Senior Scrum Master
Posted 19 Days Ago
Title:
Senior Scrum Master
Company:
Everest Global Services, Inc.
Job Category:
Technology
Job Description:
About Everest
Everest is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in the Europe, Bermuda, Canada, Singapore, US, and other territories. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. But the most critical asset in this organization is our people.
Everest has been a global leader in reinsurance with a broad footprint, deep client relationships, underwriting excellence, responsive service and customized solutions. Our insurance arm draws upon impressive global resources and financial strength to tailor each policy to meet the individual needs of our customers.
Our financial strength is evident in Financial Agency Ratings of: A+ A. M. Best, A+ S&P Global and A1 Moody’s Investor Service. We are a market leader for our broad diversified income streams, strong underlying underwriting performance with reduced volatility and strong cash flow. We take pride in being known in the industry as nimble, entrepreneurial and responsive
About the Role
The Everest IT organization is looking to bring in an experienced Scrum Master to support our growing team. This role will be critical in the organizational shift to Agile delivery, with a focus on some of the fastest growing and most impactful initiatives.
The Scrum Master will be responsible for the overall performance of a scrum team. With superior communication skills, the incumbent will ensure that stories and features are delivered with high quality and on time. The position will include the responsibility of product delivery and release planning. Partnership with other development teams, stakeholders, and product owners will be a critical component to driving end-to-end delivery of value in an Agile manner and in alignment with business objectives.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Ensure the development teams are practicing Agile principles.
- Promote continuous improvement and a collaborative team environment in order to increase productivity.
- Manage the backlog and ensure it is properly prioritized and sized as appropriate.
- Financial management of initiatives within the team’s scope.
- Capacity management within the team and in partnership with demand from other teams.
- Manage multiple projects of small to large scale through sprints/iterations and assist the BSA/Product Owner in breaking down the project into stories.
- Organize and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (backlog grooming, planning meetings, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, demos) and any other meetings required to unblock obstacles and drive stories completion.
- Track and communicate team velocity and sprint progress/burn down chart to management and any impacted entities.
- Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
- Determine and remove all obstacles that may interfere with the ability of the teams' to deliver assigned goals.
- Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution and influence without authority.
Work Experience and Qualifications:
- Certified Scrum Master preferred.
- 3+ years of experience in Agile delivery as a Scrum Master
- Experience managing combination of offshore and onshore teams.
- Experience leading delivery in a transitioning environment is a plus.
- Experience with JIRA is a plus.
- Experience in the insurance industry is a plus.
Our Culture
At Everest, our purpose is to provide the world with protection. We help clients and businesses thrive, fuel global economies, and create sustainable value for our colleagues, shareholders and the communities that we serve. We also pride ourselves on having a unique and inclusive culture which is driven by a unified set of values and behaviors. Click here to learn more about our culture.
Our Values are the guiding principles that inform our decisions, actions and behaviors. They are an expression of our culture and an integral part of how we work: Talent. Thoughtful assumption of risk. Execution. Efficiency. Humility. Leadership. Collaboration. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Our Colleague Behaviors define how we operate and interact with each other no matter our location, level or function: Respect everyone. Pursue better. Lead by example. Own our outcomes. Win together.
All colleagues are held accountable to upholding and supporting our values and behaviors across the company. This includes day to day interactions with fellow colleagues, and the global communities we serve.
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Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Primary Location:
Warren, NJ
Additional Locations:
N/A