Scrum master Jobs in Irvine, CA

An employer in the insurance industry is looking for a Senior Scrum Master / Agile Coach to join the fully-remote team. This role is pivotal in driving enterprise-wide agile adoption while providing hands-on team-level coaching. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in agile methodologies and be adept at working with both teams and leadership to foster cohesion and strategic alignment. This person will provide day-to-day support to agile practitioners and teams, drive enterprise adoption of agile practices, coach and mentor teams to enhance their agile capabilities and work closely with leadership to align agile practices with organizational goals. They will act as a Scrum Master for a team of 6-8 members and will facilitate daily scrums, planning sessions, and retrospectives. They will ensure the team adheres to agile principles while being flexible with frameworks like SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban. This person will serve as a bridge between different leadership areas to ensure cohesive strategy and execution, and will provide coaching and strategic advice to senior leaders with the goal of helping to build relationships and align vision and delivery across the organization. Success in this role would be enhancing alignment between agile teams and engineering teams; providing tools and strategies for teams to solve problems independently; promoting transparency and effective communication across all levels of the organization.

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Required Skills & Experience

6+ years of experience as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach

Strong understanding of agile frameworks (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) and the ability to adapt them as needed

Proven track record of working with both teams and leadership to drive agile adoption

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

Ability to coach and mentor teams and leaders to achieve strategic goals

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and / or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.