This is the job for an agile fanatic who needs a challenge.
Nmbrs® is hiring an Scrum master to help our product squads embrace and maintain an agile working style.
Your challenge:
We introduced agile practices two years ago @Nmbrs.
Together with the Agile team you will be helping the product squads
continuously improve and you will empower them to drive their own
growth. At Nmbrs we are not dogmatic about agile, instead we constantly
evaluate our practices and processes.
- You are the best facilitator there is and you enjoy facilitating
all sort of squads’ meetings and sessions (brainstormings, planning,
backlog groomings retrospectives, goal setting sessions, plannings
etc.).
- Since you believe the best solutions come from collaboration, you
facilitate the decision making when a squad comes together instead of
pushing your own solutions.
- You understand the value Agile brings to the business, so you guide
and coach the squads on applying agile principles and practices.
- You ensure learning and growth of the squads by coaching them through tough situations.
- For you delivering value is not just counting story points. You
work closely with the squads to master the art of transforming goals
into daily work.
- To ensure visibility on progress and impediments you help the squads’ create, maintain and use dashboards and burndown charts.
- You have experienced what stable velocity is and know how to make it happen. Consistency over chaos.
- You take part in the onboarding of new colleagues on agile processes and practices.
- You coach squad members on the operational responsibilities of
their role. For example help your Product Owners apply the agile values
to their work.
- You will collaborate with a team of Agile and HR coaches to grow
the self organising culture. Together, you will share ideas, approaches
and learning methods, constantly evaluating and improving practices.
- You find out how to balance agile processes so they provide the
structure and flexibility we need. With your team you will help others
to deliver higher value as fast as possible.
What we have to offer
- We are a young, bold and global company. We are rocketing payroll
processing to the new era. Having these ambitions we (you and us)
constantly challenge ourselves.
- We give you the best fit. Always! With a buddy and a mentor
assigned you will soon find your way within Nmbrs. Coaches to support
squads and teams are the icing on the cake. All there to always develop.
You and us.
- While work is fun, leisure time outside of work is key to stay
happy! Our employees organise many initiatives such sports, pub-quizzing
and so on. Not mandatory of course. Hop in when you feel like it!
- Nice weather? Become a Nmbrs pirate and float through the
Amsterdam canals with colleagues or friends on our Nmbrs boat. What
better way to explore the city?(again)
- Education on the newest quality tools, testing methods and best practices
- Working occasionally in the other office in Amsterdam, while staying in our own apartment, also free to use for private trips
Requirements
We are looking for you if you have these:
- Experience as Scrum Master or Agile Coach for at least 3 years for multiple teams (in development/product teams)
- Understanding of the Agile processes and methodologies (e.g.
Scrum, Kanban, delivery practices) and the skill to easily explain them
with practical examples
- Proven knowledge of coaching and facilitation techniques
- English Proficiency
- A Scrum Master and/ or Agile Coaching certification is a plus
And if these soft skills and personality checks apply to you:
- You have strong analytical and problem solving skills, you help
individuals/teams and squads come up with their own solutions and grow
- You have excellent interpersonal skills, you like to listen and are a wizz at asking open questions
- Team player that actively likes to help the colleagues
- You’re a proactive person that takes initiative, so you’re always
on the look for improvements and come up with new and innovative ways of
working.
- Up-to-date with newest Agile practices, technologies and environments
- Keen to develop yourself and grow along with the company
- Assertive and perseverant
- Fun in your own way
