WellSky is seeking a Sr. Scrum Master in or willing to relocate to the Kansas City metro to join our team! In this role, you will be responsible for guiding and coaching the development team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality solutions to our clients. You’ll also facilitate and support all scrum events and contribute to the advancement and continuous improvement of Agile practices across the organization.
A day in the life!
You will be responsible for the following:
- Ensure Agile principles are properly implemented and adopted
- Coach the team to adopt Agile principles, team standards, tools, and best practices
- Mentor other Scrum Masters to help them grow in their Agile journey
- Organize and facilitate Scrum-related events such as daily stand up, sprint planning, sprint retrospective, and others
- Lead Agile related workshops at all levels of the organization
- Communicate effectively within your team and business division
- Ensure proper transparency and visibility into dependencies and risks
- Assist the team to identify and remove impediments
- Analyze and present team metrics to aid in determining areas of process improvement
- Facilitate cross-team conversations and resolve conflict
- Provide constructive feedback to teammates and direct reports
- Understand technical issues at a high level
- Be inclusive of diverse ideas, viewpoints, and personalities
- Adapt to dynamic environment of shifting priorities, demands, and timeline
- Contribute to team discussions/decisions as needed
- Collaborate with leadership to help foster a continues improvement environment at WellSky
- Perform other job duties as assigned
Do you have what it takes?
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Minimum 4-6 years related work experience as a Scrum Master
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM or PSM) certification from an accredited institution such as Scrum.org or scrumalliance.org
- Expert level experience in Jira and Confluence
- Knowledge of Agile software development process
- Ability to mentor and coach the team to reach their highest potential
- Ability to understand technical issues at a high level
- Collaborative approach to driving decisions
- Strong analytical, organizational, detail-oriented, and problem-solving skills
- Experience with SaaS software and Agile project management tools
Do you stand above the rest?
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advance CSM or PSM
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Additional job expectations applicable to this position include:
- Willingness to work additional or irregular hours as needed
- Working in accordance with corporate and organizational security policies and procedures
- Performing other responsibilities as assigned
WellSky is where independent thinking and collaboration come together to create an authentic culture. We thrive on innovation, inclusiveness, and cohesive perspectives. At WellSky you can make a difference.
WellSky provides equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law. WellSky is proud to be a drug-free workplace.
Applicants for U.S.-based positions with WellSky must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Certain client-facing positions may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunizations and occupational health mandates.
Here are some of the exciting benefits full-time teammates are eligible to receive at WellSky:
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Mental health benefits through TelaDoc
- Prescription drug coverage
- Generous paid time off, plus 13 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 100% vested 401(K) retirement plans
- Educational assistance up to $2500 per year
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What We Do
WellSky is a technology company advancing human wellness worldwide. Our software and professional services address the continuum of health and social care — helping businesses, organizations, and communities solve tough challenges, improve collaboration for growth, and achieve better outcomes through predictive insights that only WellSky solutions can provide.
WellSky serves more than 20,000 client sites around the world — including the largest hospital systems, blood banks and labs, home health and hospice franchises, government agencies, and human services organizations.
Informed by 40 years of providing software and expertise, WellSky anticipates providers’ needs and innovates relentlessly to help people thrive. Our purpose is to empower care heroes with technology for good, so that together, we can realize care’s potential and maintain a healthy, flourishing world.
