Scrum Master And Senior Analyst

Summary

Join APEXA, a leading provider of solutions to the Life Insurance industry, as a fully remote Scrum Master & Sr. Analyst. This role requires a highly motivated individual to facilitate scrum ceremonies, manage backlogs, track sprint health, and collaborate with various teams. You will also be responsible for writing complex business requirements and ensuring product documentation is up-to-date. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in Scrum and business analysis, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to manage multiple tasks effectively. APEXA offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in leading scrum teams using agile and scrum principles
• 5+ years of experience as a Sr. Business Analyst, including testing, documenting and gathering requirements, maintaining technical documentation
• Strong relationship-building and client communication skills
• Collaboration and team focus with internal teams, PM, and leaders
• A track record of delivering on your commitments
• Proven ability to be analytical, organized, detail-oriented and a good problem solver
• Comfort dealing with frequent changes and juggling tasks
• A desire to belong to a smart, committed, fast-paced team
• Bilingual (French/English)
• Experience using MS Office Suite, including Visio and Project

Responsibilities

• Facilitate all scrum ceremonies, including Sprint planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
• Facilitate backlog grooming and refinement sessions as in an input into Sprint Planning
• Ensure daily priorities are clearly communicated
• Track sprint health and team velocity as an input to product roadmap and project timelines
• Assist Product Manager in measuring and stabilizing team velocity
• Support continuous improvement through the commitment to Agile principles and methodology
• Assist team in removing blockers or impediments that prevent them from meeting sprint objective
• Collaborate with developers, IT Operations, and the Product Manager to explore issues and resolve problems
• Make suggestions for improvement of development methodologies by defining/measuring standards and procedures
• Support delivery of the final product(s), potentially includes both creation of deliverables and quality control
• Coordinate and collaborate with other SME’s and stakeholders to write complex business requirements (40% of time allocated)
• Ensure product documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately. Periodically review and maintain documentation as changes occur
• Work with our external technical vendors to troubleshoot issues and optimize processes
• Identify emerging issues and trends to inform decision-making
• Successfully engage with multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent prioritization and time management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with JIRA
• Experience in the Life Insurance Industry

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Full and generous range of benefits
• Employer Top-up RRSP Contribution Program
• Fully remote position