Senior Scrum Master

The Senior Scrum Master will be responsible for leading multiple agile teams, and complex projects. The responsibilities will include leading Agile based software development, cross functional communication, managing external dependencies, risks & issues. They will foster teamwork, promote cooperation and develop a collaborative approach to delivery and creatively solving problems. They will also be responsible for monitoring the scrum processes and scrum meetings while increasing team efficiency and advocating for changes that will ensure quality and timeliness.

• Ensures the Scrum team is practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, and team accountability to achieve Sprint goals and lead the team towards Agile maturity
• Implements program level transparency, metrics, and other data that instills accountability measures within team
• Establishes themselves as a welcomed and trusted advisor on agile transformation to managers, scrum masters, product owners, developers and other stakeholders
• Helps to identify and address organizational impediments which limits team productivity, quality, and ability to implement continuous improvement
• Supports Product Owners with backlog maintenance, backlog prioritization, and user story refinement process to deliver highest Business value
• Facilitates Sprint planning, daily scrum, dependency reviews, demos to stakeholders, and retrospectives
• Uses Scrum of Scrums (SOS) forum and coordinates with other teams to manage cross-team dependencies
• Facilitates frequent retrospectives, sharing metrics to identify and implement improvements
• Identifies global improvement opportunities impacting multiple teams and takes the lead to drive them to resolution
• Able to support teams with various agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, XP.

• 6+ years of overall delivery leadership experience in Technology with minimum of 4 years of Agile delivery experience. Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology field or equivalent.
• Expert knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution.
• Strong organizational skills to increase productivity and efficiency while managing multiple projects / teams.
• Advanced understanding of various agile methodologies/frameworks; SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP.
• Ability to analyze data and draw insights on team performance.
• Ability to teach advanced Scrum concepts through interactive workshops.
• Seeks the latest trends in process improvement.
• Mastery of Lean Agile Leadership.
• Able to be an Agile champion and guide one or more teams in adoption of Agile/Scrum/SAFe principles.
• Good understanding of Software design and delivery.
• Advanced knowledge of Visio, Jira, Confluence, and Jira Align, Miro.
• Facilitates a community of practice.
• Licenses preferred: Certified Scrum Manager, SAFe Scrum Master
   

Base Pay Information

The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity. 
Pay Grade 23. $107,444 - $232,795