Scrum Master

New York – Hybrid, USA - Remote

Who We Are

SiriusPoint is a global underwriter of insurance and reinsurance. We utilize deep risk capabilities to protect our customers and provide intelligent risk solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT), we work as ‘One SiriusPoint’, to apply expertise and underwrite risks across our four operational areas - International Insurance, North American Insurance, Global Accident and Health, and Global Reinsurance.

We have underwriting hubs in Bermuda, Liege, London, New York, Stockholm and Toronto, and licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally.

Join Our Team

Our Technology & Data team is the engine room of our business, providing bespoke solutions that give us our competitive advantage in a dynamic and fast paced marketplace. You will work in a team that focuses on the development of our enterprise data warehouse and reporting platform to provide our business a trusted single source of truth for our data.

The Scrum Master is the guardian of the Agile team, the person who understands and resolves impediments for the team and champions the Agile process. As a facilitator, you will run the Agile events for the team (daily scrum, planning, reviews, etc.), mediate possible conflicts, coach/mentor the organization in agile practices and drive continuous improvement for the team.

Your responsibilities will include:

Facilitating events for the team including preparation, moderation and postprocessing.
Ensuring the team dynamics are in a healthy place through coaching, conflict mediation, fostering self-organization and the team game mentality etc.
Relentlessly driving continuous improvement in the team through retrospectives, learning, giving feedback, challenging the team, suggesting new metrics, etc. You should be identifying opportunities for improvement and helping others to recognize potential opportunities as well.
Keeping the team focused on what’s important, removing impediments. Applying and helping others apply lean thinking daily.
Determining and standing up of an Agile framework to best deliver be that Scrum, Lean, Kanban etc.
Being a responsible member of the Agile community, staying in touch with stakeholders and sharing knowledge of Agile concepts.
Conduit between IT and the Business to bring goals to life and being aware of business roadmap for potential changes.
Supporting our business stakeholders in reviewing/prioritizing the backlog.
Where necessary challenge developers/testers.
Work closely with our other Portfolio Delivery teams, Enterprise Architecture and Cloud and DevOps teams.
Team velocity management .

United behind common goals

At SiriusPoint we work as one team across our global business, and we unite that team behind common goals, understanding the positive impact we can all make at SiriusPoint . We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career.

Our Purpose is to provide security and resilience in an uncertain world.

Our Vision is t o be recognized as a best-in-class insurer and reinsurer utilizing deep risk capabilities to protect our customers. Blending our talent, expertise and data to provide intelligent risk solutions.

Our culture is one of performance and accountability . Our people are our experts and you will be empowered to apply your expertise in a supportive, collaborative and purposeful environment.

Our Values are at the heart of our business, and which guide every day actions and decision making.

Integrity: Integrity, respect and trust are our core principles
Customer Focused: Our customers are the reason we exist
Solution Driven: Creating solutions is our mindset
Diversity: Diversity, inclusion and allyship make us stronger
Collaboration: Collaboration drives outperformance

Your skills and abilities should include:

Excellent knowledge of various delivery frameworks Scrum , Lean, Kanban, XP, etc.
Good knowledge of the software development life cycle and procedures, so that you can understand your team’s needs.
Proven work experience and expertise in Agile practices and ways of working.
PMP and/ or Scrum Master certification .
Strong skills and experience with using Agile working tools ( i.e. Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps, or similar).
Continuously learning about Agile techniques like: Story mapping, Continuous Integration, BDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games, etc.
Experience with stakeholder management, product thinking and empathy-building.
Ability to build strong network to facilitate the removal of blockers.
Experience as a Scrum Master or similar role for at least 3 years.

SALARY: The estimated salary range for this position is $ 100,000 per year to $ 130,000 per year. This is a good-faith assessment of the salary range for this position only. In determining the actual salary within this range, SiriusPoint will consider a candidate’s relevant experience, location, and other job-related factors.

Why Should You Join SiriusPoint ?

Our people are our experts, and from day one you will be empowered to apply your expertise in a supportive, collaborative, and purposeful environment. Our Values - Integrity, Customer Focused, Solution Driven, Diversity, and Collaboration - are at the heart of our business, and they guide our everyday actions and decision making. We also unite our global team behind common goals, ensuring you can make a meaningful impact.

We aim to retain and attract great people, knowing they can achieve a rewarding and enriching career. We offer a competitive and above market compensation package. The following are some of the benefits and perks we offer our employees:

Medical
Dental
Vision
FSA Medical and Dependent care
Health Savings Account (HSA)
EAP
Basic Life and AD&D (company paid)
Basic Long-Term Disability (employer) paid-Taxable income
Employee paid Long Term Disability(voluntary)
Company Medical Leave, Parental leave- 8 weeks full pay after 6 months of service
Voluntary benefits: short term disability, Critical illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident
Travel assistance programs Company paid
401(k) 6 % safe harbor match, fully vested after two years, pre- and post-tax contributions allowed
Gym reimbursement
Legal plan
Pet Insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Generous PTO
Flexible work arrangement
Fully stacked pantry on-site
Team outing s
ERG Groups

We Achieve More Together

At SiriusPoint , we know that diversity, inclusion and allyship make us stronger. We value and are committed to supporting the unique voices, backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and contributions of the diverse global employee base that make up our business.

We know that a diverse and equitable culture, where all voices are included and heard, is critical to our success as an employer. We are committed to developing our DE&I strategy to ensure that SiriusPoint remains a supportive and empowering place of work.

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