Scrum Lead – Cebu

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together

We live in a time of unprecedented technical capability and possibility. Health care is at a pivotal point in this journey where even small gains can lead to major transformation. You could be a part of that – you have tremendous skill and the potential to make a lasting impact. Optum Technology is uniquely positioned to bring your skills to bear on these pressing and life-changing technical challenges. The health care industry has an immediate need for your drive, innovation, passion and technical insight. Help us help the millions of people we serve each day. 

The candidate will be working with 2 Agile Scrum teams each with 6-7 Full Stack Software Engineers and other cross-functional partners.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead scrum team ceremonies and guide the team on Agile best practices
• Collaborates with Product Team/Stakeholder to communicate a clear & compelling product vision
• Collaborates with the Product Team/Stakeholders to understand the scope of new projects
• Collaborates with Product Team/Stakeholder to assure product backlog / roadmap health
• Supports the team in holding themselves accountable to consistently and sustainably deliver value to the customer
• Liaise between Subject Matter Experts, Product Owners, Engineering teams, Stakeholders and other Scrum Masters
• Facilitate discussions & conflict resolution
• Foster a collaborative environment
• Identify and help the team in removing obstacles that are hindering the team’s progress
• Facilitating retrospectives resulting in identifiable action items for continuous improvement
• Tracks and reviews team progress / health using Agile methods (e.g. MBOs, velocity, definition of done, WIP, throughput)
• Validates Agile tool data for Data Governance/Fixed Capacity Billing for Team (Rally Board, Feature Data, US Data, Milestones, etc.)
• 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:

• Graduate of computer related courses, or any related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience as Scrum Master / Leading Scrum teams
• 3+ years of experience any agile scaling frameworks such as Scaled Agile, LSS or Scrum of Scrums
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite & Project Management tools
• Experience with cross-functional software engineering teams

Preferred Qualification:

• Agile/Scrum/SAFe certifications

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.