Optum
Scrum Lead (Remote)
Scrum Lead | Optum | India
Scrum Lead | Optum | India
These roles include, but are not limited to analysis, design, coding, engineering, testing, debugging, standards, methods, tools analysis, documentation, research and development, maintenance, new development, operations and delivery. With every role in the company, each position has a requirement for building quality into every output. This also includes evaluating new tools, new techniques, strategies; Automation of common tasks; build of common utilities to drive organizational efficiency with a passion around technology and solutions and influence of thought and leadership on future capabilities and opportunities to apply technology in new and innovative ways.
Primary Responsibilities
- Facilitating Scrum Events: Organize and facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Coaching the Team: Guide and coach the team on Scrum practices and principles, ensuring they understand and follow the Scrum framework
- Removing Impediments: Identify and remove any obstacles that may hinder the team’s progress
- Supporting the Product Owner: Assist the Product Owner with managing the product backlog and ensuring the team understands the project goals and scope
- Promoting Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within the team, helping them to reflect on their processes and make necessary adjustments
- Ensuring Effective Communication: Foster open communication within the team and with external stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency
- Monitoring Progress: Track and report on the team’s progress, using tools like burndown charts and other metrics to ensure the team stays on track These responsibilities help ensure that the team can work efficiently and effectively within the Scrum framework. Is there anything specific you’d like to know more about?
- Analyzes and investigates
- Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of related IT experience a Scrum Master
- Experience working in a virtual team environment across multiple locations
- Proven exceptional interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
- High proficiency of both written and verbal English communication
- Proven excellent time management, communication, decision making, and presentation skills
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
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