Assurant
Scrum Master
AssurantArgentina3 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
Self-motivated, self-reliant Scrum Master will have the ability to achieve broadly communicated objectives under a minimal amount of supervision. Scrum Masters provide effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership and coaching skills to the agile development process and delivery of applications, as well as enforcing the agile tenets, removing impediments and promoting empowerment.

What will be my duties and responsibilities in this job?

Fill the role of Scrum Master for two teams with the responsibilities as follows:

  • A Servant Leader whose focus is on the needs of the team members and the people they provide value to (the customer) with the goal of achieving results in line with the organization’s values.
  • Be creative in helping teams embrace agile principles while encouraging growth both individually and as a team
  • Understand the difference between Agile and Scrum and be able to articulate it
  • Provide team(s) with resources, information, communication, and practical advice to enable the team to regularly deliver high quality working software
  • Facilitates: Daily scrum (stand-up), refinement and sprint planning sessions, Sprint review (demo) and Sprint retrospective. Ensure all participants understand the ceremony's purpose and keep to the time-box.
  • Track and communicate various metrics per team including velocity and sprint/release progress
  • Coordinate each team’s work with other teams in the same release train (SAFe)
  • Foster and encourage conversations and collaboration - both inside and outside of team – allowing them to self-organize
  • Identify and remove impediments - help prevent distractions that interfere with the ability to deliver the sprint goals
  • Understand and be able to articulate strategic and product planning goals in the division and team's environment including progress toward them
  • Supports Product Owner(s) ensuring the product backlog is properly refined – prioritizing to maximize value and using creative techniques for elaborating user stories to be ready for the upcoming 1-2 sprints.
  • Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story definition, story selection, task definition
  • Ensure team understands the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items and achieve this through techniques such as user story slicing and acceptance criteria
  • Proactively manage dependencies
  • Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs
  • Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practices
  • Participate in the agile community both internal to Assurant and external with other practitioners
  • Enforces the values and principles of Agile by focusing on continuous learning and feedback loops

Additional Responsibilities Within Our SAFe ART

  • Team Plan Tracking
  • Creation and Distribution of each team’s Committed and Completed documents
  • Present Team Plan during PI Planning
  • Facilitate Inspect & Adapt sessions
  • Create and Manage team Dashboards and Queries
  • Use ServiceNow to help team members overcome impediments
  • Assist each team with self-assessments

What are the requirements needed for this position?

  • 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master for software development teams
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Industry certification is highly desired

If no application deadline is provided, this role may be a pipeline requisition, and we'll continue to collect applications on an ongoing basis, or there is no requirement for this information in the location where the role is posted.

Any posted pay range considers a wide range of compensation factors, including candidate background, experience, and work location, while also allowing for salary growth within the position.

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What’s the culture like at Assurant?

Our unique culture is a big reason why talented people choose Assurant. Named a Best/Great Place to Work in 15 countries and awarded the Fortune America’s Most Innovative Companies recognition, we bring together top talent around the world. Although we have a wide variety of skills and experiences, we share common characteristics that are uniquely Assurant. A passion for service. An ability to innovate in practical ways. And a willingness to take chances. We call our culture The Assurant Way.

Company Overview

Assurant is a leading global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to develop innovative solutions and deliver an enhanced customer experience through mobile device solutions, extended service contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance, lender-placed insurance products, and other specialty products.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not use or consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law in employment decisions.

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