Scrum Master

Posted 07 September 2023
Salary HKD600000 - HKD750000 per annum
LocationHong Kong
Job type Permanent
Discipline Technology
ReferenceBH-1657
ContactHelen Fong

Job description

Our client, a rapidly expanding and highly respected global financial institution, is currently undergoing a significant transformation. They are actively seeking experienced and professional Scrum Masters to join their dynamic and forward-thinking team.
The successful candidate will be part of a team building and executing the programme of work that aims to enhance the business by strong Agile methodology to track and define daily activities of those functional squads.


Job Responsibilities


  • Does forecasting of deliverables possible in an iteration based on evidence and reliable source.
  • Lead agile squad to perform the daily ritual and facilitates all Scrum ceremonies while actively contributing to the continuous improvement of the Agile community.
  • Highlight any roadblocks to project manager or clear it as and when possible
  • Work closely with business users and technical team from user stories till the actual implementation
  • Ensure proper tracking of all documentation such as User Stories and design work framework.
  • End-to-end responsibility for each sprint with sprint planning and retrospective review, and agreed amongst the squad members on the Definition of Done (requirements, concepts, preparation and execution of tests, analysis of test results)
  • Responsible to work with application development teams and coordinate across other application stakeholders such as Scrum Master or Business Analyst.
  • Lead the scrum team for day-to-day executions, including application development and delivery, production support or new product experiments
  • A good coach in Agile practices and can mentor individuals on processes and tools, ensures the team to adhere and use Agile, Jira Confluence and Scrum practices.
  • Create process to reduce product time-to-market by embracing automation in the delivery lifecycle.
  • Supports the organizational transformation, mentor, and coach the Scrum Team, share practices and tools that are successful.
Job Requirements


  • Degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology or related disciplines.
  • At least 3 years of experience in the Agile management or Scrum Master related role and in large-scale Project Management.
  • Scrum related certified (CSM / PSM / PMI-ACP / SAFe related) is highly preferred
  • Demonstrated success in managing Agile projects using the Scrum framework, encompassing Agile values, Scrum ceremonies, and Product Backlog management.
  • Extensive experience in delivering Agile solutions within large enterprise or financial institutions is highly desirable.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, mentoring, team building, and conflict management skills with a customer-centric mindset.
  • Proven ability to understand business needs, across business functions with a front-to-back perspective.
  • Familiar with prevailing both Waterfall & Agile tools, and practices (Jira/ Confluence).
  • Able to work with multiple teams in a Scrum Master role and is focused on the successful processes and outcomes related to those teams
  • Strong interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Motivated, passionate about technology and the Financial Services.
  • Proficient knowledge and hands-on experience in DevOps methodologies and toolsets including JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and more.
  • Proactive, self-starter, autonomous, good analytical skills, and good team spirit.
  • Good command of both written and spoken English and Chinese.
  
For more details, please feel free to ping me for a chat or send me an email at hfong@captarpartners.com
Look forward to hearing from you.