Scrum Master

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The Hartford’s Enterprise Billing team is seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master who is responsible for leading teams to successfully drive the transformation of our application landscape for Billing applications. The Enterprise Billing development team is passionate for technology and strives to build well architected and innovative solutions for all lines of business across The Hartford. You will be actively involved with removing impediments and fostering an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous delivery and relentless focus towards people, process, and technology improvements.

Sustaining The Hartford’s unique workplace culture is vital to delivering on our purpose – underwriting human achievement – and continuously producing outstanding results. Our enterprise work model, which reflects a mix of in-office, hybrid and fully remote roles, helps us attract, retain and develop the talent we need to achieve the company’s strategic goals.   This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as a Scrum Master for multiple teams on Billing value stream.

• Ensures Scrum Team adheres to Agile principles and best practices.

• Enables and helps those outside the Scrum Team (development team) understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren’t. Helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team.

• Understands product planning in an inspect and adapt environment and ensures the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value.

• Provides information regarding team health: people, process, progress and overall satisfaction to Technology and Business Leaders

• Coaches the team members to practice effective Agile.

• Removes impediments for the team and escalate appropriately.

• Insulates Scrum Team from distractions or disruption.

• Coaches the Product Owner, Development Team, Technology and Business Leaders on Agile values, principles, and best practices.

• Partners with the Product Owner, IT Delivery Lead and Business leadership to form execution delivery plans and manage progress.

• Assess the Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.

• Identifies and resolves gaps in skills, processes, and resources.

• Build a trust and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.

• Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in Computer Science or related disciple with a minimum of 3-5 years of work experience in IT development as a Scrum Master

• First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I)

• Experience playing the Scrum Master role for at two years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.

• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.

• Must be a dynamic and self-starting individual who is able to work independently or as part of a team with minimal guidance and direction.

• Must be able to effectively prioritize and assign work in order to meet deadlines.

• Must be able to effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical users at all levels of an organization.

• Must demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and mentoring.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to present confidently before a large audience.

• Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.

• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD is a plus.

• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games is a plus.

• Experience or Exposure of leading software development teams in technologies such as AWS, Java, Mobile frameworks including Bootstrap and AngularJS, JBOSS & WebLogic is a plus.

This role will have a Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office (Columbus, OH, Chicago, IL, Hartford, CT or Charlotte, NC) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).

Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

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