Bill Rate-$90
Location: Frederick, MD. 100% onsite.
Duration: 6 months
Role Descriptions: Project Manager
Essential Skills: Project Manager
Skills: Project Management
Experience Required: 10 & Above
Job Summary
The Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating Agile practices and ensuring the successful delivery of technology and business initiatives across cross-functional teams. This role serves as a servant leader, coach, and facilitator, guiding teams in Scrum principles, removing impediments, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. The Scrum Master partners with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and technology teams to deliver high-quality solutions that support Banner Life's strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including:
o Daily Stand-ups
o Sprint Planning
o Sprint Reviews
o Sprint Retrospectives
o Backlog Refinement Sessions
- Coach teams on Scrum, Agile values, and best practices.
- Identify and remove impediments affecting team productivity and delivery.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to maintain and prioritize product backlogs.
- Monitor sprint progress, velocity, and delivery metrics.
- Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Support release planning and roadmap alignment.
- Manage dependencies and risks across multiple teams.
- Facilitate communication between technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.
- Ensure Agile governance standards and reporting requirements are met.
- Utilize Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, and Confluence to track work and team performance.
- Drive adEligible to workion of Agile methodologies across the organization.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
- 3+ years of Scrum Master experience supporting Agile teams.
- Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Agile frameworks.
- Experience working in Financial Services, Insurance, Banking, or related industries preferred.
- Hands-on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar Agile tools.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Certifications
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
- Certified Agile Coach (Preferred)
Key Skills
- Agile & Scrum Methodologies
- Servant Leadership
- Sprint Planning & Execution
- Risk and Dependency Management
- Stakeholder Communication
- Team Coaching & Mentoring
- Continuous Improvement
- Metrics & Reporting
- Change Management
- Financial Services Domain Knowledge
Success Measures
- Sprint goal achievement
- Improved team velocity and predictability
- Reduced impediments and delivery risks
- High stakeholder satisfaction
- Effective Agile adEligible to workion and maturity growth
- On-time delivery of business and technology initiatives
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