Job Description
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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 Senior Scrum Master, you'll thrive in managing sophisticated situations, fostering cross-functional unity, and collaborating with diverse teams and senior leadership. Embrace a dynamic role encompassing a wide array of complex scaling challenges and variations. You'll excel in identifying strategic alliances and orchestrating with various teams to significantly enhance the value delivered to our customers.
Responsibilities:
- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on consistently improving and problem-solving.
- Act as a trusted representative for the team in committees, coordinate with IT colleagues from other teams, and serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) for the product owner and release manager or other functions from the business.
- Guide, coach, and mentor more junior or aspiring Scrum Masters.
- Deliver ongoing training for the team, product owners, developers, and testers to consolidate and support the future development of agile methods in the organization.
- Lead Knowledge Management, Lessons Learned, and Continuous Improvement activities.
- 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.
- Solving unique and complex problems with a broad impact on the business.
- Offer conceptual and innovative approaches to improve organizational agility.
EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND QUALIFIFCATIONS
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years of IT/SW delivery experience, working in an agile environment
- A minimum of 4 years of Scrum Master experience, leading small to mid-sized agile teams
- Experience in applying Scrum Principles. Practices, and Theory of Scrum, Kanban, Agile Development, and Integration.
- Experience in coaching teams and organizations to realize the benefits arising from agile principles, self-management, empowerment, incremental delivery, and inter-team collaboration.
- Experience in delivering impactful results at team level, program level and product level.
Abilities and Skills:
- Strong communication abilities in diverse, technical/ non-technical, multidisciplinary, and global settings.
- Advanced English proficiency (C1 level) across written, verbal comprehension
- Exceptional analytical aptitude for understanding complexities and identifying links among challenges, risks, issues, and solutions, fostering collaborative team decision-making.
- Strong adaptability in dynamic and shifting environments.
- Skilled in resolving conflicts constructively and effectively.
- Proactive self-learner with dedication to consistently enhance knowledge and skills.
- Commitment to continuous improvement
Nice-To-Have:
- Expertise in various agile methodologies and project management techniques.
- Recognised certifications in Agile or DevOps.
- Well-versed in both, Agile and Waterfall project management approaches.
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.
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Locations
IND - Bengaluru
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
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What We Do
For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world. We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts. Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives. Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.
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.
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