Scrum Master II

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. In order to be the best, we hire the best! Benefits Offered by CoBank:

• Careers with a purpose
• Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education up to $10k per year
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution & Student Loan Match
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Job Description

We are looking for a Scrum Master to ensure the success of CoBank's business outcomes and priorities. You'll support multiple scrum teams and acts as a buffer between the scrum teams and their product owner to sensure the goals of the sprint are effectively executed and accomplished. In this role, you will champion the value that their scrum teams add to the business and advocates for processes that encourages crossfunctional collaboration.

Essential Functions

• Assists with Agile process questions, clearing blockers, reinforcing transparency, and encouraging self-organization
• Facilitate the identification of relevant metrics and define the measurement system
• Cultivates an Agile mindset in problem solving and applying system thinking to uncover bottlenecks
• Encourages engagement between teams and stakeholders
• Ensures that the project risks raised are escalated and highlighted appropriately
• Facilitates managers to partner with business stakeholders and make more strategic decisions
• Ensures the team understands agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
• Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
• Monitors scrum team progress and performance to encourage team improvements.
• Assisting the Product Owner with preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders
• Provides and decodes input into Agile governing policies in view of the organization's principles to support Agile-based approaches
• Maintains Platform-wide awareness and focus to assist with resource allocation and ensuring collaboration
• Represents platform in organization-wide scrum of scrums and can present platform concepts to other project teams
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• High school diploma or GED required

Work Experience

• 3 years of experience serving as Scrum Master, required
• 3 years of experience in Banking, Financial or other highly regulated industry, required
• Experience with modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous Integration, build, deliver, test-driven development and other automated acceptance testing techniques
• Analyzing the situation and proposing practical solutions.
• Consistent organizational skills.
• Efficiently planning your day, meetings, and tasks to adhere to your schedule.
• Novices grasp the concept of CI but lack depth.
• Working knowledge of setting up CI pipelines or understanding best practices.
• Ability to focus on build and test automation.
• Knowledge of CI implementations.

About CoBank

The typical base pay range for this role is between $98,500 - $121,180. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

We are committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all applicants, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability, or are assisting an applicant with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the application process, including completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please submit a request by emailing recruiting@cobank.com. Include your contact information and specific details about your requested accommodation.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.