Role – Scrum Master Level 3 and 4
Location - Hong Kong
Role:
Please list the top 3 responsibilities of this role:
Scrum Master III & IV – HKD
- Host daily standard meeting,
- Host weekly backlog refinement meeting,
- If face blockage during the stand up call, then Scrum Master will need to schedule meeting to put correct people in correct meeting to solve the problem.
- main facilitator of the whole project – schedule and hosting the meeting.
- Please refer to the job details on FG too.
Please detail a subset of the Manulife Leadership Principles you would like to see the Candidates able to demonstrate as part of the interview process.
Please list the TOP 3 requirements the candidate must have (
will reject Candidate out of consideration if they do not have these skills
):
Scrum Master III & IV – HKD
- Good communication skill and proficiency in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English (both speak and writing).
Minimum 5 years and above work experience, and during those 5 years work experience, candidate must have at least 1 year current/recent work experience in an actual Scrum Master role.
Hiring Manager is not looking for PM or BA candidate who wants to become Scrum Master.
Only local HK citizen
Are there other desired skills that are nice to have for this role?
Insurance/financial services industry.
Have PSM1 /CSM certificate.
.
What project(s) will they be working on?BAU or new project or on-going project?
What is the expected 'end result' they will be asked to deliver?
New projectERPQ – to digitalise the risk calculation process.
RPQ = Risk profile questionnaires, where insurance customers need to fill up regarding their financial benefits assessment , income etc..
Market coverage: Hong Kong & Macau.
Description:
Manulife is seeking a Scrum Master with track record in leading and delivering outcomes through multiple Scrum Teams. The candidate should have the maturity to interact with various stakeholders, navigating in a complex environment and the capability to lead and coach the teams to improve and collaborate.
What motivates you?
You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit
You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes
You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together
You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters
You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up
You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone
We Are Looking For Someone With
Strong understanding of Agile values and principles, and relevant frameworks, like Scrum and Kanban
5+ years of hands-on experience in leading and serving Scrum teams and work with the team to remove impediments
Strong facilitation skills and experience in facilitating backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand up, sprint reviews, retrospectives and Scrum of Scrums (or Nexus)
Familiar with Agile tools, like Jira, Confluence, X-Ray etc.
Able to work independently, proactively and possess "Can-do" attitude in a dynamic, fast-paced and unstructured environment
Strong communicator who can negotiate effectively to balance business direction/requirements with cost of development and risk
Able to teach Scrum team Agile principles and guide them on best practices, act as a teacher and coach
Proven ability to collaborate to deliver business outcomes
Good organizational and problem-solving skills
Good communication skill and proficiency in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English
Agile certifications like PSM or CSM preferred (Adv level preferred)
Experience in financial or insurance industry preferred
On The Job You Will
Work closely with business units, various stakeholders to drive and deliver system application solutions to address business needs
Coordinate with Product Owner and Business Analysts to produce user stories, specifications, and mock-ups for proposed solutions
Build consensus and facilitate discussion with related stakeholders, business partners and IT development teams
Host Scrum ceremonies and serve the team to achieve the sprint goal and continues to improve
Facilitate and work with QA Team to define test strategy, construct test plan and manage testing team on test execution to ensure the end product meets the business objectives
Own, investigate and lead members of the agile team through sprints and resolve issues
Facilitate, track and monitor project roadmaps and release plan
Manage cross-squad dependencies and necessary Scrum of Scrums
Partner with Project Manager to deliver value to our users
Ensure project compliance with relevant governance