Scrum Master - Reimagine

Why should you join our team?

American AgCredit offers a unique opportunity to be a part of a national financial system supporting those who feed, clothe and fuel the world. We are a growing organization embracing collaboration and innovation while delivering transformative solutions. American AgCredit provides a cultivating environment where you truly make a difference for our customers and teams.

Benefits offered by American AgCredit:

• Commitment to agriculture and the communities we serve
• Family friendly work environment
• Investment in employee development
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
• Outstanding 401k – automatic 3% employer contribution, plus match up to 6%
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation accrued at 21 days annually, Sick Days accrued at 15 days annually, 12 paid holidays, plus 16 hours of volunteer time)
• Competitive Incentive Compensation Plan
• Disability & Life Insurance
• Employee mental, physical, and financial wellness programs
• The position is bonus eligible based on association and personal performance

Position will be posted until filled.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Act as a servant leader including facilitation, situational awareness, and conflict resolution.
• Facilitate daily stand-ups, to monitor sprint progress.
• Work with business delivery team members to break down deliverables into epics, user stories, and tasks.
• Coach and mentor the business delivery team in agile frameworks and principles and fostering the team’s ability to self-organize, while also holding the team accountable to their commitments.
• Adhere to the Associations Change Management procedures
• Mediate conflicts to assist the team in making decisions.
• Remove roadblocks and facilitate solution development with the team.
• Supports a culture of continuous process improvement through team retrospectives and key indicators around team performance.
• Ensures clear communication and organization of all association strategic and business delivery team goals.
• Effective communication with the team, technology leadership and business stakeholders
• Creative problem solving and critical thinking skills in order to support the team in successful delivery of business value
• Leads with American AgCredit’s core values of Trust, Inclusion, Partnership, Growth Mindset and ExcellenceTake responsibility for successful delivery.
• Promote transparency and team empowerment across teams.
• High engagement within and across the technology teams
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters across teams.
• Perform other functions as assigned.

LEVELS OF SUPERVISION EXERCISED AND RECEIVED:

Exercises no supervision; makes some independent decisions; works under direction from Technology Director.

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
• Certification for a Scrum Master (CSM) required.
• Five or more years of experience working as a scrum master, product manager, or project manager in an agricultural or financial institution preferred.
• Ability to build strong interpersonal relationships with business delivery teams, leadership, senior management and internal/external stakeholders. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and concisely across business delivery teams.
• Solid understanding of the product development lifecycle.
• In-depth understanding of agile methodologies, and up-to-date knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to communicate with a broad set of constituencies, both technical and non-technical.
• Basic understanding of software development practices to understand team needs is desired.
• Proficient computer skills, Microsoft office suite, and applicable databases.

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ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Must have the ability to perform basic office tasks and sit at a desk for an extended period of time. Job requires extensive use of computers and phones. While performing the job, the employee is required to sit, crouch, kneel, crawl, reach and have the ability to lift up to 40 pounds. Ability to work with typical hardware and cabling practices required. Must have strong written and verbal communication skills to adequately convey ideas and work well with a team. Ability to talk and hear, sit and use their hands and fingers, and reach in all directions is essential in performance of the job. Must be able to interact effectively with people at all levels of company. Work during established business hours and may require occasional weekend and/or evening work. Occasional travel may be required.

PAY RANGE:

All hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or transfer visas for applicants.

American AgCredit provides equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, military service or veteran status, victims of domestic violence, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. American AgCredit prohibits harassment of any individuals on any of the bases listed above.
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