Scrum Master

Scrum Master

Stamford, CT | Hartford CT | USA

As AXA XL continues to prioritize its comprehensive capabilities, the Senior Scrum Master plays a crucial role in upholding agile principles and values within the team. Their responsibility lies in ensuring that the team follows the agreed-upon practices and processes while working on significant technology initiatives for the organization. Their influence and expertise are essential in promoting a dynamic and adaptive approach to project management, ultimately supporting the company's strategic objectives and enhancing overall operational effectiveness.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

· Be the Servant Leader for teams and support them in defining roadmaps aligned with business strategy as well as delivering outcomes with maximum efficiency and value creation

· Facilitate key agile ceremonies and ensure their efficiency: stand-up, sprint planning, sprint demo, retrospective

· Mobilize and lead teams / squads focused on the delivery of IT outcomes

· Interact closely with key stakeholders to ensure vision and strategy serve as the teams’ North Star, and support Product Owners / Business Owners in creating, refreshing and grooming the backlog

· Leads deliverables and resource planning / forecasting. Guides the team in establishing estimates and coaches’ teams on the estimation exercise

· Provide guidance, teach and coach teams on the appropriate use of agile practices / tools for their day-to-day activities (deliverable production, workload estimation, resource planning, backlog management, problem solving)

· Helps teams improve and take responsibilities for their actions and coaches on problem solving

· Remove impediments to ensure self-organized teams can focus on high-value increments

· Fosters common team bonds and culture

· Engages with the agile practices chapter to keep updated on the AXA XL best practices

In this role, you will report to the Project Management Lead.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

· A significant amount of scrum master experience with cross-functional teams

· Project management experience and certification is a plus

· Scrum certification preferred, Agile at scale if possible

· Detailed understanding and practice of agile methodology and mindset (values and principles)

· Outstanding organizational and time management skills

· Excellent interpersonal skills, including communication, presentation and ability to negotiate

· Analytical skills to address complex issues and ability to think and communicate at different levels of detail and across different levels of the organization

· Experience with industry agile and project management tools

· Prior work experience in insurance property / casualty and technology fields preferred

FIND your future

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business - property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

Inclusion & Diversity

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.

The U.S. pay range for this position is $94,500 - $149,000. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience, and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details about AXA XL’s benefits offerings, please visit US-Benefits-at-a-Glance_2023_US.pdf (myaxaxlbenefits.com).