ScrumMaster I

4 months ago


Hartford, Connecticut, United States The Travelers Companies, Inc. Full time
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other.

By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years.

Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration.

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country.

the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Target Openings
Scrum Master/Sr. Kanban Master to join our organization as we grow and transform our Agile landscape.

In this position, you will leverage your expertise to lead Agile practices at the team level for multiple teams, assist with managing the flow of work, creatively solve problems to accomplish outcomes, track team output and achievement, and identify continuous process improvement opportunities.

Practice and encourage Agile mindset and behaviors; coach, inspire and mentor teams on Agile principles, values and practices while role modeling Travelers' leadership behaviors.

Independently lead the application of Agile practices for multiple teams. Practices may be Scrum and/or Kanban based. guide assigned Agile teams to deliver the required product increments and outcomes.
Agile Coach and Team Lead) in backlog prioritization as well as tracking and reporting metrics, providing visibility to the team and stakeholders, ensuring a data-driven approach to decision-making.
Identify opportunities to improve team-level Agile performance; focus teams on customer value, quality and continuous improvement activities. anticipate challenges, identify risks, and recommend mitigations and solutions.
Utilize learnings and best practices in furthering the effective use of Agile practices at Travelers.
Build and leverage effective alliances across other teams and the technical and business communities.

Participate and actively contribute to the Agile Community, partnering closely with Agile Coaches and Leadership to Evolve the Way We Work.

Increase the overall Agile maturity for teams, and support higher complexity work towards successful outcomes.

Supports Agile team(s) that have various levels of agile maturity; actively works to upskill those teams in agile practices and increases their overall agile maturity.

Demonstrates ability to lead and influence by enhancing Circle-wide agile practices.

May also play a scrum-of-scrum role, managing the flow of work through an entire Circle rather than on an individual team or teams.

Bachelor's degree preferred.
Three years' experience in a Scrum Master or similar Agile role applying Agile principles and practices including delivery of several epics, releases and versions and application of a wide variety of patterns and techniques (i.e. leveraging burndown, facilitating retrospectives, refining user stories, etc.) Experience implementing best practices and standards related to Agile product development preferred.

Experience leading others with the ability to earn trust while still challenging the team to improve and operate outside its comfort zone in an Agile environment preferred.


Agile Mindset:
Embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment. Infuse Agile principles, practices and methodologies to achieve team success.

Project Management:

Ability to initiate, plan, execute, and guide the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria within a specified time.

Ability to communicate thoughts, concepts and practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience.
3 years of project management or related experience required.

Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.


Retirement:

When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account.

You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.

Paid Time Off:

Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.


Volunteer Encouragement:
We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved.

We believe that we can deliver the very best products and services when our workforce reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.