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Nelnet is a diversified and innovative company committed to enriching lives through the power of service as a student loan servicer, professional services company, consumer loan originator and servicer, payments processor, and k-12 and higher education expertFor over 40 years, nelnet has been serving its customers, associates, and communitiesThe perks of working at nelnet go beyond our benefits packageWhen you join the nelnet team, you`re part of a community invested in the success of each individualThat support comes through in our work, as we are united by our mission of creating opportunities for people where they live, learn, and workServent leader for the teamFacilitates, guides and coaches team commit to and accomplish work on an iterative basis either in scrum or kanbanRecommended to have 2 scrum teams concurrentlyEnsures agile principles (scrum or kanban) are being followed and ensures team is consistently holding and attending agile ceremoniesInterfaces with product owner and development team manager (dtm) on a consistent basis to be in alignment with vision, goals, and to ensure there is a common understanding for each scrum teamDrives team to improve efficiency, quality, and predictability on an iterative basis and pushes the team to deliver as much value to the business customer as possible.
Job responsibilities:
1Servant leader - scrum master will serve the team and product owner to guide and coach the team to turn requirements into the working software on an iterative basis that adds value to the customer.
2Monitoring and tracking – the scrum team gives the commitment on work, scrum master has to track the progress and help the team to achieve the given commitmentTracking is important on a daily basis so that if needed proactive measures can be taken well ahead of time.
3Reporting & communication - all the reporting about the progress of the sprint is scrum master responsibilityCreates a weekly dashboard of statistics to be shared with team members, product owner, and stakeholders.
4Interface between the technical team and the product owner (po)The scrum team has a dependency on the po to provide the requirements and the clarity on the requirementsThe scrum master needs to help team understands the requirements and must guide and coach the team to accomplish what they have committed to.
5Resolves impediments - scrum master will resolve all the impediments and team should concentrate on the building software and adding valueSome examples of dependencies of impediments are other scrum team dependencies, requirement dependencies, team member dependencies and environment and other technical implementation dependencies.
6Lead all the ceremonies - scrum masters are responsible to lead all of the daily team ceremonies.
7Shields the team - a scrum master should stand in front of the team and protect them from any unnecessary interruption or problems.
8Team formation – coaching and building team to come together as a team instead of a group of individualsGoal is to help team to learn to commit to and complete work in a predictable mannerTeam needs to accountable and do whatever is necessary to meet commitments on a consistent basis.
9Performance feedback - scrum masters will provide necessary feedback about the team members to the development team manager and/or provide direct feedback to team members depending on the working agreement established between scrum master and development team manager.
10Improvement – scrum masters should continually be focused on driving and guiding the team to achieve better quality, predictability and value to the business.
Education:
Bachelor`s degree in information science or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experienceAgile certifications, such as csm, pmi-acp or psm, preferredExperience:
Minimum of 2-3 years experience required in similar or related capacityCompetencies – skills/knowledge/abilities:
1Experience guiding teams of developers, analysts, architects and engineers preferably in a matrix organization.
2Ability to guide projects from inception to successful post-implementation.
3Demonstrated competency in developing effective solutions to successfully resolve diverse and complex business problems.
4Strong analytical, communications, technical teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
5Must be proficient in tfs, ms crm, excel, access, or other database utilities and other microsoft technologies.
Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, hsa and fsa, generous earned time off, 401k/student loan repayment, life insurance & ad&d insurance, employee assistance program, employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, performance-based incentive pay, short- and long-term disability, and a robust wellness programNelnet is an equal opportunity employer, complies with executive order 11246, and takes affirmative action to ensure that qualified applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to race, color, religion/creed, national origin, gender, or sex, marital status, age, disability, use of a guide dog or service animal, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by federal or state law or local ordinanceQualified individuals with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations in order to apply or compete for positions at nelnet may request such accommodations by contacting corporate recruiting at 402-486-5725 or corporaterecruiting@nelnet.net Nelnet is a drug free and tobacco free workplace.
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