Scrum Master, Chief

The Chief Scrum Master is responsible for helping train corporate teams on the agile methodology and overseeing the development of agile teams to ensure effective outcomes for the organization.

Requirements

• Act as a servant leader and change agent, coach Scrum Masters, individuals, and teams across a large or complex business area to adopt Agile principles, values, and practices
• Understand and support the implementation of metrics to optimize the delivery of KPIs through the assessment of responsiveness, quality, productivity, and customer and business value
• Run workshops and training on Agile topics, leveraging tool kits and internally developed content
• Actively raise observed issues and remove impediments; resolve conflicts within and across teams
• Continuously assess the Agile maturity of teams and individuals at all levels of leadership, educating and mentoring to address gaps
• Contribute to internal and external Agile communities to stay abreast of challenges, leading practices, and emerging trends; utilize learnings in furthering the effective use of Agile practices at Travelers
• Facilitate open communication among teams and stakeholders; Promote positive team dynamics to ensure members collaborate and work effectively within and across teams
• Use coaching techniques that increase collaboration, and transparency and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation
• Responsible for embedding an agile culture using techniques from a wide range of agile and SAFe methodologies and frameworks
• Help facilitate agile ceremonies, like Daily Standups, Increment Planning, Retrospectives, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Scrum-of-Scrums, and System, Increment, and Innovation & Planning Demonstrations
• Track and communicate to cohort teams’ velocity, sprint/release progress, and project status
• Administration of agile tools for tracking and collaboration for the teams
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package
• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Employee relocation assistance