Scrum Master

Job Title

Important - Knowledge of insurance, Guidewire products is preferred but not mandatory, project management/scrum master experience with projects is required. Also must be a non-smoker.

Skill Must Have:

• Facilitates effort or design estimates with the team to support release, sprint and project forecasting/funding processes within the Business Solution Area (BSA)
• Ensures the team is ready to accept the work into the release team by inspecting the quality of functional requirements for release or sprint planning (e.g., business requirements use cases, stories, etc.)
• Leads sprint planning collaboratively, working with the Business Lead or Product Owner to build and maintain a prioritized product backlog
• Leads retrospective, daily standup and show-and-tell meetings if applicable to encourage collaboration, communication, feedback and learning among the team
• Communicates with project dependencies to create transparency into the standing team's activities and progress, supporting program/project risk management, issue escalation and status reporting
• Drives team performance by eliminating waste and fostering an environment of continuous improvement, including facilitating decision making and protecting the team from outside forces and distractions
• Continuously improves sprint management capabilities by identifying best practices, adopting consistent, standard work and coaching/pairing across teams

Nice to Have:

• PMI ACP certification
• Project management skills, offshore resource management, ability to manage vendors

Soft Skills: Communication skills, ability to negotiate, ability to influence