Scrum Master

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Scrum Master!! 

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Job ID: 29281

We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to join our newly forming engineering team based out of Prague, Czech Republic. The team will be small, self-managed and composed of a scrum master and four engineers who will be independent thinkers and proactive problem-solvers, unafraid of complex technical challenges. We provide everyone with the opportunity and support to thrive and reach their highest potential. 

Who are we? 

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,000 worldwide employees. Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo 

HID’s Identity and Access Management Solutions Department: 

HID Global Identity and Access Management Solutions products protect more than 85 million user identities. At HID Global, we understand that no person, device, or workplace can go unprotected. This philosophy of Zero Trust drives us to create new advances in risk-based multi-factor authentication, leads us to secure user identities in converged access environments and drives the need to expand implementations with our industry-leading digital certificates and PKIaaS solution to manage them at scale.

As our Scrum Master, you’ll support HID’s success by: 

• Fulfilling the tasks and responsibilities of a Scrum Master as dictated by SAFe Agile
• Taking part in Scaled Agile software development process performing tasks including coding and testing modules, maintaining, and tuning applications and related components. Immersing in deeper aspects of SAFe
• Participating in troubleshooting/task identification, work effort estimates, and work schedules for development and maintenance activities
• Ensuring that all tasks are performed in accordance with specific internal procedures and standards, as well as industry best practices
• Even though the Scrum Master role does not require coding or any specific engineering activity, the Scrum Master will be expected to maintain a very solid technical understanding of all engineering activities and of the product/project

What we will love about your background: 

• Thorough experience with the Scrum Master position
• High level of personal accountability, as evidenced by their commitment, resilience, ownership, and mindset toward continuous learning
• Comfortable communicating with development teams, product owners and businesspeople in English. Good understanding of accented English, such as eastern European, Indian, or US English. Communication is key for this role. Engineers can get by with limited English because the Scrum Master role facilitates communication
• Continuous improvement – must be constantly growing one’s craft, learning new tools and techniques, and sharing these within and among teams
• Understand that their role in the organization is broader than the details included in this job description
• Excellent interpersonal skills – the ability to work with diverse personality types across different cultures. HID is not very process-oriented, it is flexible, agile, and based on interpersonal communication and relationships.
• Innate ability to understand and master new skills quickly and grasp previously unknown concepts with ease

Your Experience and Education include:   

• Master’s degree in any related field, be it diplomacy, psychology, or software engineering
• Willingness and ability to apply oneself and learn everything necessary at an accelerated pace
• The candidate should have extensive previous experience in the Scrum Master position
• Experience in leadership positions is considered an advantage
• Experience in an engineering role, such as QA, is a strong advantage
• A previous career in enterprise and deep understanding of how large companies operate
• Ability to effectively communicate in the English language, both verbally and in writing with non-native English speakers
• Knowledge of Czech or Slovak is considered an advantage

Who you are as a Team Member:

• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Willingness to ‘roll up sleeves’ and dive deep into tactical work when necessary
• Good interpersonal skills, willingness to learn and continue to grow professionally
• Strong team player and ability to work well with others
• You welcome opportunities to incorporate diversity into your work, including valuing different backgrounds, experiences and opinions. You also embrace creating and nurturing a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging

Why apply? 

• Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive ambitious change
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly

HID is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  
 
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences. 

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