A. Scrum Standards and Efficiency for Squads
– Facilitate scrum ceremonies (stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review/showcase, sprint retrospective) for 4 – 6 squads.
– Discuss open issues, status and roll forward action items (focus on process-oriented issues)
– Help team members to use and navigate agile tools and software (Confluence, Jira, Slack, Trello, PPM).
– Map out execution plans and communicate roles, responsibilities, objectives, commitment, deliverables and schedules for tribes and squads.
– Support Product Owners on features backlog, prioritization and release planning that will realise the greatest business value.
– Facilitate squads or project teams to think out-of-the-box and collaborate to improve efficiency and velocity.
– Facilitate technical and product roadmap creation for teams.
– Guide teams for continuous improvement momentum and clear obstacles to help them meet delivery timelines.

B. Coaching and Training
– Work with Agile Coach to drive overall coaching program for squads.
– Help teams make mindset shifts for high performance through coaching conversations and role play exercises.
– Develop and implement different retrospective formats to promote fun and engaging team events.
– Help squads identify gaps between current practices and Agile and Lean values, principles and practices.
– Use concepts of game thinking and game mechanics to engage users in problem solving.
– Deliver basic to intermediate level training on agile and scrum methodologies.
– Coach squads on self-organization cross-functionally.
– Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches to increase Agile / Scrum application in Tribes, the Transformation Office and across the Bank.
EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Domain Expertise
– 6 to 8 years of experience in Banking, Finance, Information Technology, Business Administration or Project Management in a leading bank or fintech organization
– Knowledge of technical engineering best practices (test driven development, continuous integration, DevOps) will be advantageous
– Experience in Digital Marketing and UI/ UX Design will be advantageous
– Experience planning and facilitating multiple team working sessions
Agile / Digital Experience
– 3 to 5 years experience as a Scrum Master leading Scrum Teams.
– Experience planning and facilitating team working sessions.
– Experienced with concepts of iterative and incremental development.
– Experienced with process improvement and LEAN methodologies.
– Proficient in one or more Agile tools (Confluence, Jira, Slack, Trello, PPM).
Qualifications
– Bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance, Technology, Business Administration or a related discipline.
– Project management certification in PMP, LEAN, Six Sigma Green Belt, Agile Project Management.
– Professional certification in CSM, PSM I / II / III, PMI-ACP, CSP-SM.
Personal Attributes
– Assertive with ability to influence others to take technical and non-technical actions
– Nurturing nature and enjoys helping teams and individuals develop
– Agile mindset and resourceful in removing impediments
– Natural curiosity for new scripting languages, frameworks and technologies