Highlights
We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning. Requires bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Project Manager, or related delivery leadership role.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Oakland, CA |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Website | https://www.bcbs.com/about-us/careers |
Description
Your Role
As a Scrum Master at Stellarus, you''ll play a critical role in accelerating the delivery of innovative healthcare solutions by empowering Agile teams to do their best work. Serving as a coach, facilitator, and servant leader, you''ll help teams embrace Lean-Agile practices, remove obstacles, drive continuous improvement, and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation. By enabling high-performing teams to deliver value faster and more effectively, you''ll directly contribute to Stellarus'' mission of transforming the healthcare experience through technology and data-driven solutions.
Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow - personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.
Your Knowledge and Experience
Requires bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Project Manager, or related delivery leadership role
Experience supporting Agile software development teams.
Working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Agile delivery practices.
Experience facilitating Agile events and coaching delivery teams.
Strong communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira or similar platforms.
Valid Certifications: CSM, PSM I/II, ICAgile, SAFe, or equivalent Agile certifications strongly preferred.
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Your Work
In this role, you will:
Serve as Scrum Master and Agile Coach for one or more Agile teams.
Facilitate planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and other team delivery activities.
Coach teams on Agile, Lean, Scrum, and Kanban principles and practices.
Partner with Product Owners to maintain backlog health, prioritization, and planning readiness.
Identify and remove team-level impediments that impact delivery and productivity.
Monitor and improve flow metrics such as cycle time, throughput, and work in progress.
Promote engineering excellence, quality practices, automation, and continuous improvement.
Foster collaboration across Product, Engineering, QA, and other stakeholder groups.
Provide transparency into team progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
Support Agile maturity through data-driven coaching, feedback, and continuous learning.
Your Work
In this role, you will:
Serve as Scrum Master and Agile Coach for one or more Agile teams.
Facilitate planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives, and other team delivery activities.
Coach teams on Agile, Lean, Scrum, and Kanban principles and practices.
Partner with Product Owners to maintain backlog health, prioritization, and planning readiness.
Identify and remove team-level impediments that impact delivery and productivity.
Monitor and improve flow metrics such as cycle time, throughput, and work in progress.
Promote engineering excellence, quality practices, automation, and continuous improvement.
Foster collaboration across Product, Engineering, QA, and other stakeholder groups.
Provide transparency into team progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes.
Support Agile maturity through data-driven coaching, feedback, and continuous learning.
About Company
At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.