• Job Description

  Req#: R2315355
  Scrum Master - BA08AE

  We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

  The HIMCO organization is seeking a motivated, energetic, results oriented individual with the desire to learn for the role of a Scrum Master to support the Hartford’s Investment. You will have an opportunity to help educate and guide the team in the optimal usage of Agile best practices (Lean-Agile, Scrum, or Kanban) and ensuring that the team is working towards achieving the business outcomes. You will be actively involved with removing impediments for the team and foster an environment for high-performing team dynamics, continuous delivery and focus towards process improvements.

  Responsibilities:

  • Act as servant leader and coach for one or more Scrum teams enabling the effective use and practices of the Agile framework in achieving business outcomes

  • Collaboration with a high-performing team, Product Owner(s)/Team Leads and Business stakeholders

  • Assist in the timely and successful delivery of business capabilities and/or technology objectives

  • Assist in solving problems that arise when scaling/executing/adopting Agile with new teams, removing impediments at a team level; managing risks and continuous improvement at a team level

  • Facilitate planning events with Product Owner(s)/Team Leads/Development Team and ensuring that planning is a continuous and a visible activity; Influence optimal product backlog management

  • Serve as a coach and mentor for teams to share knowledge of Agile and Lean values, principles, best practices and training

  • Work with Product Owner(s)/Team Leads and Stakeholders to develop and enable meaningful metrics

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor degree in Communications, Business, Computer Science, or related discipline

  • Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills

  • Commitment to servant leadership and drive to achieve team objectives

  • Experience using agile toolsets such as Agile Central is a plus

  • Investment industry knowledge is a plus

  Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

  This role will offer a hybrid work schedule with a mix of days working in the office from Hartford, CT. and from home.

  As a condition of your employment for HIMCO, you will be required to affirm to HIMCO’s Code of Ethics and understand that you will be required to comply with the disclosure of accounts, holdings and pre-clearance of trades for the accounts of you and your household family members as more fully described in the Code of Ethics Key Points. If you will be deemed to be a “Covered Associate” under HIMCO’s Pay to Play Policy, you will also need to disclose all political contributions that you have given within the past 2 calendar years.

  Compensation

  The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

  $87,040 - $130,560

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• About the company

  The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., usually known as The Hartford, is a United States-based investment and insurance company.

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