Associate Scrum Master-L2_1666

Job description

Job Description

The Agile Master has full responsibility for coaching and facilitating the work of cross-functional Agile teams. They create stable and self-organized teams with a clear and engaging direction and help to identify and resolve impediments. They are accountable for successfully assessing their teams’ needs and provide a suitable Agile approach in addition to Agile consultation services to the broader organization upon request.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a servant leader
• Is a change agent in our environment
• Supports and enables the team to remove impediments (e.g. organizational, work-environmental or mindset-related) in order to protect the team’s progress
• Coaches the team in self-organization, cross-functionality and Agile methodologies
• Helps the team to create high-value and high-quality products
• Creates an open-minded working environment and inspires the team to continuously improve cooperation and collaboration not just within the team but in our organization
• Ensures that the agile ceremonies are taking place
• Facilitates agile events as requested or needed
• Consults the Product Owner in organizing and prioritizing the Product Backlog to maximize value
• Leads and coaches the respective teams in their Agile adoption
• Collaborates with other Agile Masters

Requirements

• Min. 3 years of work experience as a Scrum Master with hands-on experience on various frameworks like, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
• Min. 2 years of work experience in an MNC with a global team.
• Experience in working with leadership and coaches on any transformational activity
• Having an Agile mind-set – Demonstrated ability to cultivate and promote an Agile mindset across multiple teams and departments.
• Critical thinking generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, and communication – Advanced critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze complex situations and develop strategic solutions.
• Living the four Allianz People Attributes: Customer & Market Excellence, Collaborative Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Trust – Ability to foster these attributes within teams and across the organization.
• Higher education degree in business administration, change management, economics, IT or comparable education
• Relevant work experience in Agile practices and roles, enterprise transformations, change management, and / or consultancy business – Experience in leading Agile transformations and managing complex projects.
• Experience in different Agile and Lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming practices or similar
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, collaboration, communication, facilitation, conflict management, team building