Position Purpose: We are looking for a scrum master to join our client experience division. As a key member of the division, he/she will support agile squads to deliver product increments & release goals meeting vision & planning of product owner and ensure compliance to WMIS governance.
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
· Strong understanding of project planning and delivery in Agile framework, scrum principles. Need to be able to lead squad to adopt best practices, measure KPI
· Work closely with the PO, sponsors to deliver the project deliverables, prioritization, estimations and planning
· Project management and release planning proficiency.
· Ensure the scrum team’s adherence to delivery schedule and estimates. Assess & surfaces all schedule risk and communicate accordingly.
· Creates partnership with product owners, stakeholders and transversal teams (security, solution architects, compliance…)
· Ensure coherence of the tasks in product/sprint backlog and commitment based on release and functionality of overall product
· Ensures squads compliance to WMIS governance
· Assures transparency of the work that is being done and communicate its progress via regular reporting inclusive of:
o Burndown Charts
o Status reports, Risks, Issues
· Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
Contributing Responsibilities
· A member of the scrum master chapter, to share best practices and grow the community
· Participate in discovery sessions with customers and stakeholders
· Assess the Agile maturity of the team. Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
· Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Mandatory:
- 10+ years experience in working with large distributed IT teams practicing agile principles
- 7+ years of experience as Scrum Master preferably in teams developing client facing/web/mobile applications
- Certified scrum master
- Self-starter with strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude.
- Great listener and empathetic
- Good personality with a ‘can-do’ attitude and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Advantages:
- Experience with devops & devsecops
- Prince2, PMP, PMI-ACP certifications are added advantage
- Exposure to the following domains is a plus: Internet Banking, Digital Asset Management, Social Media integration...
- General banking knowledge or Banking knowledge related to Wealth Management / Private banking is a plus
Specific Qualifications:
NA
Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)
Technical Skills:
- Ability to manage a project
- Ability to inspire others and generate people’s commitment
- Analytical ability
Behavioral Skills:
- Personal Impact/ Ability to influence
- Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
- Attention to detail/ rigor
Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Location: Chennai/India
