Senior Scrum Master

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.Job DescriptionThe Sr Scrum Master is the facilitator and team level coach for an Agile team and stakeholders, responsible for helping the team embrace agile values, adopt and apply principles, and implement Lean-Agile practices. Actively contributes to the Scrum Master Community of Practice within Allstate and shares experiences with other Scrum Masters. They reinforce good context specific practices and techniques such as Scrum, XP, WIP limits in Kanban, or other process parameters the team has agreed upon including Definition of Ready (DoR) and the Definition of Done (DoD). The SR Scrum Master helps the team remove impediments and fosters an environment for high-performance, continuous flow, and relentless improvement.Key Responsibilities• Helps the team create high value products that by removing impediments, and protecting the team from distractions and complacency• Coaches the team in scrum values and practices, empiricism, self-organization, cross functionality, continuous improvement• Finds techniques for effective backlog management, and ensures the Product Owner knows how to arrange and forecast the product backlog to maximize value• Facilitates and/or attends Scrum events as needed, and reinforces the teams agreed upon rules including the definition of ready and definition of done• Leads team efforts in relentless improvement by helping team members take responsibility for their actions, facilitating the team retrospectives, and teaching problem-solving techniques.• Ensures coordination between teams for integrations• Causes change both inside and outside the team, to maximize the value delivered by the team• Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team and that the team understands and practices agilityEducation• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)Experience• 5 or more years of experience (Preferred)Supervisory Responsibilities• This job does not have supervisory duties.Education & Experience (in lieu)• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.SkillsAgile Methodology, Backlog Management, Continual Improvement Process, Lean Agile, Problem Solving, Removing Impediments, Scrum Software Development, Stakeholder Relationship ManagementCompensationCompensation offered for this role is $74,240.00 - 134,060.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live.Good Hands. 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