Scrum Master_2298

Scrum/ Agile Master (m/f/d)

Job Purpose/ Role

As an Agile Master you will be responsible for servant leadership within the DDIS product / service teams. Based in Spain/India, you will be working closely within our global team in Spain, Italy, Germany, Romania, India, Australia. You will design, facilitate and coach the team through the collaboration events and workshops, ensure team harmony, effectiveness and high performance; help conflict resolutions and promote self-organization and cross-functional work. You will be working cross-teams and cross-products to ensure deliverables in an agile environment. Additionally, you will promote and support the implementation of the Agile Strategy across teams and the organization. You will provide support on Agile principles and best practices to Agile teams and stakeholders by teaching, mentoring and advising. The job requires communication and alignment with stakeholders of all levels of seniority.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, organization, facilitation and moderation of the Scrum events and other team level collaboration events.
• Agile Maturity assessment of the team and organization and team coaching to higher levels of maturity, at a sustainable pace for the team and organization.
• Educate teams and embrace agile mindset thoroughly by role modeling resilience, respectful behaviors, and continuous learning culture
• Continuous improvement through design and implementation of various moderation techniques to allow team collaboration to create new insights and commit to concrete actions.
• Establishing and reporting on agile metrics (quality, productivity, team flow, value metrics).
• Continuous improvement of agile teams and improvement in the trends of valid metrics with the intention of increasing customer value added, building quality in and increasing team effectiveness and satisfaction.
• Supporting the team in Product Vision creation, effective Product Backlog management, planning and forecasting by facilitating the process and guiding the Product Owner
• Support the optimal use of tools and processes across teams.
• Work closely with the Agile team and product owner of other Agile teams as well as with other Agile masters, the Agile coaches and Tribe leads.
• Act as a servant leader and remove impediments on the team level to ensure the undisturbed focus of the team on most valuable work.

Key Requirements & Skills

• University degree or equivalent education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar qualification.
• Minimum 2 years of work experience as Scrum Master / Agile Coach / Agile Delivery Lead role for at least one Scrum team working in the multinational digital software development area.
• Strong knowledge in Scrum framework theory.
• Knowledge of Agile methods and practices such as Kanban, Lean, XP, TDD, FDD, DevOps, Lean Product Development
• Practical experience with agile practices (User story mapping, Agile Estimation, Value Stream mapping) 
• Facilitator experience in designing and delivering sessions in hybrid, remote and in-person settings
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, coaching and conflict management.
• Supporter and practitioner of servant leadership.
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence), EasyBI, and collaboration tool is a plus
• CSM / PSM / SAFe certification / ICAgile certifications are a plus
• Knowledge of Scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, Nexus, Scrum@Scale) is a plus
• Positive attitude paired with a good portion of curiosity and a customer-centric service attitude.
• Enthusiast of innovation and continual improvements.
• Full proficiency in English; further languages would be a plus.
• Good problem-solving skills and well-organized way of working.
• Strong intercultural skills to be able to work in an international environment.

• Good to have 

  • Having a basic understanding or exposure to AI tools would be a plus.
  • Familiarity with basic AI tools is considered an advantage.
  • Basic knowledge or experience with AI tools will be beneficial.
  • Exposure to AI tools, even at a basic level, is a value-add.
  • A fundamental grasp of AI tools will be an added benefit.

  Your benefits:

  • We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad
  • We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location)
  • From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered
  • Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach

   

   

   

  About Allianz Technology

  Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 13,000 employees located in 22 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

  We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

  D&I statement

  Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

  Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

  You. IT

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.  

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow. 

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.