Scrum Master (fixed-term contract, 20 months)
AXA XLPoland12 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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Scrum Master ( fixed-term contract, 20 months)
Wroclaw, Poland
As AXA XL continues to prioritize its comprehensive capabilities, the Scrum Master plays a crucial role in upholding agile principles and values within the team. Their responsibility lies in verifying that the team follows the agreed-upon practices and processes while working on significant technology initiatives for the organization.
Their influence and expertise are essential in promoting a dynamic and adaptive approach to project management, ultimately supporting the company's strategic objectives and enhancing overall operational effectiveness.
What you’ll be doing
What will your essential responsibilities include?
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
Required Skills And Abilities
Inclusion
AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
Total Rewards
AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
Sustainability
At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
Our Pillars
Who we are
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
Learn more at axaxl.com
Wroclaw, Poland
As AXA XL continues to prioritize its comprehensive capabilities, the Scrum Master plays a crucial role in upholding agile principles and values within the team. Their responsibility lies in verifying that the team follows the agreed-upon practices and processes while working on significant technology initiatives for the organization.
Their influence and expertise are essential in promoting a dynamic and adaptive approach to project management, ultimately supporting the company's strategic objectives and enhancing overall operational effectiveness.
What you’ll be doing
What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Coaching the Scrum Team and removing impediments escalating when appropriate.
- Partner with the Product Owner, IT Delivery Lead and Business leadership to form execution delivery plans and manage progress and facilitates release planning.
- Partnering with a Sr. Scrum Master to support and facilitate generally one Scrum Team in various functions by fostering Agile value and practices.
- making sure team adhere to Agile/WAgile principles. Provide coaching to the Scum Team(s) on how to execute the Scrum framework. Teaches team servant leadership.
- Organizing and facilitating ceremonies, identifying improvement opportunities to optimizing velocity and quality while mitigating risk.
- Tracking and communicating the overall team progress providing visibility to stakeholders. (Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, etc…)
- Serving as a filter to remove impediments to progress as identified by the team.
- Protecting the team from outside influences to make sure the team remains focused on Scrum Team priorities.
- Partnering with the Product Owner, Project Managers and Business leads to confirm the backlog items are prioritized based on business value and ready for the team.
- Facilitating team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team.
- Arranging daily stand-up/project status meetings, facilitating/scheduling meetings, demo, and decision-making processes to make sure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process.
- No direct managerial accountability. Matrixed reporting, partnering with Sr. Scrum Master and PM Leads to provide coaching/feedback to make sure team success.
- Facilitating and guiding Teams to deliver expected outcomes with high quality.
- Regularly tracking project expenditures against the budget to secure costs remain within approved limits.
- Identifying and reporting any variances between projected and actual expenses, with clear explanations and corrective actions.
- Making sure projects costs are allocated correctly across workstreams, phases, or cost centers as appropriate.
- Preparing detailed financial reports for stakeholders, showing the projects’ budget status, actuals and remaining funds
- Creating weekly/monthly reports highlighting project health, progress and key metrics,
- Reporting risks and issues with mitigation plans to keep stakeholders updated.
- Conducting formal reviews to confirm deliverables quality, obtain approvals and assess risks.
- Recording stage gate decisions and monitor performance to maintain consistency across phases.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
Required Skills And Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline with some work experience in IT development as a Scrum Master.
- First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I)
- Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps in the Scrum/Waterfall approach.
- Knowledge of other Agile/WAgile approaches like Kanban is a plus.
- Experience in implementation of any Cloud Migration projects is a plus.
- Experience or exposure to leading software development teams in technologies such as Azure, Salesforce etc.
Inclusion
AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
- Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
- Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
- Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
- Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
- Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
Total Rewards
AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.
We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
Sustainability
At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
Our Pillars
- Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
- Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
- Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
- AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving.
Who we are
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
Learn more at axaxl.com
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