All eligible candidates must reside in WI, MN or IA at the time of hire.

Job Description:

The Scrum Master has primary responsibility to empower Scrum teams to be high performing, delivering business value through their development and execution of work activities, and facilitate initiatives of varying complexity from initiation through release, providing oversight to ensure alignment with Agile Scrum and/or Kanban practices. They will remove impediments to delivery through the proactive management of external dependencies, team problem solving and the development of new solutions or approaches to ongoing challenges. The Scrum Master must be highly effective in communication with all stakeholders, including operational and business leads, Product Owner and Developers.  The Scrum Master will thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative environment and have a thirst for knowledge and continuous improvement.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for daily management of the scrum team
2. Establishes and facilitates scrum ceremonies
3. Collaborates with the Product Owner on backlog refinement
4. Coordinates the activities of the team as it relates to writing and estimating user stories
5. Establishes team capacity and velocity and manages sprints accordingly
6. Establishes team level Definition of Ready and Definition of Done
7. Aligns priorities for the team during daily standup, backlog refinement
8. Removes impediments for the team, identifies and manages dependencies
9. Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role 
10. Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization
11. Establishes and communicates team level metrics
  

Education and Learning:

REQUIRED

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Engineering or a related field

Work Experience:

REQUIRED

4 years of product or project development experience with 2 years as a Scrum Master

Experience working in application lifecycle management tools such as Microsoft Azure DevOps, JIRA, or Rally

Experience working in a Scaled Framework environment (LeSS, SAFe, etc.)

Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques

Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)

License and Certifications:

REQUIRED

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)

Age Specific Population:

Nonage Specific   (N/A)

Osha Category:

Category 3 - Employees in this job title have no reasonably anticipated risk of occupational exposure to blood and/or other potentially infectious materials.

Environmental Conditions:

Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work).

Physical Requirements/Demands of The Position:

Sitting Continually (67-100% or 8 hours)

Walking/Standing Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)

Driving Occasionally (6-33% or 3 hours)

Reaching - Below Shoulder Rarely (1-5% or .5 hours)

Repetitive Actions - Pinch Forces Rarely (1-5% or .5 hours) Pounds of force 0-25

Repetitive Actions - Fine Manipulation Frequently (34-66% or 5.5 hours)

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267

Equal Opportunity Employer