Senior Scrum Master

Position Type : Full time Type Of Hire : Experienced (relevant combo of work and education) Travel Percentage : 0%Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun. About the team You will be part of a team that develops one of the largest-by-volume global payment platforms in the world, focussing intensively on robustness, security, and capacity that can process over 800 transactions every second and exceeding 10 million successful payments every day. If you are a frequent online shopper then there's a good chance that you are a customer, and our payments gateway was involved behind the scenes. What you will be doing You will join two of our cross-functional teams containing developers, testers, a product owner and a scrum master. You are a servant leader, relentlessly removing obstacles with your unwavering focus on the team meeting its commitments. You will partner with the Product Owner and Development manager to drive improvement to our team processes and capabilities. We use the SAFE framework so we get together as an organisation every 3 months to review requirements, design a solution, and commit to a plan to deliver. As the Scrum Master you will have an instrumental role in the success of our team with some core duties being: Lead the scrum ceremonies to drive sustainable and engaging delivery with the team. Lead the team through the quarterly SAFE PI planning sessions and come out with a clear plan. Provide leadership and a structure for Continuous Improvement in the team. Teach and coach agile practices tailored' to the team's needs and build the understanding and engagement for adoption. Be a role model for effective hybrid office and home working practices. Build a network across the organisation allowing us to connect and work more effectively as a group. Be data and metrics-driven What you bring: A track record of personal achievement in high-performing software teams. Effective stakeholder management to coordinate and communicate team and programme level information. Ability to understand business and technology concepts quickly and able to facilitate those conversations with technical and non-technical team members. Understands the SDLC and has an appreciation for learning how different organisations adapt this. An inquisitive personality that is always looking for constant improvement opportunities for the team and their own understanding. Strong mentoring, coaching and leadership skills Good working experience in an Agile environment, preferably in SAFe, Scrum and/or Kanban Experience working across multiple technical, software, or business unit teams to develop software solutions Added bonus if you have: Payments industry or Financial Services experience Agile certifications Experience in SAFe Agile framework Experience (for task empathy) as a software engineer What we offer you A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities A flexible approach to office and home working where we meet face-to-face when it's valuable (usually in front of a whiteboard) Regular structured time to improve your skills through training, time to experiment with new tech, and tinker to improve how we do our jobs. #LI-MQ1Privacy StatementFIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.Sourcing ModelRecruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.#pridepassJob SummaryJob number: PMJC00009162Date posted : 2022-12-19Profession: Product DevelopmentEmployment type: Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)