Scrum Master

Logo of Allianz; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Group is seeking a Scrum Master who coaches and facilitates cross-functional Agile teams, creates stable, self-organized teams with clear direction, and helps identify and resolve impediments. The Scrum Master acts as a servant-leader, tailoring Agile approaches for teams and offering Agile consultation to customers or management as needed.

The role emphasizes collaboration, driving high-value product delivery, and partnering with Product Owners and other Scrum Masters to foster

Qualifications

• Education: higher education degree in business administration, change management, economics, IT, or comparable
• Experience: relevant experience in Agile practices, transformation, change management or consultancy
• Agile expertise: experience with Scrum, Kanban, XP or Lean approaches
• Soft skills: mentoring, coaching, collaboration, communication, facilitation, conflict management, and team building

Responsibilities

• Remove impediments to protect team progress
• Coach the team in self-organization, cross-functionality, and Agile methodologies
• Help the team create high-value and high-quality products
• Create an open-minded working environment and inspire continuous improvement in cooperation
• Facilitate Scrum events as requested or needed
• Consult the Product Owner in arranging the Product Backlog to maximize value
• Lead and coach respective teams in Scrum adoption
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters

Skills

Agile mindset

Facilitation

Coaching

Moderation

Collaborative leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Scrum

Kanban

XP practices

Job description

Role Overview

The Scrum Master has full responsibility for coaching and facilitating the work of cross-functional Agile teams. They create stable, self-organized teams with a clear and engaging direction, and help identify and resolve impediments. The Scrum Master is a servant-leader who assesses teams’ needs and provides a suitable Agile approach, as well as Agile consultation services to customers or management upon request.

Main Responsibilities

• Remove impediments (organizational, work-environmental, or mindset-related) to protect team progress
• Coach the team in self-organization, cross-functionality, and Agile methodologies
• Help the team create high-value and high-quality products
• Create an open-minded working environment and inspire continuous improvement in cooperation
• Facilitate Scrum events as requested or needed
• Consult the Product Owner in arranging the Product Backlog to maximize value
• Lead and coach respective teams in Scrum adoption
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters

Key Competences

• Agile mindset with a wide variety of Agile tools, methods, and knowledge
• Critical thinking generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, and communication
• Analytical, methodological, and conceptual thinking along with strong moderation and facilitation skills
• Living the four Allianz People Attributes: Customer & Market Excellence, Collaborative Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Trust

Qualification & Experience

• Education: Higher education degree in business administration, change management, economics, IT, or comparable
• Work experience: Relevant experience in Agile practices and roles, transformation, change management, and/or consultancy
• Agile expertise: Experience with Scrum, Kanban, XP practices, or similar Lean approaches
• Soft skills: Mentoring, coaching, collaboration, communication, facilitation, conflict management, and team building

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.