiple teams; mentor start-ups

• Communicate planning and development timelines

• Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals and deliverables that support business goals

• Monitor schedule and cost performance

• Identify, monitor and analyze strategic KPIs; create value/ROI based reporting

• Ideate, prepare and present reports on team progress and success; mentor other Scrum Masters on reporting and help foster a culture of agile analytics

• Serve as a liaison between technical teams to drive effective, timely solutions that fulfill both strategic and operational needs and the ability to mentor others to do this by both example and thru coaching

• Create, report and evangelize KPIs across the organization for stakeholder buy-in

• Coach team members in both the function and creation of agile documentation including: stories, backlogs, product roadmaps, burndowns, velocity tracking, close rates, KPI dashboards, etc.

• Remove impediments to team performance and mentor others to do this by both example and thru coaching

• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information

• Provide feasibly solutions that meet or exceed business needs by understanding relevant long-term business goals and product vision while having insight into current system functionality and business processes

• Align work with strategic goals and responsibly and respectfully challenge efforts that aren’t aligned

• Guide the team on how to get the most out of self-organizing teams and how to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum framework

• Evangelize agile concepts to grow enterprise agile maturity

• Ensure team members are abiding by the DoD (definition of done)

• Aid in the on-going development of agile product owners and scrum masters

Knowledge, Skills, Attributes

• Proven ability to provide leadership and practical direction as to how to best leverage agile concepts for new team start-ups

• Strong servant-leadership skills

• Excellent analytical and technical skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Exceptional interpersonal skills

• Proficient in continuous improvement models

• Ability to empower team members

• Excellent planning and organizational skills and the ability to mentor these by both example and thru coaching

• Excellent facilitation skills and the ability to mentor these by both example and thru coaching

• Exhibited situational awareness, decision making and conflict resolution in a way that is both logical and systematic

• Experience leading all Agile ceremonies across multiple teams including: sprint planning, retrospective, demo, and stand-up sessions

• Experience creating KPI dashboards to be utilized by teams and stakeholders

• Good Business Acumen – Understanding business implications of decisions

• Displays thorough knowledge of the technologies used by teams throughout the organization

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Minimum 5+ years relevant experience in a Scrum Master or Agile heavy role across multiple teams diligently applying Scrum principles, practices and theory
Demonstrated track-record of agile coaching and mentorship
Demonstrated experience with Agile methodology and proven ability to lead teams to increased productivity
Ability to lead agile trainings across an organization, as well as upskill agile talent
Strong communication and professionalism
Demonstrated ability to intake Lean project requests and translate them into an executable delivery plan, including clear scope/acceptance criteria, fixed vs. flexible success metrics, and active management of milestones, dependencies, risks/issues, and change control through delivery environment.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.