Scrum Master

Company Description**
Writing the future. Together.**

Avaloq is a value driven, fast-paced financial technology and services company and we are committed to developing the banking solutions of tomorrow.

**Job Description**:
In this role, you will support the Financial Instruments & Analytics team and will facilitate the agile way of working for our product development. Your key responsibility will be letting the team focus on delivering added value within short timeliness.
As an experienced Scrum Master you will work as a credible Servant Leader for the Product Owner and the Team Members, together with the Chapter Lead.
While striving for team self-organization, you will support the work of the team by teaching, coaching and mentoring them, by helping in maintaining the Product Backlog management, and by facilitating the team's Agile Events.

As someone with a passion of working with people, you will ensure that the team performance is monitored trough the right metrics and the team's board, and help identifying continuous improvement opportunities to help the team perform better.
As a change agent with high emotional intelligence, you positively challenge the status quo where improvements are needed and work with the team towards the appropriate mindset and culture.

You remove the impediments that are outside of the team's control, support process improvements and help the team grow while achieving their goals.

**Your mission**
- Facilitate planning, reviews, retrospectives, daily standup meetings and ensure that all Agile events are held and are effective
- Help the team to build their Product Backlog, implement daily routines, and to remove obstacles
- Ensure transparency, by making sure that work is captured in the Product Backlog, by supporting the refinement of Product Backlog Items and by implementing other techniques
- Engage with the appropriate practices to help identify and deliver against training needs to support and build agile practices across the agile Team
- Create other inspect & adapt opportunities to help the team navigate company's processes and respect their commitments
- Collaborate with Chapter Leads and Agile Coaches in order to help the team in its journey

Qualifications**
What you need**
- At least 5 years of experience in working with Agile software engineering teams and understanding of Agile principles
- Capability to understand and speak Software Engineer's language and understand the wider context of their work
- Emotional intelligence and the ability to influence behavior among your peers
- Be a good communicator and have excellent people skills
- Scrum Master certification (PSM II, PSM III or similar are preferred)
- Relevant experience driving organizational transformation
- A continuous improvement mindset and dedication to uncovering better and more efficient ways of working
**You will get extra points for the following**
- Technical understanding or background
- Experience in the fintech business
- Ability or experience to interact with senior stakeholders
- Ability to understand complex projects and solve complex problems

Additional Information**
Now let's talk about perks and compensation**

We offer high flexibility in regards to working models (e.g. part time and home office models are possible depending on business requirements). Our base salaries are competitive and if you prove to be a superstar, you might even be entitled to an extraordinary achievement reward. Avaloq aims to share its success with all its employees by paying out “Success Share Units” depending on its performance in a given year.

At Avaloq we embrace diversity, we embrace difference. We are whole-heartedly committed to equal employment opportunities and we foster an inclusive culture where everyone’s' contributions are valued and their voices are listened to. We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other fascinating characteristics that make us different. Please note that our job descriptions are intended to be written in an inclusive and gender neutral language.
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