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Business Data Analyst II

Employer
AmTrust Financial Services
Location
Jersey City, New Jersey
Salary
Not Specified
Closing date
Mar 19, 2019

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Category
IT
Job Type
Not Specified
Career Level
Not Specified

Job Details

Overview

The Agile Coach will work closely with other coaches, Centers of Excellence, and the PMO in driving an agile transformation within AmTrust. You will contribute in every stage of adoption and help consult at all levels of the organization, assess business units, provide a plan and lead a transformation from how the groups currently work into an agile approach. You will help people rethink and change the way they go about product management and development through continual coaching and mentoring.

Our goal is to help improve the current workflow within teams and overall project management by increasing collaboration, innovation, and introducing techniques that promote adaptability and flexibility not just in the short-term, but also providing a larger scale plan and governance for sustainability well into the future.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:
Educate employees at all levels, including executive, on agile principles, guiding them with best practices for implementing the process in their own work
Provide training, mentoring/coaching valuable skills that lead toward the organization-wide transformation
Provide hands on support to all employees, collaborating with people across widely varying levels and roles, leading them through inspection and adaptation toward further understanding and adoption of agile principles
Use techniques that increase collaboration, predictability, transparency and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation
Help identify and remove impediments within the levels of the organization
Work with other coaches in reviewing our organizational health and how we can continue to mature as an agile organization
Coordinate and contribute in the development of CoEs and CoPs and ensuring transparency, understanding, and consistency of the adopted processes

Skills and Key Competencies:


Excellent communication skills; including verbal, written, and presentation skills
Proficiency in agile concepts
Core IT competencies (i.e. knowledge of systems development lifecycle and methodologies)
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Strong work ethic and self-motivating
Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills
Enthusiasm to learn and demonstrated team work
Stress tolerance

Requirements and Qualifications:


Basic knowledge of software development processes and procedures
Understands the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of and background with agile concepts
Enthusiastic and knowledgeable about agile processes, practices, and their benefits
Possess great interpersonal skills, teaching abilities, and a capacity to inspire and motivate
Prior experience leading teams through an agile transformation or being a member of a team that has gone through this
Ability to travel up to 10%

Qualifications

Education and Experience (Preferred)


Experience in working through an agile transformation within a large company and with distributed teams
Knowledge of various Agile or Lean methodologies or frameworks
Agile Certifications (Certified/Professional SCRUM Master, ACP, Professional SCRUM Product Owner, etc.)
Experience with training or coaching
Knowledge of Work Management tools such as Azure DevOps and Microsoft Project Online
Involvement within DevOps/Continuous Integration

Company

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. was founded in 1998 to provide property and casualty insurance to small businesses. Through acquisitions and organic growth, AmTrust Financial Services has since grown to become a multinational property and casualty insurer specializing in coverage for small to mid-sized businesses. Our financial stability is based upon a philosophy of niche diversity with a focus on low-hazard risk.

Since its inception, AmTrust has crafted a balanced portfolio of insurance products including:

  • Multiline Small Business Insurance
  • Warranty and Specialty Risk Insurance
  • Specialty Program Business Insurance

In November 2006, the company became publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol AFSI. With extensive underwriting experience and a prestigious "A" (Excellent) Financial Size "XI" rating from A.M. Best, AmTrust has earned a reputation as an innovative, technology driven provider of insurance products. Our commitment to excellence is the common thread connecting each of our businesses.

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