Senior Scrum Leader - Integration

Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
We are looking for a Senior Scrum Leader for our ADM Integrations team in our Employer Servicing Agile Release Train (ART), part of the Small Business Solutions Platform. This team will focus on multiple integration solutions across the platform. They will be responsible for delivering new features and functionality as well as assisting on production issues as necessary. The team will work closely with other ADM teams across the Solution Train as well as other MetLife application teams that have integrations on the system. We are seeking an experienced Scrum lead to guide and support this team, ensuring successful delivery of Integration solutions and fostering Agile best practices
Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Scrum Events: Plan and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring alignment with Agile principles
• Coach the Team: Guide the Systems Integrations Team in Agile practices, enabling continuous improvement, high-quality delivery, and collaboration
• Remove Impediments: Proactively identify and resolve blockers and impediments that hinder the team's progress
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with Product Managers, Product Owners, System Architects, and other stakeholders to ensure clarity of priorities and requirements for integrations
• Track Team Progress: Monitor and report on team performance using Agile metrics such as velocity, burndown charts, and team capacity
• Support Integration Delivery: Oversee the delivery of integration solutions, ensuring alignment with MetLife's enterprise architecture and data security standards
• Enable External Collaboration: Coordinate with external partners for integrations outside of MetLife, managing expectations and delivery timelines
• Foster a Collaborative Culture: Build a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous learning within the team

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or, a related field
• Agile Expertise: Expertise in product development and engineering Agile development, preferably within the financial services or insurance industry. Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, specifically the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• SAFe Certifications: 1 or more SAFe certifications: Certified SAFe Practitioner (SP), Certified SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Certified SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC)
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate across multiple partners
• Problem-Solving: Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to resolve conflicts and challenges effectively
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence team members and stakeholders
• Tools Proficiency: Proficiency in Agile project management tools such as Azure DevOps, Target Process, Jira, Confluence, and other relevant software

Preferred:

• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the US Group Benefits business
• Integrations: Experience working on enterprise integration projects in a large-scale corporate environment

At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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