Context

This role takes place in the Database Product department, which is responsible for implementing and managing the Database infrastructure for the Operating Companies across Europe and Asia. Our main missions are:

• Installation, upgrading and patching of Database Management Systems (Oracle, MS SQL and Postgres, where applicable) through automated solutions.

• Creation of Databases and Schemas

• Operating the DB : Backup/Recovery, Storage Management, Monitoring of CPU Usage and Performance Optimization

• Ensuring compliance to security policies – encryption, hardening etc

Purpose

We are looking for an experienced scrum master to oversee and guide our squads, notably FDMs, developers and testers. The scrum master's responsibilities include ensuring that development teams follow an Agile (e.g. scrum) framework values and practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.

Main Activities

• Design, adapt and implement an agile methodology's values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.

• Train, mentor, and support the project and product teams.

• Define and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items.

• Schedule and facilitate meetings and decision-making.

• Monitor and improve progress and performance.

• Support the planning and organization of demos, testing, UAT and Pilots/Dry-runs.

• Ensuring proper collaboration with external teams and vendors.

• Prepare and present status reports to stakeholders.

• Forecast capacity vs. demand to identify shortfall or excesses of the resources, streamline workflow for resource requisition and allocation

Expected Skills and Experience

• At least 3-5 years of professional experience in a similar position, with IT Technical program management.

• To be comfortable in a matrix organization.

• To be process and quality oriented.

• Be fluent in Agile and Waterfall methodologies and tooling, e.g. MS Project, Jira.

• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.

• Experience in a complex transformation environment and complex programs.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills. Reliability and accuracy of analyses as key factors.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English.

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.

• International experience and cross functional skills.

• Be comfortable in a highly dynamic environment and promote change.

• Able to adapt to changing environments, keep calm and know how to deal with stress.

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we’re committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.