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US_East | Agile Scrum Master_L3
Datum Software, Inc
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- On-site
- Manager or above
- 4 days ago
- Agile
- Scrum
- Devops
- Scaled Agile
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- Rally
- CI/CD
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Management
- PMP
- PRINCE2
- Certified Scrum Master
- PMI-ACP
4 days ago
Role Name: Scrum Master
Location: New York, NY
Key Responsibilities
1. Agile Delivery & Scrum Leadership
- Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile delivery teams.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
- Coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum frameworks, and industry best practices.
- Identify and remove impediments to ensure smooth project execution.
- Drive continuous process improvement and Agile maturity.
- Monitor team velocity, sprint health, performance metrics, and delivery predictability.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize, refine, and maintain product backlogs.
- Manage end-to-end project delivery for insurance transformation initiatives.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) logs, and governance documentation.
- Monitor project scope, schedules, budgets, quality, and resource utilization.
- Ensure compliance with *** delivery standards and governance processes.
- Manage dependencies across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
- Identify project risks proactively and implement effective mitigation strategies.
- Ensure projects are delivered within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, business stakeholders, and senior leadership.
- Facilitate executive steering committee meetings, status reviews, and governance discussions.
- Communicate project progress, financial performance, risks, issues, and escalations to leadership.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with business, technology, operations, and vendor partners.
- Ensure alignment between business objectives and technology delivery outcomes.
- Manage project financials, including budget forecasting, burn rates, effort tracking, and cost management.
- Support Statement of Work (SOW) governance, change requests, and resource planning.
- Define and monitor project KPIs, Agile delivery metrics, and operational performance indicators.
- Ensure adherence to organizational quality standards, audit requirements, and compliance policies.
- Provide accurate reporting on financial performance and delivery progress.
- Lead cross-functional teams consisting of Business Analysts, Developers, QA Engineers, Architects, and DevOps professionals.
- Coordinate onsite and offshore delivery teams to ensure seamless collaboration.
- Mentor junior Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and other team members.
- Promote accountability, teamwork, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Resolve conflicts and remove organizational barriers affecting delivery.
Lead and support technology transformation initiatives across the following insurance business areas:
- Policy Administration
- Claims Management
- Billing Systems
- Customer Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Data & Analytics
- Regulatory & Compliance Programs
Required Qualifications:
Professional Experience
- 10+ years of overall IT delivery experience.
- 5+ years of Project Management experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on Scrum Master experience leading Agile teams.
- Proven experience delivering medium- to large-scale insurance technology programs.
- Experience managing geographically distributed onsite and offshore teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, resources, and delivery priorities.
- Strong experience with Agile, Scrum, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies.
- Proficiency with Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or similar Agile project management tools.
- Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile delivery models.
- Experience with cloud modernization and digital transformation initiatives is preferred.
- Knowledge of release management, CI/CD processes, and DevOps practices.
- Ability to track Agile metrics, delivery performance, and project health.
- Experience in Property & Casualty (P&C), Life Insurance, Annuities, or Group Benefits is preferred.
- Strong understanding of insurance business processes, including policy administration, claims processing, underwriting, billing, and customer servicing.
- Familiarity with insurance technology transformation and regulatory compliance initiatives.
- Strong executive-level stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proven expertise in risk management, issue resolution, and escalation handling.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong team coaching, mentoring, and leadership capabilities.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
- SAFe Agilist
- PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
The candidate's performance will be evaluated based on:
- On-time and on-budget project delivery.
- Sprint predictability and velocity achievement.
- Client satisfaction and stakeholder engagement.
- Delivery quality and defect reduction.
- Resource utilization and financial performance.
- Governance, audit, and compliance adherence.
- Team engagement, collaboration, and Agile maturity.
Level: C2 Manager
Experience: 10+ years
Industry: Financial Services / Insurance
Preferred Market: New York City / New Jersey
The ideal candidate should be capable of managingdistributed teams of 20–50 members while taking ownership of project delivery, financial management, governance, stakeholder engagement, and Agile execution for strategic Financial Services and Insurance clients.
“All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.”
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