Scrum master, av0

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This role is based in India and as such all normal working days must be carried out in India.

Join us as a Scrum Master, Associate Vice President
• We’re looking for an experienced Scrum Master to drive a culture of continuous improvement
• You’ll make sure that your team lives by the values of Scrum, empowering them to become high performing to increase the productivity, as well as frequency and quality of delivery
• Hone your project skills as you work with talented people in collaborative and innovative environment, with access to the bank's Agile community, experts and events

What you'll do

This role will see you coaching and guiding your team to perform at their highest level and at a sustainable pace. You’ll remove any impediments to progress, facilitate meetings, protect the team from outside influences or distractions and work with the product owner to make sure that the product backlog is in good shape and ready for the next sprint.

Your responsibilities will include:
• Making sure the Scrum team understands Agile practices, the Scrum framework and values, and that the team uses this framework to deliver working software to satisfy platform customers and react to their needs quickly
• Transforming the Scrum team to become self-organising to reduce management overhead costs, using techniques such as Systems and Lean thinking
• Acting as the process owner for the team, and maintaining relationships with the project's key stakeholders
• Creating a great place to work with a culture of safety and continuous improvement, through great people leadership, coaching, engagement and development of skills

The skills you'll need

To excel in this role, you’ll need at least 10 years of IT experience including two years of experience in managing Scrum teams. You’ll have a Scrum Master certification and knowledge of hosting Scrum ceremonies.

You'll need knowledge of modern development practices and tools, as well as a background in coaching cross-functional teams into high performing teams. You’ll be fluent in driving projects through various phases of the software development life cycle while also demonstrating the leadership skills necessary to nurture and develop the Scrum team.

We'll also look to you to demonstrate:
• Experience of changing organisational, team or department mindsets and structure
• An understanding and experience of applying empirical process control
• Strong knowledge of the Agile manifesto and its principles
• Experience of automated testing frameworks

Exposure to mainframe technologies is preferred