What are the responsibilities and job description for the intelliflo - Scrum Master position at Invesco?
Job Purpose
The main purpose of the intelliflo Scrum Master is to help create self-managing teams and then, in turn, to help them agree and achieve their quarterly program increment goals. They will do this by teaching and coaching the teams through the intelliflo Agile framework (SAFe) and by identifying and removing any impediments to workflow.
Key Responsibilities/Duties/Deliverables
* Coordinate the teams' sprints and their supporting ceremonies. Specifically, the Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective. Ensure each of these events is productive and kept within the timebox
* Coordinate and support dependency management across other scrum teams on the Agile Release Train in flight
* Coach team members in the intelliflo Agile framework, in self-management, cross-functional development, best practices and embedding scrum values
* Assist the teams in preparation for quarterly program increment planning and support the teams in agreeing their iteration objectives
* Work with the teams to plan their capacity and to understand their velocity and how it needs to be taken into consideration for downstream iterations
* Measure and optimize the workflow of the teams
* Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g., from customers or stakeholders)
* Work with product owners to manage the scrum team's backlog and any new requests
* Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
* Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint i.e. build quality into the team execution
* Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity by implementing continuous learning
* Help build a productive environment where team members 'own' the functionality they build to support the product
* Be an advocate and champion of the principles of agile and scrum within the team. Fostering an environment of continuous improvement, close cooperation across teams and self-organization.
Skills and Competencies
Required
* Experience in a scrum master role
* Familiarity with a software development environment, with experience within a SaaS business desirable
* Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts
* Good knowledge of Agile frameworks
* Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
* Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
* Outstanding organizational skills
* Familiarity with JIRA or similar software for managing and tracking of product software development
* Ability to teach, mentor and coach team members and product owner
Optional
* Familiar with Jira Align
* Familiar with SAFe Scaled Agile
* Experience in helping with an organization's Agile transformation
Stakeholders
* Solution Train Engineer
* Release Train Engineers
* Agile Programme Management Office
* Development Teams
* Other Scrum Masters
Qualifications
* Degree level education preferred but not essential
* Scrum master certification preferred but not essential
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Our aspiration is for our workforce to continually reflect the diversity of people and perspectives in today's evolving society, which we believe is fundamental to our efforts to widen access to financial advice. intelliflo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all job applicants and employees. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, sexual/gender identity, age, disability, pregnancy, national origin, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The main purpose of the intelliflo Scrum Master is to help create self-managing teams and then, in turn, to help them agree and achieve their quarterly program increment goals. They will do this by teaching and coaching the teams through the intelliflo Agile framework (SAFe) and by identifying and removing any impediments to workflow.
Key Responsibilities/Duties/Deliverables
* Coordinate the teams' sprints and their supporting ceremonies. Specifically, the Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective. Ensure each of these events is productive and kept within the timebox
* Coordinate and support dependency management across other scrum teams on the Agile Release Train in flight
* Coach team members in the intelliflo Agile framework, in self-management, cross-functional development, best practices and embedding scrum values
* Assist the teams in preparation for quarterly program increment planning and support the teams in agreeing their iteration objectives
* Work with the teams to plan their capacity and to understand their velocity and how it needs to be taken into consideration for downstream iterations
* Measure and optimize the workflow of the teams
* Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g., from customers or stakeholders)
* Work with product owners to manage the scrum team's backlog and any new requests
* Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
* Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint i.e. build quality into the team execution
* Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity by implementing continuous learning
* Help build a productive environment where team members 'own' the functionality they build to support the product
* Be an advocate and champion of the principles of agile and scrum within the team. Fostering an environment of continuous improvement, close cooperation across teams and self-organization.
Skills and Competencies
Required
* Experience in a scrum master role
* Familiarity with a software development environment, with experience within a SaaS business desirable
* Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts
* Good knowledge of Agile frameworks
* Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
* Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
* Outstanding organizational skills
* Familiarity with JIRA or similar software for managing and tracking of product software development
* Ability to teach, mentor and coach team members and product owner
Optional
* Familiar with Jira Align
* Familiar with SAFe Scaled Agile
* Experience in helping with an organization's Agile transformation
Stakeholders
* Solution Train Engineer
* Release Train Engineers
* Agile Programme Management Office
* Development Teams
* Other Scrum Masters
Qualifications
* Degree level education preferred but not essential
* Scrum master certification preferred but not essential
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Our aspiration is for our workforce to continually reflect the diversity of people and perspectives in today's evolving society, which we believe is fundamental to our efforts to widen access to financial advice. intelliflo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all job applicants and employees. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, sexual/gender identity, age, disability, pregnancy, national origin, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Recommended Skills
- Agile Methodology
- Business Process Improvement
- Coaching And Mentoring
- Communication
- Coordinating
- Integrated Development Environments
Salary : $70 - $75
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