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Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Mission.
Function description
Project follow-up
- Set up and facilitate the Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, Sprint Planning, Retrospective) and other meetings
- Schedule and follow the key steps of the methodology
- Guarantee a smooth use of the Scrum methodology and help the Project Team face any obstacles
- Provide assistance or support to the Scrum Team concerning the Product Backlog
- Assist and support the team in the delivery of the Definition of Done (DoD), Sprint Backlog, etc.
- Track team capacity and velocity metrics for planning and progress purposes
- Ensure consistency of backlog in Jira Project methodology
- Help the Project Team face any difficulties and promote its gradual self-organization
- Remove barriers to team effectiveness and protect the team from outside distractions
- Risk & issue management
Required profile.
Language requirements
- French Fluent
- English Fluent
Education
- Master or equivalent by experience
Certification
- Scrum Master Certification
Required experience / knowledge
- At least 5 years of relevant experience
Mandatory Technical experience
- Knowledge of agile reporting and follow-up tools (e.g. Jira)
- Understanding of tooling on automated unit testing, automated functional testing and continuous integration tooling
- Sound knowledge of software development methodology
- Sound knowledge of project management methodology
Mandatory Business experience
- Expert knowledge of agile methodology and techniques;
- Agile mindset and coaching experience;
- Banking experience.
Soft skills: Attitude/Behavior
The Scrum Master represents and embodies the Agile spirit and acts as a « servant leader », which implies:
- a positive attitude, with empathy, excellent communication skills and pragmatic approach: listen to the team and support the team in their problem solving, create an environment of open feedback and trust.
- Encourages the sharing of knowledge and best practices. o Shows a pro-active approach to the development of competences of the team and each one of its members
- Continuous improvement: There is no failure, only feedback: Agile is about taking everything as lessons, adjusting actions based on the feedback
- Be a team player: encourages team building, based on collaboration and autonomy: use of persuasive power before authority, ask questions before giving instructions, support the team in resolving their problems before providing the answers.
- Looks further than the day-to-day objectives, enable actions in line with the IT strategy.