Scrum Master

Are you a highly motivated and experienced Scrum Master with a passion for leading dynamic teams and delivering exceptional results? We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Scrum Master for our Life Insurance Portal Development Project. As a Scrum Master, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful implementation of our life insurance functionality, ensuring efficient collaboration, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

**A day in the life**:
1. Scrum Team Leadership: Act as a servant leader, guiding and supporting the development team through all project phases. Facilitate effective communication, collaboration, and problem-solving among team members.

2. Agile Methodology: Embrace and promote Agile principles and practices within the team and organization. Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.

3. Project Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders, Product Owners, and development teams to plan and prioritize project activities. Help in breaking down complex tasks into actionable items and ensure successful delivery within defined timelines.

4. Backlog Management: Collaborate with the Product Owner to maintain a well-defined, prioritized, and groomed product backlog. Ensure backlog items are clear, concise, and easily understandable by the development team.

5. Metrics and Reporting: Monitor and track project progress, ensuring transparency and visibility into the team's performance. Report key metrics and project status updates to stakeholders and management regularly.

6. Impediment Resolution: Identify and address obstacles and bottlenecks that impede the team's progress. Work proactively to resolve issues and facilitate a smooth flow of work.

7. Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within the team. Identify areas for enhancement in processes, communication, and collaboration, and drive the implementation of improvements.

8. Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with stakeholders, fostering trust and ensuring alignment between business objectives and project outcomes.

9. Team Empowerment: Empower the team to make decisions and take ownership of their work. Support the team in self-organization and foster a collaborative and motivated environment.

**Requirements**:
1. Previous Experience: Proven experience working as a Scrum Master on software development projects, preferably in the insurance or financial services industry.

2. Agile Expertise: Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) and practical experience in their implementation.

3. Facilitation and Communication Skills: Exceptional facilitation and communication skills, enabling effective interaction with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

4. Problem-solving: Ability to identify challenges and find innovative solutions to overcome them.

5. Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills, fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.

6. Certifications: Agile certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent are a plus.

7. Technical Awareness: Basic understanding of software development concepts and technologies to effectively engage with development teams.

8. Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, adapting to changing priorities and requirements.

**Why us?**

At ClearView, we believe that it takes a group of unique individuals, working together with diversity of experience, thoughts and beliefs, to achieve our goals.

ClearView provides an environment that rewards creative thinking, enabling us to deliver the best outcomes to our customers and partners, embedding our values of **Integrity **, **Persistence **, **Authenticity **and **Collaboration **in everything we do and decision we make.
- Some of our benefits include: _
- Work place flexibility - We have a hybrid remote-working model to give you the support you need to help balance your career with the things that make your life rich - such as family, health and doing the things you love.
- Employee Referral Program - successfully refer a friend and receive $1,000
- Extended Parental Leave - 16 weeks paid Parental leave cover
- Additional Leave - We offer up to another full week of annual leave
- Volunteer Day - 2 days of paid leave to volunteer in the community per year
- IPAC rewards - an extensive rewards program offering discounts and cash-back deals at over 350+ retailers
- Employee Assistance - Free and confidential counselling services to all employees and their families
- Study Assistance - ClearView promotes learning and will provide financial assistance for approved learning and time off work to study and complete exams