
Evernorth
Role Title: Scrum Master AdvisorPosition SummaryThe Scrum Master is a dedicated team member who has a primary responsibility to help the self-organizing, self-managing Scrum Team achieve its goals. Scrum Masters do so by teaching Scrum, implementing and enforcing Scrum practices, and identifying and eliminating impediments. The Scrum Master also helps protect the team from outside influences, which could otherwise interfere with the teams focus and ability to deliver value in a short time-box.
The Scrum Master is an integral part of the Scrum team. The Scrum Master is the Scrum Team’s working servant leader who:Helps assure that the team follows the rules of Scrum & SaFeHelps them meet their daily and iteration objectives
Works to remove impediments, facilitates continuous improvement
Coordinates solution implementation and delivery with other Scrum MastersJob Description & Responsibilities:Facilitating the teams progress toward the goal: Scrum Masters are team facilitators and are constantly engaged in challenging the old norms of development while keeping the team focused on the goals of the iteration. Leading the teams efforts in continuous improvement: They help the team remain creative and productive while ensuring its successes are visible to the product owner. They will facilitate a team Sprint Retrospective to help the team improve, ensuring that the team take responsibility for their actions, and helping the team become problem solvers for themselves.
Enforcing the rules of the Agile process: The rules of Scrum are lightweight and flexible, but they are rules nonetheless, and this role is responsible for reinforcing the rules with the team. Eliminating impediments: Many blocking issues will be beyond the teams authority or will require support from other teams. This role actively addresses these issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the iteration.
Facilitate team level ceremonies
Ensure communication across teams and projects by attending Scrum of ScrumsChampion Agile processes and roles
Ensure the team remains focused on the tasks
Monitor daily issues impacting the team; facilitate resolutions and escalation as necessary
Engage in prioritization with product owner and program management
Thorough understanding of sprint capacity, velocity, story sizing, story risk analysis, and story management
Coordinates with internal team partners towards on-time delivery of critical projects and programs for their teams
Brings clarity, cohesiveness, transparency, organization, and accountability to projects involving projects involving multiple teams or departments
Foster an environment of creativity and empowerment;Improve the productivity of the development team in any way possible
Provide all necessary communications and status information to leadership
Mentor Scrum Master apprentices
Identifies and manages the risks associated with their team
Promotes improved engineering practices
Ensures that Rally accurately reflects team work and progress
Provides RTE with information needed for appropriate status reporting to our stakeholders.Experience Required:8 to 10 years of experience including AgileExperience Desired:Prior scrum master experience preferred
Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SaFe) agile delivery framework
Experience with Robotics Process automation
Agile and especially SaFe certifications desired
Exemplary core IT agile project management skills
Prior experience with project delivery of large integrated projects, business process management or commercial software, large data conversion projects, and/or legacy replacement projects
Demonstrated and applied experience initiating and successfully delivering complex projects
Education and Training Required:Bachelors Degree in Information Science and Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or related discipline is preferred
Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) is preferred.