Scrum Master

Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
As a Scrum Lead, you will play a pivotal role in guiding an Agile team within the marketing technology domain. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day scrum cadence, promoting best practices, and ensuring proactive planning and timely issue mitigation. Your efforts will contribute to the successful delivery of our marketing technology initiatives, including sophisticated client journeys, always-on campaigns, and multi-touch multi-channel client experiences.
Key Responsibilities:

• Embrace Agile values & principles and implement Agile best practices to foster a continuous learning mindset.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to support short and long-term release planning, maintaining a healthy team backlog ready for execution.
• Actively manage interdependencies between teams, anticipating and addressing potential impediments to team delivery.
• Lead the tracking and reporting on agile team metrics, proactively mitigating issues and escalating as needed.
• Serve as a thought leader in applying new concepts and coaching approaches within the Agile community.
• Adapt coaching style to suit the situation, team, and staff level, knowing when to coach and/or consult.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years of experience in a software/ product development and engineering environment
• 1+ years in a Project Management and/or Scrum Master role
• Familiarity with Agile best practices and the Software Development LifeCycle (SDLC)
• Strong collaboration and facilitation skills.
• Experience in conflict resolution and organizational coordination

Preferred:

• Certified Scrum Master
• Knowledge of SAFe Agile Best Practices.
• Experience in a client-facing role/environment.
• Exposure to marketing and Go-To-Market strategies and platforms.

At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $85,000 to $110,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$85,000 to $110,000
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