Scrum Master, hybrid

• BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business or related
• Prefer 5+ years' working knowledge of Agile and Scrum frameworks
• Need to knows Outlook, Excel, Word and Teams

• BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business or related
• Prefer 5+ years' working knowledge of Agile and Scrum frameworks
• Need to knows Outlook, Excel, Word and Teams

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Client is looking to onboard a Scrum Master, contingent worker, to manage the backlog, scrum meetings, sprints for the Infrastructure, Operations, and End User Experience Teams.

This role is a hybrid job working in our Columbus, Ohio office. This role would be in the office two days a week and remote three days. This role will be a Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week.

• Improve the operational effectiveness of the Infrastructure, End User Experience, and Operations team by managing a healthy backlog, supporting agile delivery practices, and ensuring the team focuses on high-priority work.
• Enable teams to work efficiently, promotes alignment to business priorities, and identifies operational activities to be automated or offloaded from development team.
• Promote requirements, documentation and quality assurance practices.
• Develop performance metrics and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Lead daily scrums, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective sessions.
• Oversee agile group in Service Now.
• Design dashboards in Service Now to monitor Velocity, Sprint Burndown, Backlog Health, Predictability, and Quality.
• Facilitate work distribution based on capacity and priority.

• Establish and track operational metrics to improve delivery effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain tracking mechanisms for process improvements.
• Identify and document repeatable tasks for automation or transition.
• Build and manage a comprehensive Service Now request catalog.

• Attend and contribute to weekly leadership meetings.
• Provide insights on project prioritization, sprint throughput, backlog health, and delivery bottlenecks.
• Align the Infrastructure Services and Operation Services backlog with business priorities and stakeholder expectations.

• Empower associates with visibility into their assignments and enable self-management.
• Coach the team on agile practices and mature the adoption of agile methodologies.

• Collaborate with other Scrum leads and project execution leaders to align agile practices across teams.
• Promote requirement gathering, documentation and quality assurance discipline within the Infrastructure, End User Experience, and Operations Services teams.
• Monitor team capacity and ensure resources are aligned appropriately across priorities.

• BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business or related.
• Prefer 5+ years of experience working knowledge of Agile and Scrum frameworks.
• Prefer 2+ years of experience with Service Now, particularly with request management, dashboards, and agile modules.
• Candidate will also need to know:
  Outlook, Excel, Word and Teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage sprint ceremonies and backlog health.
• Proven ability to coach and enable agile teams.
• Strong organizational, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Infrastructure, End User Experience, and Operations products
• Familiarity with the insurance industry and its operational dynamics.
• Ability to identify operational inefficiencies and implement process improvements.
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders around priorities.
• Ability to manage competing demands and ensure Infrastructure, End User Experience, and Operations teams are focused on the highest-value work.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where agile practices are still maturing.

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