24 Sep
Sr. Scrum Master
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Des Moines, IA Qualified Candidates Can Send a Word Copy of Their Resume to Mat, at mmeyer@apexsystems.com We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to oversee and guide scrum teams for Digital Services. Applications include but are not limited to Agent/Customer Portals, Salesforce and ETL batch jobs. The Scrum Master's responsibilities include ensuring that development teams follow scrum framework values and Agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings & decision-making processes and eliminating team impediments. To be successful in this role, you should have a firm grasp of Agile practices.Accountabilities:
- Coaches development team(s) and stakeholders to understand Scrum theory, practices, rules and values.
- Coaches the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and suitable for the team and organization.
- Ensures that the stories have been properly groomed and any outstanding requirements have been completed.
- Facilitates Scrum ceremonies effectively and on cadence, while ensuring team participation (Daily Stand-Ups, Sprint Reviews/Demos, Sprint Retrospectives and Sprint Planning).
- Guides the development team in self-organization and cross-functionality.
- Helps improve the team's software development and delivery through a deliberate focus on continuous improvement and learning culture.
- Helps the Scrum Team understand backlog management techniques such as grooming and relative estimation.
- Measures, evaluates and communicates team metrics.
- Supports and educates the Product Owner on maximizing the value of the product and team via effective product backlog management.
- Works with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of Scrum in the organization.
- 5+ years' leading technical projects, preferably in the reinsurance, annuity or financial services sector.
- Good understanding of Systems Development Methodologies (SDLC) and experience in Waterfall/Agile/Iterative approaches.
- Skilled with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, etc.).
- Strong sense of teamwork and ability to both manage and execute projects.
- Extensive experience with Jira preferred.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) preferred.
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