Job description

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative, and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference.

We are now inviting applications from experienced Scrum Masters to join a high performing, high visibility team within software engineering.

Working alongside 2 team leaders, you will use your coaching skills to be able to engage with and influence 2 teams in a collaborative way.

This is intially a 1 year contract, and will ideally be a hybrid role with a couple of days a week on site and some remote working.

Duties:

• Lead the scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
• Helping the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction
• Lead the scrum and development teams in self-organization
• Remove impediments and mentor the scrum team on removing impediments
• Help the scrum and development teams to identify and fill in blanks in the Agile framework
• Resolve conflicts and issues that occur
• Help the scrum team achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
• Support the product owner and provide education where needed

Experience we'd love to see

• Prior experience on a scrum team
• Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
• Knowledgeable in techniques to fill in gaps in the scrum
• Ability to figure out what is scrum and what is not
• Experience with successful Agile techniques
• Ability to work with and manage a team
• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
• Strong coaching and servant leadership skills to help teams handle work efforts.
• Must have excellent communication and team building skills.
• Help drive business value and results working with the product owner and the teams.
• Help mature the teams to be self-determined and motivated to continue delivering high results and expectations.

It would be beneficial if the candidate has:

• Experience in financial services industry
• Experience in recognition and reward systems
• Local to Milwaukee

Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our client’s interests at the center of all we do. Get started now!

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour

Compensation package:

• Weekly pay

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Milwaukee, WI 53202: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Will you require sponsorship now or in the future to work in the USA?

Experience:

• Scrum: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Milwaukee, WI 53202

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