By clicking the "Apply" button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda's Privacy Notice and Terms of Use. I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.
Job Description
Senior Scrum Master
The Future Begins Here
At Takeda, we are creating a future-ready organization that uses data and digital to meet the needs of patients, our people, and the planet. We need your help to make this happen. Join our new Innovation Capability Center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia.
In this role at our state-of-the-art center, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and create solutions that will benefit patients around the world. Become the heart of our internal innovation engine.
At Takeda we unite in diversity!
Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive workplace, where individuals are recognized for the diverse backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continually improving workplace experience and accessibility for everyone, and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our Team.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Scrum Master, you'll be dealing with more complex situations and you'll need to work across functional units, and other teams, and upper levels of management. You can expect to work on a wide variety of situations involving more complex scaling factors and variations. In this role you will ensure the effective implementation of Agile principles and practices at the program level, promoting collaboration across multiple teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of value to customers.
Responsibilities
- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on consistently improving and problem-solving.
- Facilitate agile events on a Team and Programme (ART) level according to Scaled Agile Framework.
- Align teams to common PI objectives and coordinate interaction with other teams of one's own and other units to manage dependencies.
- Mitigate variability in product development by establishing a consistent development cadence and fostering a customer-centric release management approach.
- Additionally, contribute to the implementation of DevOps practices to enhance overall product development and delivery efficiency
- Offer conceptual and innovative approaches to improve the organizational agility.
- 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 and Qualifications
- 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 Integration
- 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
What Takeda Can Offer You
At Takeda, you may build your career, while contributing to better people's lives. Expect trust driven culture built around Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance. Joining ICC will give you access to high end technology, training and colleagues who will support your growth.
Salary
As a motivated employee, you should be compensated appropriately. The minimum salary for this position is € 3850 per month (full time), but your final remuneration package may be higher depending on your qualifications and experience.
Benefits
Here are a few benefits our employees are enjoying at Takeda. To get a full picture of what we are offering, follow this link.
- Cafeteria
- Medical - High standard medical care
- Bridge days
- Summer Hours
- Multisport Card
Your application and any and all conversations that occur with the recruiter, HR, and the hiring manager as part of that application will be treated in the strictest confidence.
#LI-Hybrid
Locations
SVK - Bratislava - Svatoplukova
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
What We Do
We strive to transform lives. While the science we advance is constantly evolving, our core purpose is enduring. For more than two centuries, our values have guided us to do what’s right for patients and for society.
We know that changing lives requires us to do things differently. We start by listening to and addressing what really matters to patients, the people who love them, and those in the healthcare system who provide care. And that’s what inspires us all to be bold, push boundaries and set new standards that open up greater opportunities. Join us in our effort to discover, develop and deliver new treatments to patients.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Gallery
Takeda Teams
Takeda Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Takeda's hybrid policy varies by role. Be sure to ask your recruiter about the requirements for the role that you are applying for.