Let’s be #BrilliantTogether
ISS STOXX is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to facilitate transformation to Agile methodology using Scrum for our software development teams.
Overview:
The Scrum Master drives Agile and Lean frameworks that result in quality Product Delivery and empowered Scrum Teams. Our teams are at various stages of Agile and Scrum adoption, from novice to mature, offering opportunities to grow your skills in different levels of team adoption. You will join a fantastic team of Scrum Master’s who form a supportive and cohesive team.
Responsibilities:
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Facilitate Agile/Scrum ceremonies across scrum teams.
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Positive servant-leadership within your teams, department, and the organization.
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Foster an environment of trust that allows for open dialogue and effective solutions.
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Review and analyze metrics with the teams.
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Promote continuous improvement.
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Guide teams to self-management and ownership of their process.
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Champion Quality within your teams.
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Collaborate with Product Owners and team on product roadmaps and the backlog.
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Facilitate teams project and quarterly planning and commitment.
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Communicate organizational impediments to leadership and clear impediments for the team.
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Embrace the concept of continuous learning in your own journey and instill the same in your team(s).
Qualifications:
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BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.
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4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master with 8+ years of overall experience in software development.
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First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I, CSM ).
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Effective communicator and coaching skills with the ability to flex communication for difference audiences, including team members, stakeholders, and others in other offices/time zones.
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Demonstrated strong skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
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Data-driven and detail-oriented with experience in: Breaking work into Epics and User Stories, Backlog Refinement, Burndown Metrics, Velocity & Capacity, Relative Estimation, Task Definition, etc.
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Experienced in Agile Project Planning.
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Familiarity using JIRA/Atlassian tools on a software development project.
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Possess an executive presence and ability to coach multiple teams across the organization.
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Experience scaling Agile across inter-dependent teams is preferred.
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Jira workflow & administration is preferred.
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5+ years of Finance domain expertise preferred.
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What you can expect from us
Our people are the moving force behind ISS STOXX. We are dedicated to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry and empowering them with the resources and support to enhance their career, health, financial and personal well-being.
We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are invested in our people and are working every day to ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
Let’s empower, collaborate, and inspire one another.
Let’s be #BrilliantTogether.
About ISS STOXX
ISS STOXX GmbH is a leading provider of research and technology solutions for the financial market. Established in 1985, we offer top-notch benchmark and custom indices globally, helping clients identify investment opportunities and manage portfolio risks. Our services cover corporate governance, sustainability, cyber risk, and fund intelligence. Majority-owned by Deutsche Börse Group, ISS STOXX has over 3,400 professionals in 33 locations worldwide, serving around 6,400 clients, including institutional investors and companies focused on ESG, cyber, and governance risk. Clients trust our expertise to make informed decisions for their stakeholders' benefit.
STOXX® and DAX® indices comprise a global and comprehensive family of more than 17,000 strictly rules-based and transparent indices. Best known for the leading European equity indices EURO STOXX 50®, STOXX® Europe 600 and DAX®, the portfolio of index solutions consists of total market, benchmark, blue-chip, sustainability, thematic and factor-based indices covering a complete set of world, regional and country markets. STOXX and DAX indices are licensed to more than 550 companies around the world for benchmarking purposes and as underlyings for ETFs, futures and options, structured products, and passively managed investment funds. STOXX Ltd., part of the ISS STOXX group of companies, is the administrator of the STOXX and DAX indices under the European Benchmark Regulation.
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