Scrum Master Senior Consultant II

National General is a part of The Allstate Corporation, which means we have the same innovative drive that keeps us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. We offer home, auto and accident and health insurance, as well as other specialty niche insurance products, through a large network of independent insurance agents, as well as directly to consumers. 

Job Description

The Scrum Master Sr Consultant II 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. 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 Scrum Master Sr Consultant II 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 agility

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams simultaneously.

• Knowledge of project management

• Knowledge of Azure DevOps

Education

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

Experience

• 3 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.

Compensation:

• Base compensation offered for this role is $ 76,200.00 - 118,690.00 USD Annual annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
• Total compensation for this role is comprised of several factors, including the base compensation outlined above, plus incentive pay (i.e., commission, bonus, etc.) as applicable for the role.

Compensation

National General Holdings Corp., a member of the Allstate family of companies, is headquartered in New York City. National General traces its roots to 1939, has a financial strength rating of A– (excellent) from A.M. Best, and provides personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, supplemental health, and other niche insurance products. We are a specialty personal lines insurance holding company. Through our subsidiaries, we provide a variety of insurance products, including personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, umbrella, recreational vehicle, supplemental health, lender-placed and other niche insurance products.

Companies & Partners

Direct General Auto & Life, Personal Express Insurance, Century-National Insurance, ABC Insurance Agencies, NatGen Preferred, NatGen Premier, Seattle Specialty, National General Lender Services, ARS, RAC Insurance Partners, Mountain Valley Indemnity, New Jersey Skylands, Adirondack Insurance Exchange, VelaPoint, Quotit, HealthCompare, AHCP, NHIC, Healthcare Solutions Team, North Star Marketing, Euro Accident.

Benefits

National General Holdings Corp. is an Equal Opportunity (EO) employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of any characteristic protected by law. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States, as it is not our practice to sponsor individuals for work visas. In the event you need assistance or accommodation in completing your online application, please contact NGIC main office by phone at (336) 435-2000.