Consultant

Practice Area: Management Services

Profile Role: Scrum Master

Position Brief & Process Summary

As a Scrum Master within AXA, you’ll play a vital role in Product teams, focusing on continuous squad optimization. Your responsibilities include fostering effective collaboration, facilitating Agile ceremonies, providing leadership and coaching, and supporting the team in delivering value each sprint. You will help identify and resolve bottlenecks, promote frequent deployments, and ensure the team adheres to Agile principles.

Key Accountabilities & Requirements

• Ensure the squad consistently meets sprint goals and contributes to the product roadmap by reviewing metrics and impediment logs.
• Facilitate effective daily stand-ups and Agile ceremonies, fostering transparency and continuous improvement.
• Proactively identify and remove impediments to maximize team productivity.
• Promote strong Agile adoption, ensuring the squad understands and implements Agile practices and principles.
• Encourage team engagement, motivation, and empowerment, fostering a positive, collaborative environment.
• Collaborate with the Product Owner and stakeholders to manage demand, backlog, and alignment with the product strategy.
• Lead problem-solving sessions to address blockers and improve workflows.
• Participate in cross-team dependencies management and Scrum Master communities of practice to share knowledge and improve practices.

Specific Position Related Experience

• Deep understanding of Agile principles, Scrum framework, roles, ceremonies, and artifacts.
• Excellent coaching, mentoring, and communication skills to foster Agile mindset within the team.
• Conflict resolution skills and ability to facilitate productive Scrum events.
• Ability to identify and remove obstacles, escalating issues when necessary.
• Strong self-organization and empowerment skills, promoting ownership and accountability.
• Experience in continuous improvement and process optimization.

Other Skill Set Required

• Product Owners
• Guild Lead / Agile Coach
• Tribe Leads
• Product and Guild Teams
• External Suppliers
• Senior Leadership and Stakeholders

Eligibility

• 5 to 10 years, on Agile/Scrum.