Agile Project Assistant Jobs in Missouri (NOW HIRING)

Pay Philosophy 

The typical starting salary for this position is determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, acquired skills, experience, education, and certifications/designations. This position may be eligible for annual merit increases and participation in our bonus program.

Who we are and what we do?

At Columbia Insurance, we believe our people are the heart of our success and our greatest strength. With robust benefits, a fun, family like atmosphere, and a culture that thrives on real connections, Columbia truly is the place to be. Our vision is to lead the industry in people first partnerships. The best way to achieve that is by bringing together a team of skilled, passionate, and talented individuals.

Why us?

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• 401(k) and company match

• Generous paid time off (PTO), paid company holidays, paid maternity/paternity leave, and supplemental sick leave

• Family like culture

• Year round wellness initiatives

• Company sponsored events

• Opportunities for professional development with conferences, events, and continued education

Company History

Our legacy has roots back to 1889 when we first became part of the mutual insurance movement in the Midwest. Today, our extensive heritage resonates nationwide, as we proudly serve customers in 14 states across the country.

BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY

Plan and lead IT project teams to successful delivery by facilitating Agile practices, coordinating work, and ensuring adherence to IT project management standards and delivery expectations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Run and facilitate daily, weekly and monthly agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and organize workstream team(s) efficiently, ensuring adherence to Agile practices ad team commitments. 
• Assist with backlog maintenance, prioritization, and documentation, and develop and maintain teams' standards, tools and best practices in alignment with PMO and enterprise deliver frameworks.
• Contribute to determining / maintaining strategic IT project roadmaps and programs by providing delivery input, sequencing recommendations, and capacity insights, in accordance with the mission and goals of the business. 
• Support clear, effective, and timely visual communication and creative communication activities that enable stakeholder understanding, transparency, and team alignment.
• Support IT PMO Leader by managing assigned project financials, resource assignment and allocation, ongoing milestone/delivery tracking boards, communication and key performance metrics.  Prepare clear, accurate, and timely status reports for leadership and governance bodies as needed.
• Work with appropriate internal customers to develop IT project scope of work documents and project plans, including defined objectives, assumptions, dependencies, cost/benefit analysis, project charters, measurable outcomes, and related risk.
• Assist with change management and knowledge building across the organization related to Agile and scrum, including supporting adoption, readiness, and continuous learning at the team level
• Promote continuous improvement across the organization, while continually growing and learning about new tools and techniques to manage the team(s).
• Administration of Atlassian products (JIRA and Confluence) to ensure efficient, scalable, and wellgoverned collaboration and workflow management across the organization.
• Other duties as required.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive knowledge of Agile approaches, including Kanban and Scrum, with hands-on experience applying Agile practices within delivery teams
• Thorough knowledge and experience with Agile techniques, such as user stories, backlog refinement, continuous integration, automated testing, and iterative delivery.
• Previous experience in project work, either as a project manager, scrum master and/or key contributor, with a strong understanding of project management fundamentals and delivery best practice
• Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) administration experience
• Ability to effectively communicate and manage project expectations to leaders, owners, sponsors, team members, and other stakeholders at the team and project level, in a clear and concise fashion in both written and verbal communications
• Understand other processes and methodologies and can speak intelligently about them and selectively apply appropriate techniques to provide value to teams and organization
• Strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams or competing priorities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-function, matrixed team environment
• Ability to learn, understand and apply new technologies and tools in support of effective delivery

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3-5+ years of project, Agile, or delivery management experience
• Project Management certification (PMP)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Experienced in a Scrum Master role for 1-2+ years for a software development team
• Experience in the Commercial P&C Insurance industry or other regulated environments
• Strong presentation skills, including the ability to convey delivery status, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders
• Strong visual communication and creative communication skills, including the use of dashboards, boards, or visual artifacts to support transparency and alignment

EOE

Columbia Insurance prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you are unable to complete the electronic application for any reason, please contact Meredith Craig: mcraig@columbiainsurance.com 573-777-4094