Scrum Master

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Working location: Lim Tower 3, 29A Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Đa Kao, Q1 ( hybrid working mode is available)

Summary of our client
Having started in Germany in 1987, GFT Technologies has grown to become a trusted Software Engineering and Consulting specialist for the international financial industry, counting many of the worlds largest and best-known Banks as our clients.

Weve been a pioneer of near-shore delivery since 2001 and now offer a global team spanning 16 countries with a global workforce of over 6,000 people around the world. GFT is recognised by industry analysts, such as Everest Group, as a leader amongst the global mid-sized Service Integrators and ranked in the Top 20 leading global Service 

Integrators in many of the exponential technologies such as Open Banking, Blockchain, Digital Banking, and Apps Services.

Today, GFT continues to drive growth through digital transformation working closely with leading global digital and virtual banks. We do this through a combination of consulting services, IT solutions, applications management, and outsourcing focusing heavily on the following domains:

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

• Blockchain Solutions

• Cloud Technologies

• Data Analytics

For the past 18-months, GFT has been driving our expansion into the APAC region, rapidly winning new clients including Mox Bank (a cloud-native Virtual Bank for Hong Kong millennials that GFT has helped build from the ground up), Standard Chartered, DBS, HSBC, SGX and many more.

Come join our APAC start-up team and help us drive our growth in the region.

You can learn more about our latest advancements and news at www.gft.com

But most importantly: we are still human beings. We live up to our values because we truly believe they are vital. A core value of ours is small enough to care, big enough to deliver. Meaning we aim to keep the family-owned business values at the core of how we do business. Our culture is about staying closely connected, being agile, lean, and having a flat organization. On the other hand, we also strive to remain relevant to our clients business as they trust us with helping them on their transformation journeys delivering business-critical IT solutions and projects.

Main responsibilities

• The candidate should be the Scrum Master (SCRUM/LeSS) for the team, leading the activities of grooming and maintaining the product backlog 

• This candidate is more emphasis on soft skills and meeting facilitation, driving to resolution rather than on technical skills 

• Risk management skills 

• Contribute to backlog management, prioritization within the team 

• Prepare user stories agree with team and Product Owner 

• Contribute towards release planning and release signoffs 

• Adhere to organizational guidelines and process 

• Technical background is nice to have, good knowledge of Banking is an advantage 

• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution when discussing issues across squads 

• Possess strong problem solving, analytical skills with an ability to handle multiple tasks & prioritize accordingly 

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, troubleshoot, and problem 

• Strong interpersonal & negotiation skills in dealing with multiple stakeholders 

• Must be flexible, adaptable, and have the ability to work in a fast-paced changing environment 

• Analytical and conceptual thinking skills 

• Excellent documentation skills 

Your Skills and Experience 

• A bachelors degree in Computer Science or related. PMP or an equivalent Agile (SCRUM, LeSS) certification would be considered an asset 

• At least 5 years experience in a Project Manager role, good banking knowledge is an advantage. 

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Familiar with MS Project, JIRA/Confluence for dashboards, boards configuration, burndown, and similar tools 

• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team 

• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency. 

• Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for project management 

• A proven record of leading and supporting successful projects. 

• Previous experience in a leadership role with strong and proven leadership skills 

• Conflict resolution and conflict management experience 

• Highly organized and excellent time management ability 

• Able to multitask with a strong understanding of core manager duties 

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities, including negotiation skills 

Compensation benefits

HR benefits

• Competitive salary

• Salary band per level and employee benefits are reviewed once per year

• 13th month salary pro rata depending on the employees length of service (within a calender year), paid with the December salary

• Monthly lunch allowance: 700,000 VND/employee

• Parking: GFT covers the monthly parking fee for employee motorbikes

• Performance evaluation is once per year, for 2 purposes:
    > Performance bonus   > Salary increments

Talent retention policy (Retention bonus)

• 2-year anniversary = 0.5x monthly salary

• 3-year anniversary = 1x monthly salary

• 5-year anniversary = 2x monthly salary

• Paid with salary of month of anniversary.

Health care

• Private health insurance: including accident, outpatient, in-patient, maternity, and dental for all permanent employees who pass 2-month probation.

• Optical: expense claim for eyewear

• Annual health check-ups.

Vacation

• Maximum 18-day vacation leave/year (with the ability to carry over 05 days till 31st March of the following year)

• Adding one more annual leave day for each two-year anniversary.

Healthy lifestyle

• Sports and hobby clubs: company has an annual fund for fitness activities, which is allocated per month as teams vote.

• Range of healthy snacks, tea, coffee, milk and beer on tap:
  > Tea, coffee and milk are available at pantry area WeWork
  > Beer is available at pantry area WeWork
  > Snack is available in GFT office.

Social

• Company townhall: each 6 weeks

• Monthly team lunch at restaurants

• Monthly team engagement activities: one activity per month

• CSR activities: as per companys CSR guideline and practice

• Hackathon: once per year

• Onsite tour/training courses at other GFT offices and clients destination overseas (where applicable).

Working time: Monday to Friday (8:30 to 17:30)