Scrum Master

Zelis - St. Petersburg, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - St. Petersburg, FL

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

Zelis is hiring a Scrum Master to join our Enterprise Product Management team! The Scrum Master acts as a servant leader and coach for their team(s) by facilitating clear communication to management and to the team, helping to educate the team in Scrum, Kanban and SAFe, and ensuring that the agreed Agile process is being followed. The Scrum Master is open, approachable, collaborative, and enjoys working with passionate people. They are proactive in solving problems to help their team(s) succeed. They will drive the Agile framework that results in high quality product delivery and continuous improvements in a fast-paced environment by helping to remove impediments and fostering an environment for high-performing team dynamics. Location and Workplace Flexibility: We have offices in Atlanta GA, Boston MA, Morristown NJ, Plano TX, St. Louis MO, St. Petersburg FL, and Hyderabad, India. We foster a hybrid and remote friendly culture and all of our employee's work locations are based on the needs of the position and determined by the Leadership team. In-office work and activities, if applicable, vary based on the work and team objectives in accordance with Company policies.

Responsibilities

• Support the rules of Scrum, Built-In Quality practices from Extreme Programming (XP), Work in Process (WIP) limits from Kanban, and any other process rules the team has agreed.
• Facilitate the team's progress toward team goals by assisting the product owner(s) in maintaining and prioritization of the product backlog, as well as lead daily and sprint goals in the context of the current Program Increment (PI) Objectives.
• Lead team efforts in relentless improvement by educating them on problem-solving techniques.
• Address and eliminate issues to improve achievement objectives.
• Work with cross-functional Scrum teams to collaborate on timelines and best practices.
• Facilitate team meetings, including the Daily Stand-up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Guide the team in establishing normalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimate Features and Capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or other four-year degree
• Certified Scrum Master
• 3-4 years' experience supporting technical projects and leading Kanban agile teams such as software development and delivery, as a Scrum Master or Project Manager
• Thorough knowledge of Scrum framework and application of core Agile values and principles in managing Product Development and Delivery
• 3-4 years' experience working with Jira to manage team sprints and commitments.
• Exposure to modern engineering practices like Unit Test-Driven Development, Acceptance Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration
• Experience in successfully delivering medium/large size projects with minimal direction.

Nice-to-haves

• SAFe Agile certification
• Lean Six Sigma certification
• Healthcare IT experience preferred.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Flexible time off
• Work From Home