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The Scrum Master will be responsible for acting as a servant leader to Agile team(s), and a facilitator for the development team and Product Owner. They will lead the team and organization to diligently apply Agile/Scrum practices, values, roles and theory. They will drive risks, issues, and dependencies to resolution and own communications for the team. They will be responsible for monitoring the Scrum processes and Scrum meetings while increasing team efficiency and advocating for changes that will ensure quality and timeliness.
Responsibilities- Applies Agile principles, values, practices, and mindsets
- Supports Product Owners with backlog maintenance, backlog prioritization, and user story refinement process to deliver highest business value
- Ensures the Scrum team is practicing the core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, and team accountability to achieve Sprint goals and lead the team towards Agile maturity
- Facilitates Sprint planning, daily Scrum, dependency reviews, demos to stakeholders, and retrospectives
- Uses Scrum of Scrums (SOS) forum and coordinates with other teams to manage cross-team dependencies
- Facilitates frequent retrospectives, sharing metrics to identify and implement improvements
- Identifies and takes ownership of resolving impediments, removing barriers, and enabling cooperation
- Drives risks, issues and dependencies to resolution
- Escalates impediments that cannot be resolved by the team
- Able to support Kanban teams when needed
- 2+ years of experience w/Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology field or equivalent
- Delivery leadership experience in technology with minimum of 2 years of Agile delivery experience
- Strong knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution
- Understand various Agile methodologies and frameworks; SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP
- Effective communication skills, ability to adapt style to suit different audiences
- Ability to teach simple Agile concepts to teams
- Ability to analyze data and draw insights on team performance
- Knowledge of basic technical terminology and processes/systems
- Practice Lean Agile leadership
- Servant leadership, stakeholder management and negotiation skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Good understanding of software design and delivery
- Knowledge of Visio, Jira, Confluence, and Jira Align, Miro
- Certified Scrum Manager preferred
- SAFe Scrum Master Certification preferred
Base Pay Information
The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental’s assessment of the candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
Pay Grade 22. $92,500 - $200,400
- Competitive base and incentive pay
- 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
- Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
- Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
- Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
- Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
- Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program
Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree in Information Technology or an equivalent background
- At least 2 years of Agile delivery experience
- Technology delivery leadership experience
- Strong facilitation, situational awareness, and conflict resolution skills
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks, including SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, and XP
- Effective communication and ability to adapt communication style to different audiences
- Ability to teach basic Agile concepts to teams
- Ability to analyze data and draw insights on team performance
- Knowledge of basic technical terminology and systems processes
- Lean Agile leadership and servant leadership skills
- Stakeholder management and negotiation skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Understanding of software design and delivery
- Knowledge of Visio, Jira, Confluence, Jira Align, and Miro
- Certified Scrum Manager certification
- SAFe Scrum Master certification
Delta Dental Insurance Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Delta Dental Insurance Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Delta Dental Insurance Company.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, including a sizable automatic 401(k) contribution plus additional matching. This boosts overall total-rewards value even when base pay is viewed as only mid-market in some areas.
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Affordable Benefits — Core coverage is framed as unusually low-cost to employees, including fully employer-paid dental and vision and low employee contribution medical options. This creates meaningful take-home value beyond cash compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are described as generous, including broad PTO/holidays and additional paid leave features such as parental leave. These policies increase perceived rewards and help balance workload demands.
Delta Dental Insurance Company Insights
What We Do
At Delta Dental, we’re behind millions of smiles and counting. For over 68 years, we’ve served our communities by increasing access to affordable, quality care – but that commitment to care extends beyond the people we serve, to the dedicated employees who make those smiles genuine. We've come this far by building programs that offer opportunities for advancement, create meaningful connections, and improve the lives of our employees and their families. Because we know that when we take exceptional care of each other, we can make a positive impact for all. We champion an inspirational workplace through our commitment to trust, service, excellence and innovation. Joining us means working for a company that offers stability and balance, opportunities for leadership at all levels, and a work environment. Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of New York, Inc., Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, and Delta Dental Insurance Company are members, or affiliates of members, of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of 39 Delta Dental companies throughout the country. Together with our affiliate companies, form one of the nation’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, covering over 31 million enrollees. Headquartered in San Francisco, we are members of the Delta Dental Plans Association, a network of companies that provides dental coverage to 80 million people. Delta Dental provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Delta Dental complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
