Scrum Master

DLL is not your average financial services company. In fact, we’re above average in almost every way. With an employee engagement score of 84% (compared to the 72% industry average), it sure seems like we’re doing something right. And, while most companies survive fewer than 20 years, 2019 marks our 50th. We collaborate with equipment manufacturers, dealers and distributors in more than 30 countries to enable businesses to obtain and use the assets they need to contribute meaningfully to their communities. We believe in partnering with our customers to develop innovative and sustainable financial solutions that deliver meaningful value to the world. Come see what all the excitement is about.

Your Function:

As the, Scrum Master, you are known as the guardian of the scrum team, someone that resolves impediments and has control over the scrum processes. The scrum master provides effective collaboration, facilitation, leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills supporting the agile development framework. In addition, the scrum master promotes inspection, adaptation, and transparency within the context of one or more scrum teams. Other major parts of the role are facilitating the scrum ceremonies. This includes making sure the project team is working smoothly and every team member has the tools to get their work done efficiently. The scrum master will facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, and work closely with a product owner to perform sprint planning and backlog refinement. The scrum master must understand the priority set by the product owner, and execute the backlog as wished, making sure that deliverables are on time with production quality. The scrum master requires commitment to building a strong collaborative environment with the team and the company. In this role you will be part of the Product Acceleration team that is responsible for delivering Lease lifecycle focused products and innovative solutions. The various initiatives for the team affects multiple business units, large end-user populations, corporate client delivery, applications, and other areas of solution delivery within the organization. As such, this position is critical to ensuring the appropriate stakeholders are included in the communication plans. The position requires someone with excellent communications skills (verbal and written) works well under pressure, and effectively work with disparate teams throughout a diverse business community. This position requires extensive knowledge of scrum/agile methodology. The knowledge of IT processes and supporting technologies, and how these technologies integrate within projects and the existing environments is a must

Day to Day:

• Organize and facilitate scrum ceremonies – daily stand-up, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, sprint planning, and other meetings as needed. The role requires ability to be part of up to 2-3 scrum teams.
• Work with Product Owner, cross-functional development team to support business value delivery
• Track and report on development team metrics such as velocity, risks, sprint burndown, release burndown, cumulative flow, etc. and works to improve the efficiency of the development team
• Remove and/or escalate impediments as necessary
• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences
• Build relationships with other organizational scrum masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
• Ensure development team is working efficiently towards sprint goals
• Possesses conflict resolution, does conversation by focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty and respect
• Forecast numbers of deliverables possible in and integration, which is based on evidence and reliable sources.
• Coach the development team and project stakeholders on agile and scrum practices, processes and tools
• Recommend process improvements and assist in changes as needed
• Create an environment that empowers and energizes team members, with a focus on accountability, adaptability, and collaboration.
• Lead and coach the organization in its Scrum adoption;
• Cause change that increases the productivity of the Scrum Team
• Ensure successful hand-over of the project products into IT and Business operations to support the achievement of the business benefits.
• Manage customer and stakeholders’ expectations in coordination with respective Product Development lead and Business Solutions members.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Technical or Business subjects
• 3-5 years of experience in development or testing in a software development organization
• 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master (or equivalent experience with other agile methodologies)
• Experience using Jira software
• Excellent team player with proven ability to influence
• Highly adaptable to a change environment
• Able to give and receive open, honest feedback and to foster a feedback environment
• Excellent communication written and verbal
• Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to team development
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• CSM Certification; Working knowledge of SAFe Agile is a plus
• Possible Travel (10%)
• Experience within financial services.

We Offer:

• Two working days per year volunteering for a local charity
• Health and Wellness program including healthy food, fresh Coffee Plaza, free health checks, fun health & vitality activities
• Flexible hours with possibility to work from home (within job scope)
• Career development opportunities: online learning, member development programs
• Highly competitive benefits

Additional Information:

Interested?

DLL thanks all applicants. We advise only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. Hiring subject to successful completion of a background check and drug test. EOE

Please visit our website http://www.workingatdllgroup.com to apply online.