Scrum Master at I&M Bank

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Sprint planning, scheduling, forecasting and reporting (including burn down and risk escalation)
• Ability to coach the team on Agile values and principles understanding their role within the team but work collaboratively with shared goals at the heart of all work.
• Support the team so that a safe to fail environment is created and collectively you are all responsible for outcomes.
• Identify blockers and work with the Digital Manager to remove them and optimize team performance.
• Continuous improvement and reflective learning is built into the DNA of the team through your leadership and via ceremonies like retrospectives.
• Ability to collect, analyze and present data to communicate activity and progress externally, and encourage the maturity and abilities of the team internally.
• Coach the team on the purpose and importance of Agile ceremonies along with the outcomes to be completed by the team.
• Challenge the team so that they are always striving for improvement.
• Coach the team to build a shared understanding of success factors and Definition of Done
• Ability to be pragmatic in your approach and challenge in an appropriate way to drive outcomes.
• Identify and coach others to be future scrum masters across the organization.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in leading projects in a SCRUM environment
• Understanding of agile behavior’s, principles, tools and techniques: e.g. collaboration, team information management, continuous integration and deployment, agile delivery frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban
• A minimum of 3-5 years of work experience as a Scrum Master
• Continual investment in developing your own skills through community events and supporting other Scrum Masters
• Tertiary qualifications in IT and or Business
• Certified in relevant Agile courses.

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent skills in leading a team including coaching and providing feedback.
• High level of flexibility with the ability to influence and adapt to change.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and relationship skills
• Strong facilitation skills to support agile ceremonies.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Business value mindset
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills; strong interpersonal skills
• Continuous improvement and innovation mindset that results in creativity, acting with agility and thinking outside current boundaries.
• Strong ability to partner across multiple disciplines and navigate a matrix organization.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Agile values, principles and practices
• Knowledge of various Agile frameworks
• Knowledge of upcoming Scrum enhancements within the Agile environment
• Knowledge of services in client’s industry