Job Title: Scrum Master
Location : North Providence, RI - 02904 - Remote Due to Covid
Duration: 6 Months to start with (Possible extension)
Scrum Master Description:
- Optum Data Exchange is looking for two servant leaders to act as Scrum Masters for our US based cross-functional scrum teams.
- The Scrum Master should be a great communicator who can guide the team on how to maximize their success and delight their customers by applying Agile/Scrum practices including self-organization, continuous improvement, transparency, and empowerment.
- Preserving and helping to grow our team culture is critical; this includes maintaining an environment of psychological safety, respect, and collaboration and a spirit of continuous innovation.
- The ODX Scrum Master will work closely with their teams to facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
- They will be responsible for managing the removal of, as well as helping to identify team impediments, and helping the team meet their sprint commitments without assigning work or dictating who is doing what.
Some additional responsibilities include:
- Supporting the team by scheduling and facilitating scrum ceremonies, such as standups, grooming, knowledge sharing, and retrospectives.
- Assessing the teams' Agile Maturity and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information Working with the Scrum of Scrum Masters to collaborate and coordinate swarming and organization improvement across scrum teams Working with Agile Coaches as mentors and participating in communities of practice
Required skills:
- At least 1 year working in a Scrum Master role for a software development team applying Agile principles
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills Enthusiasm for using modern team communication tools to embrace collaboration and advocate transparency, Microsoft Teams preferred (Slack, Flow dock also acceptable)
- Experience with Agile project tracking tools, CA Rally preferred (JIRA also acceptable)
Kindest Regards,
Ankush Lather
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Experis CORE+
100 Manpower Place | Milwaukee, WI 53212
Email ID:
Desk # - - Ext 7193