Requisition Number: 96857

Insight Enterprises is seeking a Remote Scrum Master. This position is starting as a 6-month W2 contract, that has the opportunity to extend long term.

The Scrum Master guides and facilitates a Scrum and/or Kanban team involved in a large fast-paced program implementing complex technology for business-oriented solutions, through effective application of the agile based SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) and associated events, ensuring the agreed upon agile practice is being followed. Removing impediments and fostering a high performing team with a focus on continuous improvement resulting in quality and timeliness delivery.

Role: Scrum Master

Duration: 6 Month W2 contract with opportunity to extend

Location: Remote

Key Responsibilities:

• Scrum master experience in a complex large-scale enterprise.
• Experience in an agile environment in other roles; such as quality assurance, development, product owner, or as an agile coach
• Proven knowledge and experience with agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
• Demonstrated leadership ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their highest potential. Excellent team player and team builder
• Ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work collaboratively with diverse personality types
• Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile methodologies within the organization.
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Strong ability to manage multiple agile teams and ensure a proper balance between business and technology teams and management.
• Must be self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex problems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail

What you'll need to succeed:

• Guide, coach, and motivate the team with the goal of increasing productivity.
• Organize and facilitate planning and coordination including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint review/demos, retrospectives, release planning, etc.
• Oversee and manage scope, timeline, quality, goals, and deliverables that support business goals
• Identify and remove any impediments/distractions that interfere with the team's ability to deliver against their commitments
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of productive conflict resolution and problem solving.
• Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Prepare and present reports on the progress and success.
• Coordinate activities with other teams across the program.
• Partner with and support Product Management
• Participate in the Scrum of Scrums and partner with other Scrum Masters
• Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Ensure teams are held accountable to agile SDLC (Software Delivery Life Cycle) tenants and their internal working agreements including use of appropriate tools, standards, and best practices
• Promote and demonstrate core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Ensure the team is tracking and communicating team progress and metrics to the appropriate groups.
• Facilitate and enable an environment of collaboration and creativity
• Support and empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition
• Empower the team to self-organize around achieving their commitments
• Challenge and enable the team to continuously improve through intentional and data driven inspect and adapt cycles (retrospectives)

The position described above provides a summary of some the job duties required and what it would be like to work at Insight. For a comprehensive list of physical demands and work environment for this position, .

Insight is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

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