Senior Scrum Master (m/f/d)

Careers at aixigo – The most innovative software company in Aachen

Join us in designing innovative software solutions with and for our customers. We have been setting the standard in digital investment advisory and wealth management for 20 years – in Germany, Europe and the world. At aixigo, you will find clever minds, a friendly workforce and diverse areas of responsibility.

Short communication channels and long-term cooperation are essential to us – both among ourselves and in our customer projects. Distinctive spirit, appreciation and communication at eye level define our actions – every voice is heard. Become part of aixigo!

Place

Hybrid

Schedule

full-time

Employment type

permanent

Short and Crisp

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? As a Scrum Master at aixigo, you will play a key role in the product unit. You will take over the day-to-day management of the teams, coach the team members in proven Scrum methods, facilitate refinement sessions and promote a culture of continuous improvement. The product unit is responsible for the development of our BLOXX wealth management software platform. It currently consists of five Scrum teams working on quarterly product releases using a distributed Scrum development methodology.
Do you want to be part of a versatile and competent team?
Then apply now for the hybrid Scrum Master (m/f/d) programme in the Aachen, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt or Hamburg area!

Your Job — Your Passion

• You guide, support, and manage one or multiple Scrum teams, ensuring adherence to agile principles and frameworks
• As a coach in Scrum Best Practices, you mentor and coach the teams in Agile methodologies, promoting the adoption of Scrum best practices across the teams
• You plan and facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions
• You collaborate closely with Product Owners and team members to facilitate feature and story refinement sessions, ensuring that user stories are well-defined, prioritized, and ready for upcoming sprints
• You identify and resolve blockers or impediments that hinder team progress, enabling teams to focus on efficient delivery
• You drive continuous improvement by encouraging teams to reflect on their processes and outcomes, fostering a culture of learning and adaptation
• You work closely with Product Owners, team members, QA and other stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment on goals and priorities
• You facilitate collaboration among the scrum teams, ensuring effective communication and coordination
• You support the process of release reporting, e.g., by providing team performance metrics such as velocity and burn down, and contribute to regular management update meetings

Your Profile — Your Strengths

• You have successfully completed your studies in computer science, information technology or a related field
• In addition, you have at least 5 years of professional experience as a Scrum Master, ideally in software product development
• You have a strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), are a certified Scrum Master (CSM), or have equivalent agile certifications
• Furthermore, you have a proven ability to mentor and coach teams in agile methodologies and have excellent collaboration and leadership skills
• You are a strong communicator who is fluent in both written and spoken English, fluency in German is an advantage
• You are experienced with agile project management tools (e. g., Jira)
• Experience as a developer, business analyst or product owner in the field of fintech or wealth tech and knowledge of scaling agile frameworks such as SAFe or LeSS are a plus

Our Offer to you

• Great creative freedom and diverse development opportunities in a very trusting and appreciative environment
• The choice between different working models (hybrid or office) with flexible working hours, a working time account, overtime regulations and modern and ergonomically equipped workstations
• State-of-the-art collaboration tools for efficient hybrid working (e.g., Stack Overflow for Teams)
• A family-friendly and relaxed atmosphere in which ideas are developed together and implemented quickly thanks to the flat hierarchy
• A leadership role in a dynamic and forward-thinking team, with opportunities to shape the future of quality assurance in our company
• Permanent employment contracts, company pension scheme, cafeteria, health campaigns, plenty of free parking spaces, bicycle leasing, employee PC program, mobile tire service, various events, parcel service, drinks, fresh fruit and vegetables, biscuits and much more!

A relaxed cheerful spirit, Rhenish hospitality and a passion for sociability – that's the mentality of the "Öcher" people.

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Entertainment in its pure form

Aachen offers a wide variety of events throughout the year: This may include the Wine Festival, the Aachen September Special with many live acts, street food festivals, the "Öcher Bend", carnival, the CHIO, cathedral jumping and, last but not least, the Christmas market – here you can meet old acquaintances and make new friends. The pub culture is also something to be proud of. Nowhere in Germany, except in Berlin, is the density of pubs higher than here.

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Opportunities to relax are just around the corner

Take long walks through the Aachen forest, hike for a whole day or several days through the Eifelsteig or the national park "Hohes Venn", swim in the lakes around Aachen – nature lovers will find what they are looking for.

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Aachen is famous for its Printen – regardless of whether hard Printen, soft Printen, herb Printen, Printen with chocolate, almonds or tipsy Printen, Printen hearts beat faster in this city.

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Aachen is Europe – The frontier city to three countries, also called “Dreiländereck”

Living, working, studying, shopping, living in three countries. That is our everyday life.
From gastronomic excursions à la Frikandel or Belgian fries, all the way to three languages and five regional cultures: Europe is at home in Aachen.

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Simply Oche...

Strolling through the alleys of the old town, eating ice cream at the Katschhof with a view of the cathedral and the Gothic city hall, enjoying crumble rolls in the numerous bakeries and cafés or the panoramic view over Aachen on the Lousberg, while you let your soul dangle in the hammocks – Aachen offers great variety!

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Aachen is also known for its pub culture. Nowhere in Germany, except for Berlin, is the density of pubs higher than here.

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Young, innovative and attractive

Aachen remained young at heart, innovative and attractive. This is proven amongst other things by the diverse range of leisure activities, the settlement of innovative companies and start-ups due to the proximity to the RWTH, awarded with excellence, and hence last but not least the attractiveness of the "Öcher" companies.

Questions about the application process

You are interested and want to apply, but still have questions about the application process? Here you will find some explanations concerning our recruitment process. Of course you can always contact our recruiter Sarah. She will answer all your questions.

The job is a good fit for me! Then again..., maybe not?

You can find all vacancies currently available in our career portal. No suitable vacancy? Just send us an unsolicited application!

Should I address the employees on a first-name basis or rather in a formal way?

At aixigo, everyone is on a first-name basis. In the application process, we usually remain on a " first name basis" as well. However, we are informal here and we prefer your choice.

To give us a first impression, please send us your application documents in a single PDF file. Ideally, they should include: earliest possible start date, your salary expectation, cover letter, resume, diplomas and references, or a current transcript of records. If your application documents are not complete, send all the documents that are immediately available. Missing documents can be submitted at a later point in time.

Your contact person

Your application should be sent to our recruiter Sarah (Schlimm) – she is responsible for the application process and is your first contact person. If you have any questions, you can contact her at any time.

As soon as we have looked through your documents, you will receive a confirmation of receipt. We will check your documents and give you a feedback as soon as possible.

About getting to know each other

Your documents have convinced us! Of course we are curious and would like to learn more about you. We will soon invite you to a first interview, where we can get to know each other better. Here we will find out if and how we fit together. If the initial positive impression from both sides is confirmed, we will invite you to a second interview. Here you will be introduced to other team members and get to know them better.

Hooray, it's a match!

You have convinced us in all aspects – welcome to the aixigo family! We will provide you with a contract offer and send you the signed contract by e-mail. Take your time to read the contract, contact us immediately if you have any questions, and send the signed contract back to us via e-mail. Now we can take care of the equipment of your future workplace. At aixigo, you can start at any time!

No long waiting times

In a maximum of 6 weeks to a new job!

Do you have questions?

Our recruiter Sarah will guide you through the entire application process. If you have any questions or concerns, you can simply contact her by phone or email. We look forward to meeting you!