Scrum Master
Job Description
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 710,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
Accenture is an Irish-domiciled multinational professional services company that provides services in:
1) Technology
2) Strategy & Consulting
3) Interactive
4) Operations
As a Fortune Global 500 company, it has been incorporated in Dublin, Ireland since September 1, 2009.
With more than 500,000 employees worldwide—in 200 cities across 51 countries—Accenture also operates more than 100 “innovation hubs,” developing solutions for cloud, finance, and other industries.
The Pillar
Accenture Technology combines business and industry insights with innovative technology services to transform your business. Join one of the world’s largest independent providers of technology services to grow your expertise and help clients worldwide to innovate at scale and transform their businesses. Help change how the world works and lives
through technology innovation.
The Group
Accenture Health & Public Service balances the stability of service delivery with the speed to react to citizens’ changing needs. Facing limited resources, compressed timelines and unprecedented challenges, leaders must embrace new ways of working to be successful.
We combine human ingenuity, technology and a delivery-focused culture to enable leaders across public sector organisations to turn ambition into action. By maximising the value of existing investments and expertise, we help build the foundations of material improvement that delivers sustainable value for citizens and creates lasting capability within government.
The Role
Scrum Master (Associate Manager – Manager)
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Be in the capacity of a Lead/Manager to drive the delivery of projects and dealing with high profiles clients.
Be a SME for Project Delivery and oversee full project delivery life cycle.
Be a trusted advisor to our customers, you will be responsible for the successful execution of one or more projects at a time, providing guidance, coaching, and project leadership
Be responsible for keeping the project team working on the highest priority tasks, removing risks and impediments, maintaining on track financials and leading the communication with stakeholders
Forming tight collaborations with the Product Owner(s) to develop the User Stories and to manage Product- and Sprint backlog
Qualifications
Critical Success Factors
Mandatory
Minimum 4-6 years of experience playing the Scrum Master role for Agile Software development teams that were diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
Good to have skills:Prior experience in Digital Consulting / handling Digital Transformation Project will be a plus
Scrum Master certification by Scrum Alliance or equivalent (CSM, PSM I), (CSP, PSM II)
Project Management Professional (PMP), ACP or SCRUM certification with real-world experience, additional certifications are an advantage
All our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You’ll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.
Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic, or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
