Scrum Master

JOB REQUIREMENTS (in order of priority)

• Adoption of EB Admin Technology's interpretation of the Agile and Scrum frameworks to serve as a coach to scrum team members, product owners, and other contributors in the development and delivery of product increments.
• Ensuring team members, product owners, and other contributors are applying EB Admin Technology's prescribed Agile and Scrum processes and practices.
• Establishing a culture where a team can be effective by:
  
  • Building relationships
  • Protecting the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
  • Clearing impediments encountered by the team whether they are internal or external to the team.
  • Addressing team member dynamics.
• Facilitating Refinements, Sprint Plannings, Daily Stand-ups, and Sprint Retrospectives to ensure ceremonies are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.
• Coaching and assisting product owners in writing user stories, acceptance criteria, problem resolution, and Sprint Reviews.
• Continuous learning of best practices and interpretations of Agile and Scrum frameworks.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or project management equivalency. Scrum Master certification preferred.
• Ability to consistently apply EB Admin Technology's Agile-Scrum processes and practices daily.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills including the ability to clearly identify, define, communicate, and resolve issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills especially in the context of coaching team members, explaining processes, resolving conflict, and providing performance feedback.
• Experience leading by reasoning, influence, and persuasion.
• Experience facilitating and coaching scrum teams in all scrum ceremonies.
• Ability to work within a globally distributed organization with scrum team members on-shore and off-shore.
• Ability to work effectively and organize priorities independently.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Must demonstrate Milliman's core values which include:

• Integrity - Must be honest, fair, active listener, open communicator and accountable.
• Teamwork - Work cooperatively and treat clients, vendors and coworkers with respect and dignity while valuing individual differences, encouraging new ideas and sharing information.
• Commitment to excellence - Demonstrate commitment to being creative, innovative, flexible and adaptable, focusing on quality solutions, continually improving and being a winner.

COMPENSATION

A competitive base salary, plus a performance-based incentives bonus tied to the overall business performance. The firm offers an outstanding and comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and their families, including eligible domestic partners.
• A 401(k) plan with matching program
• Paid Parental Leave up to 12 weeks
• Profit sharing as a discretionary contribution to employees' retirement accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason.
• Adoption assistance
• Milliman covers 100% of the premiums for life insurance, AD&D, and both short term and long term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for dependent care, transportation, and applicable medical needs

ABOUT MILLIMAN

Milliman employs more than 3,500 people working in employee benefits, healthcare, life insurance/financial services, and property and casualty insurance. For more than 70 years, the firm has quietly earned a reputation for exceptional services, innovation, and quality. Today Milliman is one of the nation's most highly regarded providers of retirement plan services to the full spectrum of business, financial, government and union organizations.

HIRING PRACTICES

Our company, with the full support of our Chief Executive Officer, is fully committed to the maximum utilization of all human resources and the goals of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. We recruit, hire, train, and promote, and consider qualified applicants for employment, in all job titles without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, familial status, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political ideology, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as an individual with a disability, or veteran status, including qualified disabled veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, recently separated veterans, and active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and shall not discriminate against any individual, or any other characteristic protected by law. Should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the HR department.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)