The Scrum Master will support the Squad in adopting and adapting the Agile ways of working, values, principles, practices and tools. They will also create the conditions for effective collaboration, team autonomy and continuous delivery, while helping the team remove impediments, manage risks and improve its performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that the Squad works within an Agile framework and understands Agile values and principles, while fostering self-organization, autonomy and transversal collaboration.
- Prepare, facilitate and continuously improve Agile ceremonies and rituals, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review / Demo and Retrospective.
- Create a collaborative, transparent and focused working environment and protect the team from unexpected workload or external pressure during the Sprint.
- Facilitate discussion, decision-making and conflict resolution, and help prevent or address interpersonal issues constructively.
- Work closely with the Product Owner to maintain an effective Product Backlog, prepare upcoming iterations and balance customer value, delivery improvement, team capacity and priorities.
- Co-create the Sprint Goal with the Product Owner and delivery team, support Sprint execution and maintain appropriate delivery visibility, including progress indicators where applicable.
- Identify impediments, operational constraints, dependencies and delivery risks; enable the team to remove obstacles and escalate when resolution requires action outside the Squad.
- Define, track and communicate relevant delivery indicators and use them to support fact-based discussions and continuous improvement.
- Develop and follow the team continuous-improvement plan, ensuring that retrospective actions are concrete, owned and monitored.
- Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and relevant Tribe roles to manage cross-Squad dependencies, synchronize activities and propose action plans.
- Act as a change agent by promoting effective ways of working, participating in communities of practice and improving communication within the Squad and with stakeholders.
- Organize and facilitate delivery or project portfolio reviews when required by the local governance.
- Support complementary coordination or operational activities related to the Mainframe application environment, according to team needs and agreed priorities.
What we are looking for:
- Advanced level of French and good English skills
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master or similar roles
- Strong practical knowledge of Agile and Scrum methods, ceremonies, roles, artefacts and continuous-improvement practices.
- Ability to facilitate meetings, workshops, ceremonies and training sessions for technical and non-technical participants.
- Good understanding of software development and testing activities; knowledge of Mainframe environments is required for this context.
- Experience supporting backlog management, Sprint planning, delivery monitoring, impediment removal, risk management and dependency coordination.
- Ability to define and use relevant delivery indicators
- Agile / Scrum certification is a plus
Other skills:
- Strong leadership skills with focus on empowering the team to find and implement effective solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, characterized by active listening and the ability to build trust and engagement.
- Proven ability in facilitation, conflict management and influencing to drive alignment and collaboration.
- Customer value orientation, and a data-informed approach to decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Proactive and empathetic mindset, dedicated to fostering team autonomy and developing internal capabilities.
What we offer:
- Benefits Online Platform – customized depending on your needs
- Private Medical Subscription
- Life Insurance
- Annual performance bonus and additional bonuses
- 24 days of annual leave
- Access to training and well-being platforms
- Hybrid way of working
- Various office perks such as massage, weekly fresh fruits, games room, monthly breakfast events and more
Who are we?
We’re part of one of the world’s largest banking groups and we’re leading its best IT and Operations projects.
Central Europe Technologies (CE.T) is an expertise Shared Service Center for BNP Paribas Group, supporting subsidiaries across 16 countries and we are consistently expanding.
Located in Romania, with offices in Bucharest and Brasov, the company brings together over 350 employees, with expertise in a range of technologies (Java, .NET, COBOL, manual & automation testing) and various operational roles (Credit Analysts, Collection Officers, System Expert Administrators).
Our culture:
We are proud to create, maintain and develop strategic business applications for BNP Paribas Group entities around the world, while keeping a high level of service and providing added value to our customers.
Working in a multicultural environment, we encourage our people to develop their talents and skills, offering various career opportunities and internal mobility programs, within local CE.T teams or in other entities within the Group, both in Romania and abroad.
We value our employees’ experience by keeping a well-balanced environment with flexibility regarding the work schedule and care for everyone’s personal time. We have adopted a hybrid work model, because we firmly believe that social connections consistently enhance the value of our daily activities
Diversity and inclusion are among our core values, as CE.T is an equal opportunity employer. Therefore, we are committed to ensure employment opportunities are accessible to all, regardless of race, skin color, beliefs, religion, nationality, ethnic background, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or political opinions.
