Senior Scrum Master

Allegis Group - Hartford, CT

Full-time - Senior

Hartford, CT

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Scrum Master will manage the execution of Digital Enablement initiatives across the portfolio, focusing on Enterprise Mobile Application and additional non-Mobile team responsibilities. This role requires a highly motivated individual with strong Agile, technical, and leadership skills to support and coach development teams in Agile methodologies, ensuring alignment with the Enterprise Business Delivery Model.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of 2 or more Digital Enablement development teams.
• Educate and coach the team in Agile Methodology, ensuring adherence to Lean-Agile processes.
• Influence and work effectively with key stakeholders and business sponsors.
• Organize and facilitate Agile ceremonies and track team progress.
• Lead team maturity efforts through a continuous improvement mindset.
• Remove impediments to progress as identified by the team.
• Partner with the Product Owner and Product Manager to prioritize backlog items.
• Drive continuous improvement mindset across teams.
• Manage vendor implementation partners and third-party vendor integrations.
• Oversee resource planning and financial management for the application team.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years' experience managing Agile team structures (Scrum/Kanban).
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodology, rules, and practices.
• Understanding of software development processes and iterative development.
• Knowledge of Agile techniques such as User Stories, Continuous Integration, and Test Driven Development.
• Resource Management Skills to determine supply and demand across a matrixed organization.
• Agile Mindset embodying core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment.
• Superior organization skills to handle multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Property & Casualty insurance industry experience preferred.