Lead Scrum Master

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance now and in the future. In this role, you will provide coaching for teams and technology leaders while integrating Agile frameworks across the enterprise. You will manage at least one team as an operating Scrum Master and will utilize the remainder of bandwidth as an initiative leader coordinating multiple teams working on small to mid-sized programs and / or leading internal Agile education initiatives. Responsibilities: Foster agile best practices while developing process methodology, performance metrics, and process improvements. Communicate with team members and leadership to create clarity and transparency of work progress. Research and develop performance metrics for both teams and programs. Assess and analyze both team and departmental Agile framework health. Improve Agile framework standards and procedures within team processes. Introduce and facilitate Agile framework corrective practices and adjustments. Gather, review, and present program updates when needed. Manage and provide timely communications on dependencies and risks that span across teams / functional areas. Work with Technology Department leadership and teams to promote team organization. Serve as a role model for leadership and executive relationship management across the enterprise. Facilitate and coordinate team quarterly planning processes. Qualifications: Relevant degree preferred. 7 or more years of relevant work experience required. Current Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification preferred. Previous experience performing at a Sr. Scrum Master (or equivalent) is required. Experience as Scrum Master, Project and/or Program Manager required. Previous experience as Project Manager/Program Manager is preferred. Demonstrate ability implementing and applying Agile principles, practices, and theory. Knowledge of Agile approaches and techniques such as: XP, Kanban, FDD, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games. Estimated Hiring Range: $102,400.00 - $152,200.00 This position is also incentive eligible. Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law. Working at Vizient means making a difference in today’s dynamic health care industry, every day. Our mission is to connect health care organizations and providers with the knowledge, solutions and expertise that enable them to accelerate their clinical and operational performance. Vizient is based in Dallas and has offices in 20 metropolitan areas across the United States. We have 4,000 employees with a breadth of expertise, experience and compassion, who are eager to develop and implement solutions that advance health care for the greater good. Across our enterprise of companies, we have the scale and depth to deliver exponential impact across the continuum of care: Provista – Proven supply chain partner specializing in extended, diagnostic and preventive care facilities, including surgery centers, home health and senior living Apexus – The exclusive contractor for 340B Drug Pricing Program, managed by the Health Resources and Services Administration aptitude – The industry’s first online direct contracting market, supporting self-contracting activity between hospitals and suppliers. Sg2 - Providing a unique blend of analytics, intelligence, consulting and education to enable health system leaders to integrate strategic growth and performance across the continuum of care. Click here for Vizient Careers Home Page.

Salary : $102,400 - $152,200