Senior Scrum Master

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Job Description:

The Future Begins Here:

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.

At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity :

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.

THE OPPORTUNITY :

As a Scrum Master, you'll act as facilitator and advocate of the Agile methods of collaboration, in alignment with a product-centric organization. This role coordinates, supports, and assists all aspects of a product team. You’ll collaborate closely with and is the single point of contact to the product owner, coordinate the development team and align with release management to achieve customer satisfaction.

• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on consistently improving and problem-solving.
• Solving unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business.
• Offer conceptual and innovative approaches to improve the organizational agility.
• Use expert agile knowledge to guide teams to utilize tools and practices for software development.
• Effectively lead the scrum team to achieve higher levels of scrum maturity.
• Guide, coach, and mentor more junior or aspiring Scrum Masters.
• Act as a trusted representative for the team in committees, coordinate with IT colleagues from other teams, and are SPOC for the product owner and release manager or other functions from the business.
• Deliver ongoing training for the team, product owners, developers, and testers to consolidate and support the future development of agile methods in the organization.
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum 4 years of Scrum Master experience leading small-mid-sized agile teams
• Minimum 5 years of IT/SW delivery experience working in agile environment
• Has identifiable impact on results of the team and program or product levels
• Demonstrable experience to apply Scrum principles, practices, and theory of Scrum, Kanban, Agile Development and IntegrationP
• Strong analytical skills to grasp complexities and identify relationships between problems, risks, issues, and solutions; ability to work with a team to reach a consensus
• Solid Team and Organizational coaching experience to realize benefits arising from Agile Principles, self-management, empowerment, incremental deliveries, and inter-team cooperation
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Proven ability to continually build job knowledge & skills
• English language proficiency
  
  

Preferred:

• Has knowledge across several different agile disciplines
• Industry-recognized Agile and / or DevOps Qualifications
• Preferred University Technical Degree (or equivalent experience)
  
  

WHAT TAKEDA CAN OFFER YOU :

• Takeda is certified as a Top Employer, not only in India, but also globally. No investment we make pays greater dividends than taking good care of our people.
• At Takeda, you take the lead on building and shaping your own career.
• Joining the ICC in Bengaluru will give you access to high-end technology, continuous training and a diverse and inclusive network of colleagues who will support your career growth.
  
  

BENEFITS :

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are

• Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Broad Variety of learning platforms
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)
  
  

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA :

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.
  
  

Locations:

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time