What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scrum Master position at Schneider Electric?
Job Summary
We are currently seeking a Scrum Master to join our growing team, who can lead by example. He/she will be a professional who stays abreast of developments within the Agile Community, can relate them to Project Management industry standards and adapt them to Client internal PMO needs. While he/she understands the theory (Kanban, Scrum, Less, Lean, etc.), he/she is at heart a practitioner confidently launching new teams and aiding existing teams so they may cultivate a truly agile mindset.
Duties and responsibilities
- Build and enable enduring Agile teams to execute on goals by providing tools, training, and support to help escalate and remove impediments
- Lead, train, and coach a scrum team on using Agile methodology and Scrum practices.
- Support the product owner and provide education where needed
- Own Scrum/Kanban ceremonies and metrics
- Establish and lead the scrum and Kanban teams in self-organization, establishing norms, agreements, and cadence
- Remove impediments and coach the scrum team on removing impediments
- Help the product owner and development team to achieve customer satisfaction
- Help the scrum teams achieve delivery acceleration focused on business outcomes by reaching higher levels of scrum maturity
- Leverage expertise to inspire shared sense of purpose within the team by focusing on the goals and method of execution
- Encourage innovative ideas to help address new challenges and drive business results
- Potentially engage with 2 teams concurrently
- 4 years of proven work experience in software development / testing / software project management
- Scrum master, Advanced Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer certification is a plus
- Bachelors Engineering degree in Computer Science or relevant field
- Strong knowledge of agile methodologies / frameworks – Scrum, Kanban
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Good knowledge of software development process
- Attention to detail, team-player mindset, positive attitude are key to thrive in this role
- Scrum, Design Thinking certification preferred, but not required.
- Ability to analyze and think quickly and to resolve conflict
- Knowledgeable in various frameworks (Kanban, Scrum, Lean, S&S, LeSS, SAFe, Spotify, etc.)
- Experience with successful Agile techniques
- Ability to work with and lead a team
- Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Experience and knowledge in MS Office applications, MS Teams, SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, Collaborate, VISIO, Adobe Acrobat Professional
Why us?
Schneider Electric is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Our technologies enable the world to use energy in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner. We strive to promote a global economy that is both ecologically viable and highly productive.
€25.7bn global revenue
137 000 employees in 100 countries
45% of revenue from IoT
5% of revenue devoted for R&D
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