FIND YOUR BETTER AT AIAIf you believe in better, we'd love to hear from you.WE ARE LOOKING FOR .....As an experienced Scrum Master Consultant, you will be responsible for driving and coaching Agile transformation and delivery initiatives. In addition, you will enable new ways of working within the organization for AIA Group and key country teams.
As a Scrum Master Consultant for AIA Digital+ Agile team, you will help drive successful Agile delivery of business-critical initiatives across different AIA country markets through impact-focused Agile delivery support and coaching teams.
Roles and Responsibilities:- Facilitating successful Agile delivery for business-critical AIA initiatives across our country market teams through Agile delivery support and coaching a team(s).
- Working with teams to enable them for Agile delivery through training, coaching, and mentorship
- Facilitating key Scrum ceremonies (Planning, Retro, Review, Stand-ups, also release planning) to build capability and self-sufficiency in AIA Agile teams
- Ensuring teams leverage tools (i.e., JIRA, Miro, etc.) to drive effective collaboration and delivery.
- Providing expertise and hands-on support to different AIA initiatives on delivering complex technology-focused projects with Agility (i.e., complex integrations, partner/vendor involvement, etc.)
- Working with Agile teams as an embedded team member (often remote) as part of the new AIA Digital+ team focused on driving impactful Agile delivery.
- Working with the Product Owners to ensure the right priorities and outcomes are delivered.
- Leverage Agile principles and values to drive continuous improvements in the impactful delivery of Tech and non-Tech teams.
- Supporting the team to focus on the proper outcomes and to navigate blockers and challenges to Agile delivery, both at the team and country levels.
- Working with local sponsors, leads, and delivery teams to ensure targets and progress are communicated regularly in a transparent and agreed-upon manner.
- Uphold the AIA Digital+ team's reputation as an excellent provider through consistent and reliable impact delivery.
- Support establishing and implementing the Agile operating model principles, terminology, practices, and governance to be used across AIA.
- Play an active role in establishing the new AIA Digital+ team in the Philippines by supporting the setup and launch of this new business unit.
- Working alongside the Group Agile CoE and local country Agile CoEs to drive consistent Agile adoption.
- Embed the Agile ways of working with the team members, sponsors, and stakeholders through on-the-job coaching and training.
- Driving a great one-team culture within the new AIA Digital+ Agile team (in the Philippines).
- Lead and coach Agile teams on best executing Agile frameworks and methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), practices, and tools to improve team efficiency and effectiveness in this new way of working.
- Play an active role in driving the Agile community to share best practices and new ways of working. Establish consistent rules and principles for Agile at scale.
Communication Requirements:- Excellent presentation skills and fluency in English, both in speaking and writing
- Excellent empathic listening skills, acting as a coach or mentor
- Be able to communicate effectively and persuasively with senior stakeholders and team members
- Be able to articulate thoughts, ideas or issues clearly
- Great interpersonal skills
