[Remote] Manager - Scrum Master

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is committed to building a world of health around every individual, fostering a connected and compassionate health experience. The Scrum Master will lead agile practices within project teams, coaching members on agile principles while facilitating collaboration and transparency to ensure successful project delivery. Responsibilities • Maintain process documentation • Ensure the development and business teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility • Utilize Agile tools for managing day to day scrum activities • Handles various responsibilities to facilitate the scrum process and support the scrum team • Coaches team members on agile values, principles, and practices to help stakeholders and product owners understand the benefits of adopting an agile mindset • Interfaces with teams, stakeholders, and external stakeholders to serve as a buffer to potential obstacles • Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs • Develop actionable insights from analytics and report on team productivity, velocity, and quality • Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice. Support the development managers and project leads as necessary • Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information • Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition, identifying and removing impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal, facilitate discussion and conflict resolution • Empower the teams to self-organize and improve the productivity of the teams in any way possible • Ensure the team strives to make each increment of functionality potentially shippable • Participate in the organization and planning of the development schedule based on methodology that has been developed to create a cohesive plan with an identifiable critical path, task dependencies, and major milestones, and manages the agreed project plans and schedules, ensuring successful completion within scope, budget, time, and quality parameters • Adapting project plans, schedules, and resource forecasting as required throughout the project to respond to emerging requirements, outside dependencies and risks Skills • 6-10+ years of work experience • 2-5+ years of experience as Scrum Master and/or Project Manager • Scrum Master Certification • Experience working in a large-scale and fast-paced environment • Adept at problem solving and decision-making skills • Adept at collaboration, communication and teamwork • Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills • Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills • Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent experience • Project Management Certification / Scrum Certifications • Experience in Healthcare industry • Understanding of software development • Scrum Master experience with teams working on complex large-scale applications • Experience with Agile collaboration tools such as CA Rally, Confluence, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, etc • Understanding of resource allocations, forecasting, and budgeting Benefits • Affordable medical plan options • A 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions) • An employee stock purchase plan • No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching • Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility Company Overview • CVS Health is a health solutions company that provides an integrated healthcare services to its members. It was founded in 1963, and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.cvshealth.com/. Company H1B Sponsorship • CVS Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.