The Agile Master is responsible for facilitating the adoption and implementation of Agile methodologies within teams, ensuring effective collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivery of high-quality products. This role requires a deep understanding of Agile principles, excellent facilitation skills, and the ability to coach and mentor teams towards achieving Agile excellence.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitation: Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews to ensure effective collaboration and communication within the team. Coaching and Mentoring: Coach and mentor team members in Agile practices, helping them to understand and adopt Agile principles and improve their performance. Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging teams to reflect on their processes and implement changes that enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Impediment Removal: Identify and help remove impediments that hinder the team’s progress, working collaboratively with stakeholders to resolve issues. Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on product goals and priorities. Agile Advocacy: Act as an advocate for Agile methodologies within the organization, promoting Agile values and principles to foster a culture of agility. Performance Metrics: Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the effectiveness of Agile practices and team performance. Team Development: Support the development of high-performing teams by fostering a positive and collaborative team environment. Agile Best Practices: Stay current with industry trends and best practices in Agile methodologies, bringing new ideas and approaches to the organization.

 

 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field. Proven experience in an Agile role, such as Agile Master, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach. Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and experience in implementing Agile practices. Excellent facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence team members and stakeholders. Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills. Experience with Agile tools and software (e.g., JIRA, Confluence) is preferred. Relevant Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, Agile Certified Practitioner) are a plus.

Your benefits:

We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location) From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach

65609 | Operations | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent

 

About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 12,000 employees located in 51 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity and cultural background, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

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