Job Description
Role responsibilities in a Nutshell:
As a Scrum Master, you will be an essential catalyst for promoting Agile practices within our organization. Your primary role involves facilitating Agile ceremonies, promoting self-organization among team members, and providing unwavering support to the Product Owner. You will drive continuous improvement, encourage innovation, and serve as a point of contact for Agile-related inquiries. Your role is pivotal in maintaining a clear focus on Agile principles and enhancing collaboration within the team and across stakeholders. Your responsibilities will extend across various domains, including:
- Agile Ceremonies Facilitation: Guide team members through Planning, Refinement, Reviews, and Retrospectives while ensuring focus and effective use of Scrum tools.
- Agile Practices Advocacy: Promote and support Agile methodologies within the team and the wider organization, offering guidance on Agile principles to maximise value delivery.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with Product Owners, business representatives, and teams to support product backlog management and foster positive relationships, ensuring alignment and collaboration.
- Fostering Team Synergy: Guide teams through problem-solving and conflict resolution, ensuring smooth progression towards objectives. Mediate between diverse stakeholders and promote a unified direction and collaborative environment for shared success.
- Impediment Removal: Identify and address or escalate impediments to sprint execution, facilitating a smooth workflow and effective sprint completion.
- Continuous Improvement: Serve as a mirror to the team, reflecting Modern Agile and Scrum values, facilitating continuous process improvement, and encouraging the adoption of Agile Management Innovations.
- Knowledge Sharing: Engage in organizational events, share insights through blogging, internal conferences, and other channels to promote a culture of learning and Agile community growth within the organization.
- Coaching and Consulting: Provide coaching to team members and the organization on Agile practices and engineering practices, enhancing team capabilities and Agile maturity.
Qualifications
- 4+ years of commercial experience as Scrum Master, Agile Coordinator, or Agile Coach in Agile organization, with a demonstrated understanding of multiple Agile approaches
- Practical knowledge about Agile software development methodologies and good understanding of SDLC processes
- Ability to adapt to and work effectively within various Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban), showcasing flexibility and adaptability in different Agile environments
- Proven ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team and influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
- Solid interpersonal and excellent communication skills to cater a mixed-language team environment
- Experience in cooperation with various stakeholders on different organizational levels
- Strong organizational skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Proficiency in JIRA and Confluence, and other tools supporting team collaboration
- Experience with different workshop facilitation management techniques
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- An open-minded, goal-oriented, and Agile mindset
- Excellent command of English (C1 Level)
Nice to have:
- Experience in relevant industries such as gambling, gaming, programmatic buying, or online marketing bidding platforms
- PSM I or PSM II certificate
- Knowledge of Scaled Agile methodologies (SAFE)
- Willingness to obtain and share knowledge with others.
- Ability to enable process in new projects.
- International exposure and experience in a global working environment.
- Team management skills
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