Scrum Master

SUMMARY:
Ensure well established high-performing team dynamics, a continuous flow, and an exponential improvement in processes.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements
- Formal Scrum Master training and 5+ years’ experience as Scrum Master.
- Understanding of software development project management, particularly for data application development.
- Computer literate, including competency with Jira, O365, Teams, and SharePoint, Excel, MS PowerPoint.
- Experienced working with different frameworks within Agile, particularly Scrum and Kanban.
- Solid understanding of Lean and Lean principles and the ability to propagate this into the teams and the organisation.
- Experience in data environment and investment and financial industry will be an advantage.
- Basic understanding of software engineering best practices and basic architecture concepts like service orientated architecture and object-orientated analysis and design will be an advantage.
- Interest in future technologies and trends.
- Experience in coordinating and facilitating events for teams working from home.

Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage communication between agile teams and product owners of internal and external business units to develop solutions that supports business needs.
- Help and coordinate the development and documenting of software requirements in collaboration with the product owners, Business Analysts, and team.
- Coordinate business objective delivery within agreed timelines.
- Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with all team members and sponsors while managing time.
- Exhibit Lean-Agile Leadership.
- Facilitate the team's progress toward team goals.
- Monitor and improve the team’s quality, predictability, flow, and velocity performance.
- Help the team focus on daily and sprint goals in the context of Program Increment (PI) Objectives.
- Teach problem-solving techniques and help the team become better problem-solvers for themselves.
- Facilitate all team meetings, including Daily Stand-up, Sprint Planning, Review, and Retrospective.
- Support the Product Owner in their efforts to create and manage the backlog in the team.
- Eliminate impediments.
- Help foster a culture of discipline and craftsmanship that is the hallmark of effective Agile teams.
- Build a high-performing team – focus on ever-improving team dynamics and performance.
- Help the team manage conflict.
- Help coordinate inter-team dependencies through coordination with other teams.
- Help the team understand how to estimate Stories, Features, and Capabilities.
- Facilitate team decisions and include correct stakeholders in team decisions.
- Assist Team Manager with monthly reporting.
- Monitor Support and BAU within teams.

Competencies:
- Excellent people management and leadership skills.
- Innovative solution finding/problem-solving skills.
- Assessing and managing conflict abilities.
- Highly self-motivated and resourceful.
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills, including both written and verbal.
- Comfortable working within a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise in time-critical situations.
- Technical background (Development/DevOps domain).