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