Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Background:

This position is for a strong scrum master with a solid background in enabling Agile teams. As scrum master, you will be leading agile teams that are in transition toward a product-centric, scaled agile framework.

You have a strong enough foundation in Agile and SAFe methodologies to guide a transitional team as well as provide project management where needed as we close skill gaps and phase out unneeded processes.

The position is part of the “ASPIRE - DIA Center of Enablement” department and your first assignment will be supporting the SAP Hub portfolio.

We are looking for two candidates:

  • one who is aScrum Master SAP Hub who will work with an existing team and really focus on SAP
  • aScrum Master SAFewho is more focusing on a new, fast paced and growing project in manufacturing.

General Information:

  • Start date: ASAP/ 01.04.2022
  • latest Start Date: 01.05.2022
  • End date: 31.12.2022
  • Extension: possible
  • Workplace: Rotkreuz
  • Workload: 100%
  • Team: around 15 – 20 people, all remote globally
  • Remote/Home Office: currently remote but location needs to be in Switzerland
  • Department: ASPIRE - DIA Center of Enablement (FAEGF)

Tasks & Responsibilities:

  • Works closely with the Product team (Product Manager, Release Train Engineer, Product Owner(s), developers, Business Analysts, technical resources, and other stakeholders)
  • Manage and optimize the flow of product value using various tools, such as the Program and Solution Kanbans, boards, trackers
  • Organize, manage and facilitate the scrum process and ceremonies; daily stand-ups, demos, retrospectives, grooming and planning meetings, etc.
  • Help the Product Owner/ Product Manager keep the product backlog in good shape and groomed/ready for sprint planning
  • Act as a subject matter expert and coach to the team in Agile methodology, tool usage, decision making process following the proper guidelines
  • Resolves team impediments with the other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the product-centric delivery approach in the organization
  • Assist tracking the execution of features and capabilities and assist with economic decision-making by facilitating feature and capability estimation by teams and the roll-up to Epics, where necessary
  • Coach leaders, teams in Lean-Agile practices and mindsets, help manage risks and dependencies, escalate and track impediments and provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
  • Encourage collaboration between teams and Solution Architects/Engineering
  • Work with the Release Train Engineer on program execution and operational excellence
  • Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and Solution Train and help them improve
  • Foster use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices
  • Identify gaps in process and skills and help bridge the transition of the organisation to scaled agile, product-centric delivery

Must Haves:

  • Professional SCRUM Master Certification or SAFe Scrum Master experience and certification
  • Min. 7+ years experience in global project management as a Project Manager
  • Min. 5 years experience in leading agile teams as a Scrum Master (on a global level) preferred in the diagnostics industry
  • Min. 5 years experience working in SAP PP, QM and SAP PI Sheets
  • Ability to assess technology architecture and propose alternative technologies
  • Fluent English skills (written and spoken)
  • Exhibits intellectual curiosity and integrity
  • Exhibits servant leadership style towards the product manager, scrum master, development team and the wider organization
  • Strong skills in leading teams, problem-solving, influencing, teamwork, initiative and communication.
  • Demonstrated skills in innovation and creative approaches in building new business process solutions.
  • Experience with managing senior stakeholders and strong communication skills
  • Negotiation skills, long term and strategic thinking without losing the actual needs, teamwork and fast integration into bigger teams
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organisation and an understanding of facilitation techniques

Nice to Haves:

  • Working experience in SAFe environments as a plus
  • Pharma / client experience
  • Experience with GxP relevant systems
  • Experience with deployment of cloud and SaaS solutions
  • Knowledge of Diagnostics business
  • Experience with SAP S4/Hana (for Value Stream position)
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Deadline: 09-05-2024

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