Scrum Master

Discover a rewarding professional journey with Tokio Marine, a global leader in specialty insurance. We are currently seeking an exceptional Scrum Master to join our team in Houston. This is a chance to highlight your skill in Agile methodologies and drive impactful change within our organization.

Why Tokio Marine? We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement. You will play a critical role in guiding our talented teams through agile methodologies, assuring seamless project delivery, and maximizing business value.

Responsibilities:

• Agile Servant Leadership: Deliver expert guidance on Agile principles and practices, guaranteeing their effective implementation within the organization. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and agility with a servant leadership mindset

• Champion the Method: Advocate and Evangelize the Agile and Scrum methodology

• Team Empowerment: Lead team collaboration, decision-making, and problem-solving processes. Encourage teams to self-organize, promote accountability, and deliver high-quality results

• Process Optimization: Seek out chances for process improvement and drive initiatives to improve team efficiency, productivity, and overall project delivery

• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and leadership to align priorities, manage expectations, and ensure successful project outcomes

Requirements:

• Proven Experience:
  • Demonstrated success as a Scrum Master for a software development team
  • 5+ years of membership in a high functioning Scrum team, in any role
  • 8+ years of experience working in an Enterprise environment

• Agile Expertise: Extensive knowledge of Agile principles and frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), with the talent to tailor methods to meet project demands

• Collaborative Leader and Strong Communicator: Excellent people skills, including facilitation, conflict resolution, and the ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders
  • Outstanding people coach and mentor

• Continuous Learning: A growth mindset, staying informed about emerging practices, and Agile certifications (CSM or PSM)

Additional "Nice to Haves":

• First level Scrum Master certification (PSM 1, CSM)
• Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in of different contexts (team sizes, organizations, cultures, etc.)
• History of continued education in Scrum -training, conferences, self-study, etc.
• Knowledge/experience with methods like Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Relevant experience using Jira Agile and Confluence or comparable

Please note that this role will be an in-person. onsite position at either or Houston, TX or Farmington, CT office.

*Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.*

For candidates working in person in Farmington, CT, the salary* range for this specific position is $129,800 - $175,700 per annum.

• The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of color, race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local pay equity laws. The salary range is the range THMCC, in good faith, believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future, and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Even within the pay range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market and business considerations

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