Senior Scrum Master

Sr Scrum Master - BA07BE
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If you are seasoned and senior scrum master who wants to be part of a team that constantly looking to build and add business value, then this opportunity is a great fit for your career. The Hartford's EDS Global Specialty IT team is seeking a Senior Scrum master. We are looking for a talented professional with a track record of being a servant leader for Scrum teams. Our ideal candidate will leverage deep Agile expertise and skills to deliver both invest and maintenance projects within the Data & Analytics Value stream.

This role will have a Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office (Hartford, CT, Charlotte, NC or Columbus, OH) 3 days a week (Tuesday - Thursday).

• Facilitate all the Agile/SCRUM ceremonies - DSU's, Sprint planning, Sprint reviews, Retrospective/Sprint demos.
• Partners with the Product Owner, IT Delivery Lead and Business leadership to form execution delivery plans and manage progress and facilitates release planning.
• Organizes and facilitates ceremonies, identifies improvement opportunities to optimize velocity and quality while mitigating risk.
• Reports to Release Train Engineer and works closely with the RTE for overall delivery of Agile release train PI objectives.
• Partners with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the team
• Tracks and communicates the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders.
• Serves as a filter to remove impediments to progress as identified by the team.
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
• Motivate the team to be disciplined and accountable for ensuring the Agile tools(Rally/JIRA) hygiene is maintained.

• Proven ability to manage 2 - 3 Scrum Teams and run all scrum and PI planning events for the teams
• 5+ years using Agile tools like Rally or Jira and monitoring key agile metrics at the team/ART level, and presenting to leadership
• Demonstrated experience in working closely with Data & Analytics teams
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and environment management
• Strong understanding of using AI tools like MS Copilot.
• Encourages and guides the team in leveraging AI tools to improve development efficiency, backlog refinement and quality.
• Experience working with cross-functional/technical teams across Value Stream and ARTs
• Exposure to development using Scaled Agile framework and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques
• Experience in implementation cloud services (AWS or GCP)
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, FDD is a plus
• First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I)

• Knowledge on Data assets including Snowflake, SQL Server, Tableau, or similar data assets.
• Degree in Computer Science preferred or related disciple with a minimum of 5+ plus years of work experience in IT development as a Scrum Master
• Property & Casualty insurance industry experience.