Scrum Master

Job Level:  Professional
Location: 

Bucharest, Bucuresti, RO, ROU: 02033

Area of Expertise:  Operations
Unit:  Allianz Services
Employing Entity:  Allianz Technology SE Romania Branch
Job Type:  Full-Time
Remote Job:  Hybrid working
Employment Type:  Permanent
ID:  35090
Position Cluster: 

Allianz Services is part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers and has succeeded in becoming one individual business segment by combining various businesses from different parent companies. Allianz Services is running service delivery operations in Romania, India, Mauritius and Morocco as well as is operating Consulting hubs in Germany, USA, Italy, France and Singapore with almost 6000 colleagues globally.

 

Allianz Services Romania has a key role in the transformation of the Group by improving operations and creating a superior experience for customers, offering actuarial, financial, IT, HR and governance services. Our team counts over 1000 passionate professionals whose main assets are the expertise and top qualifications, combined with multilingual skills, ranging from English, German, French and Italian, to Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian.  

 

At Allianz Services Romania, we aim to attract best talents and create an inspiring environment for our people to develop, while unceasingly caring for our community and for shaping a better future together!

 

Job role

The Scrum Master will take full responsibility for coaching and facilitating the work of cross-functional Agile teams. He / she empowers stable and self-organized teams with a clear and engaging direction and helps in identifying and resolving impediments. He / she is accountable for successfully assessing the teams’ needs and provides a suitable Agile approach in addition to providing Agile consultation services to the customer or management upon request.

 

What you will do

  • Supporting the service/product team in the daily activities acting as a SCRUM Master
  • Participates in the removal of various impediments (e.g., organizational, work environmental or mindset related) to protect the team’s progress and acts as its servant leader
  • Coaches the team in self-organization, cross functionality and Agile methodologies
  • Helps the team to create high value and high quality products
  • Creates an open-minded working environment and inspires  the team to continuously improve their cooperation and collaboration
  • Ensures that the  Agile ceremonies take place according to their purpose
  • Consults with the Product Owner in arranging the Product Backlog to maximize value
  • Leads and coaches the respective team in its Agile way-of-working  adoption
  • Collaborates with other Scrum Masters across the customer area and larger organization

 

What you bring

  • An Agile mindset and proven experience with a wide variety of Agile tools and methodologies
  • Critical and analytical thinking generated by observation, experience, reflection, reasoning and communication
  • Engaging moderation and facilitation skills
  • Professional experience in the IT Service Management sector
  • Experience with international projects and diverse environments
  • Proficiency in Office 365 and Service Management tools
  • Pronounced commitment and flexibility, assertive personality with a strong boundary setting ability
  • Outcome orientated, focused on the team as well as independent work
  • Responsible and accountable, demonstrating initiative, persuasiveness and negotiation skills

You have

  • Relevant work experience in Agile practices and roles, transformation processes, change management
  • Hands on experience with different Agile and Lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, XP practices
  • Experience in mentoring, coaching, collaboration, communication, facilitation, conflict management and healthy team building
  • High level of accuracy and ownership
  • Ability to coordinate and follow-up with all levels of stakeholders
  • Inclusivity, great communication and relationship building skills
  • Nice to have: certifications regarding Agile methodologies, ITIL V4, ITSM
  • University degree, preferably with a focus on Information Technology
  • Fluency in English is mandatory

 

What we offer

 

Come to the Allianz side! We have attractive compensation and incentives:

  • Fixed salary compensation along with fixed benefits.
  • Flexible benefits that can be individually customized, so that they best suit your needs.

 

Fixed Benefits - We place people at the core of what we do, this is why we are committed to your personal wellbeing and professional growth.

 

  • Additional vacation days (work tenure, Allianz tenure, special events, Paid day for child medical check-up)
  • Rewards and Recognition Program (Team Excellence Award, Anniversary Awards, Above & Beyond Awards, Thank you for your contribution!)
  • Complete training curricula available (tailored courses): International Certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM etc.), Comprehensive Leadership Programs, LinkedIn Learning, German Language Courses for any level
  • All you can read with Bookster
  • Share Purchase Plan
  • Allowances for special events (Birth Allowance, Losing a Family Member)
  • Flexible working environment (work from home, hybrid)

 

FlexiBenefits - We care about the performance of our employees and we know it can only be reached by ensuring your proper work-life balance: Medical services , Private pension, Internal Tourism, Meal Tickets and many other benefits of your choice.

 

The personal information that you may provide to us (including sensitive information) may be provided to Hiring Managers for the purposes of assessing your suitability as a candidate.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated with confidentiality.

 

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

 

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

 

 

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