Do you have the drive to improve things wherever you see inefficiencies? Does your sense of curiosity kick in, wanting to understand why things operate the way they do? Do you approach everything with an open mind and challenge those around you to do the same? At Healthgrades, we focus on continuously improving ourselves and our organization. As a Healthgrades Scrum Master, you are urged to unleash your curiosity, empowered to challenge everyone around you to improve, and expected to take time for your growth as well.

Healthgrades empowers consumers with trusted information to make the right decisions for themselves and their loved ones. As we embark on solving new problems, we will need a driver such as yourself to be a key contributor on this exciting challenge.

What You Will Do:

Serving the Scrum Team:

• Perform traditional Scrum Master duties that include organizing and facilitating daily scrum, reviews, retrospectives, sprint planning, and other events for 2 Scrum Teams
• Build visibility around team velocity, throughput, and sprint/release progress
• Assist the product owner with keeping the backlog refined
• Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition
• Support teams in identifying and removing their impediments
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• Ensure the team’s process evolves within organizational guidelines and standards of practice

Serving the Organization:

• Work with other Scrum Masters, Engineering Leads, Product Managers, and Organizational Leaders to establish and evolve common organizational practices
• Jira/Confluence Support - Enable teams and leadership to have simple, visible view into work
• Train and coach staff on Scrum, Kanban, common practices and techniques
• Identity and remove cross-org impediments and risks to find and support solutions
• Lead continual and quarterly panning
• Provide visibility into progress, risks and impediments
• Lead cross-team efforts to support alignment, agility and delivery

What You Will Bring:

• Scrum Master Certification (PSM, CSM, etc) 
• 3-5 years of Scrum Master experience
• Knowledge of agile excellence topics such as User Story Writing, Pair Programming, Continuous Integration
• Leadership qualities that enable the ability to influence without authority
• High level of flexibility within changing environments and priorities; excels in ambiguous environments
• Exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills, with the ability to work with diverse and geographically dispersed teams
• Ability to coach teams to reach their highest potential
• Joint approach to driving decisions and ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines
• Experience coaching teams towards a focus on sprint goals, collective competition, and establishing a team that accepts healthy conflict

Why Healthgrades?

• Meaningful Work – empowering consumers with data to make the right healthcare decisions for themselves and their families
• Changing the Game - evolving, fast paced culture with career advancement opportunities
• Community Builders- partnering with local charity organizations and wellness initiatives
• Robust Perks – generous PTO, 401k contributions, tuition assistance, entertainment discounts & more!