[EMC] NEO Agile Scrum Master (1 Year Contract)

This position will be contracted through Boschs external vendor under a one-year agreement.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Agile Scrum Master to join our Audio team which develops core audio components for state-of-the-art Automotive Infotainment systems.

In this role you will act as a servant leader coach and mentor helping the team build a great product that is highly valued by our customers. Since this project operates within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) you will play a key role in coordinating cross-team dependencies driving continuous improvement and facilitating target-oriented collaboration across international bordersincluding regular communication with our teams in Germany.

Main Responsibilities

1. Agile Facilitation & Process Ownership

• Ceremony Management: Organize schedule and facilitate crucial Scrum events including Sprint Planning Daily Standups Backlog Refinement Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Method Champion: Guide and coach the team in adopting Scrum SAFe and Kanban practices effectively ensuring agile values and principles are deeply embedded in daily operations.
• Metrics and Transparency: Define and utilize agile metrics (e.g. team velocity burndown/burnup charts) to make progress transparent and drive reliable sprint planning.

2. Servant Leadership & Team Coaching

• Empower & Mentor: Act as a servant leader to foster a self-organizing autonomous and high-performing team culture.
• Protect the Team: Shield the team from external disruptions manage top-down pressure and establish a high degree of psychological safety.
• Impediment Removal: Proactively identify track and facilitate the resolution of technical or process-related roadblocks that hinder team productivity.

3. SAFe Coordination & Dependency Management

• Cross-Team Alignment: Coordinate non-technical dependencies and align with other Scrum teams within the Agile Release Train (ART).
• ART Participation: Active participation in scaled agile ceremonies such as Scrum of Scrums Product Owner/Scrum Master Syncs and Program Increment (PI) Planning.

4. Collaboration & Quality

• Product Owner Collaboration: Support the Product Owner in maintaining a refined well-estimated and prioritized Product Backlog.
• Quality Assurance Support: Assist the team in maintaining high development and testing quality standards ensuring adherence to the Definition of Done (DoD).

Qualifications :

Mandatory Qualifications 

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Agile Expertise: Strong foundational knowledge of Agile Methodologies Kanban Principles and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Technical Domain Knowledge: A good overall understanding of Software Development and Software Testing lifecycles to better guide the teams technical practices.
• Language & Communication: Excellent verbal and written English skills. Proven capability to moderate host and lead meetings confidently with cross-functional partners and international stakeholders specifically in Germany.
• Leadership Style: Strong coaching mentoring and conflict-resolution skills with a proven track record of operating as an empathetic servant leader.
• Agile Certifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM/PSM I) or SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certifications.

Nice-to-Have (Any of the following will be a strong advantage but are not mandatory)

• Tooling Proficiency: Experience working with agile tracking tools like Jira or IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC).
• Industry Standards: General knowledge of ASPICE (Automotive SPICE) or functional safety standards (ISO 26262).
• Infotainment Experience: Prior experience in automotive software development infotainment systems or audio technologies.

Additional Information :

Further details regarding benefits will be shared during the interview process.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time