- Supporting agile teams: You will support several Scrum teams working on innovative IT projects for the emergency services and the healthcare sector. In doing so, you will help the teams to collaborate efficiently, take ownership and achieve their goals sustainably.
- Facilitation & continuous improvement: You will plan, organise and facilitate Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives. In doing so, you will create the framework for transparent communication, goal-oriented collaboration and continuous learning.
- Identifying & removing impediments: You identify obstacles at an early stage, analyse their causes and support teams in developing sustainable solutions so that they can focus on successfully achieving their goals.
- Coaching teams and Product Owners: You support Scrum teams and Product Owners in further developing their agile working practices. Topics such as self-organisation, backlog management, user stories and an agile mindset form part of your daily toolkit.
- Supporting product management: You’ll support Product Owners with prioritisation, roadmap planning and the continuous optimisation of their backlogs. In doing so, you’ll help to reduce dependencies and identify risks at an early stage.
- Shaping culture: You’ll foster a pragmatic and genuinely agile corporate culture and work with teams and stakeholders to continuously refine our working practices.
- Transformation & Organisational Development: You’ll advise teams and organisational units on the introduction and further development of agile practices – from individual Scrum teams right through to scaled structures.
- Transparency & data-driven improvement: You ensure transparency regarding sprint and project progress, establish suitable agile metrics and, together with the teams, derive concrete improvement measures.
- Stakeholder Management & Collaboration: You navigate confidently between development teams, product owners and other stakeholders, helping to successfully reconcile differing interests and priorities.
- Knowledge transfer: You will guide new team members as they familiarise themselves with agile processes, roles and working methods, and support the continuous exchange of knowledge within the organisation.
Senior Scrum Master (m/f/d)
Fernwald
Full-time
Permanent employee
Your mission
Skills
- Experience: Several years’ experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, ideally in complex software or IT projects.
- Agile methodology expertise: In-depth knowledge of agile frameworks and methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban. Experience with scaled approaches such as SAFe, LeSS, Nexus or comparable models is an advantage.
- Coaching & team development: You have a proven track record of successfully supporting teams and Product Owners, and you know how to empower people to take responsibility and continuously improve.
- Facilitation & communication: You impress with strong facilitation, presentation and communication skills and are able to bring together different perspectives constructively – whether on-site or in hybrid or remote environments.
- Conflict resolution & assertiveness: You tackle challenges proactively, manage conflicts confidently and maintain a solution-oriented approach even in demanding situations.
- Basic technical understanding: You have a good understanding of modern software development and complex IT systems. Experience in areas such as cloud technologies, software architectures or data platforms is an advantage.
- Tools & working methods: You are confident in using Jira, Confluence or similar tools and utilise them effectively to support agile processes.
- A pragmatic, agile mindset: You view agile methods as tools rather than an end in themselves. You are able to apply agile principles appropriately to each situation and adapt processes to the teams’ actual needs.
- Communication: You have a fluent command of German and a good to very good command of written and spoken English.
Why us?
- Purpose & Meaning: A meaningful and challenging role in German and international emergency medical services, where you’ll find joy in your work
- Career: Take on responsibility and grow—all the way to a leadership role.
- Team: A creative, motivated, and dynamic team that works together as one.
- Opportunities for Growth: Professional development programs, training courses, and our strong company growth offer you a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development.
- International Expansion: As we tap into new markets, exciting international projects and varied tasks await you.
- Well-being: Free lunch, as well as coffee, tea, and a fruit basket—to keep you energized throughout your workday.
- Working Conditions: Permanent employment, performance-based compensation, flexible working hours, and up to two days of remote work per week.
- Benefits & Perks: Company pension plan, private supplemental health insurance, and charging stations for electric vehicles.
- Fitness & Health: Workplace health management, on-site functional fitness, EGYM Wellpass, Business Bike, as well as foosball and pool for breaks.
- Community: Not just working together, but celebrating together—at several company events throughout the year.