Senior Scrum Master

$106,720 - $160,080/Yr

The Hartford - Hartford, CT

Full-time - Mid Level

Hartford, CT

10,001+ employees

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Hartford's Enterprise Data Services (EDS) Organization is seeking a Senior Scrum Master for the Commercial Lines Data Simplification program. This role is designed for a seasoned professional who will act as a servant leader for Scrum teams, leveraging Agile expertise and program delivery skills to enhance business value. The position involves close collaboration with technology colleagues, product owners, and product managers to evolve and mature the Commercial Lines Data assets, with a hybrid work arrangement requiring in-office presence three days a week.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution & delivery using Agile framework for multiple teams.
• Ensure progress toward objectives, KPIs and commitments; guide assigned Agile teams to deliver the required product increments and outcomes.
• Partner with the Product Owner, Business leadership, Business Architect and Tech Leads to form execution delivery plans and manage progress and overall delivery of PI Objectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve team-level Agile performance; focus teams on customer value, quality and continuous improvement activities.
• Remove team-level impediments and resolve conflicts; anticipate challenges, identify risks, and recommend mitigations and solutions.
• Lead team collaboration, decision-making, and problem-solving processes.
• Encourage teams to self-organize, promote accountability, and deliver high-quality results.
• Build and leverage effective alliances across other teams and the technical and business communities.
• Increase the overall Agile maturity for teams and support higher complexity work towards successful outcomes.
• Track and communicate the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders.
• Practice and encourage Agile mindset and behaviors with servant leadership mindset; coach, inspire and mentor teams on Agile principles, values, and practices while role modeling The Hartford behaviors.
• Support resource planning and financials tracking activities at the portfolio level.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as Scrum Master or in a related position.
• Solid experience in a Scrum Master or similar Agile role applying Agile principles and practices including delivery of several epics, releases, and application of a wide variety of patterns and techniques.
• Experience implementing best practices and standards related to Agile product development.
• Bachelor Degree; Scrum Master, SAFe certifications are a plus.
• Knowledge on Data warehousing and data assets including Snowflake, Tableau, or similar data assets is a plus.
• Experience in working with Agile tools like RALLY or JIRA is a must.
• Property & Casualty insurance industry experience is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior team members and Scrum Masters, helping them achieve team goals, develop agile best practices and effective problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Short-term or annual bonuses
• Long-term incentives
• On-the-spot recognition