The Scrum Master is a leader and coach who plays the scrum master role by facilitating team events, processes, and supporting teams in delivering value. The role involves facilitating communication and collaboration among teams that are geographically distributed, ensuring alignment with the program vision, managing risks and dependencies, and driving relentless improvement.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage product delivery using agile frameworks and techniques. Align with Agile values such as prioritizing individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
- Lead and facilitate agile events including stand-ups, sprint & PI planning, reviews, retrospectives, demos and backlog refinement meetings to promote team collaboration.
- Advise SAFe events, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business requirements and develop solutions that meet customer needs.
- Work with Product Owners, Product and Solution Management, and stakeholders to ensure strategy and execution alignment
- Help the scrum teams achieve delivery acceleration focused on business outcomes by reaching higher levels of scrum maturity
- Identify, escalate, and manage risks and dependencies across Teams / ART to ensure that they are addressed in a timely manner
- Coordinate with Services and support to schedule resolution of issues with released products
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the Teams / ART by leading retrospectives and encouraging innovation
- Monitor and report on the progress of the Team / ART, ensuring transparency and alignment with solution objectives
- Provide guidance and support to RTEs, Scrum Masters, and Product Management teams to help them deliver value effectively and adhere to Agile best practices
WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU
Basic Qualifications and Experience:
- masters degree or bachelors degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, IT or related field
AND
- 9+ years of relevant work experience
Must-Have Skills:
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Prior experience with Agile project management tools, such as Jira, Confluence and Jira Align
- Experience in guiding teams through Agile events and ensuring adherence to SAFe practices and behaviours
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex challenges with data
- Collaborative spirit and effective communication skills to work seamlessly in a cross-functional team
Good-to-Have Skills:
- Deep understanding of DevOps and Test Automation Processes in software delivery
- Workshop facilitation and training experience
- Strong learning agility; ability to understand data and analytics processes that this role will play a leadership role on
Professional Certifications:
- Certified SAFe Scrum Master or similar (preferred)
- Certified SAFe RTE or similar (preferred)
Soft Skills:
- Excellent people and project management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
- Team oriented with a focus on achieving team goals
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT OF US
As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also care deeply for our teammates we'll-being and growth.
- Work That Matters Build tech that accelerates scientific breakthroughs and helps patients worldwide.
- Modern Tech Stack Cloud-first, automation-focused, AI-powe'red.
- Global Scale, Agile Mindset Collaborate across continents while working in nimble, high-impact teams.
- Continuous Learning Access to certifications, trainings, mentorship, and career mobility.
- Amgen Total Rewards Plan Comprehensive benefits in healthcare, finance, and we'll-being.
- Flexibility Hybrid work model with time split between our Lisbon office and remote work.
