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Introduction

IBM Application Consultants work directly with our clients on key initiatives. You will have the opportunity to build an in-depth understanding of their business issues and implement organizational strategies that drive adoption of change. We are looking for experts who can build credibility and trust with our clients and provide knowledge that addresses individual and unique business needs.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Scrum Master, you will be responsible for facilitating and guiding the scrum team in adopting and implementing the Scrum framework.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing scope and timeline of projects

• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand‐ups

• Act as the point of contact for external communications (e.g. vendors or stakeholders)

• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests

• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur

• Help teams implement changes effectively

• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint

• Provide guidance to team members in Agile frameworks

What we are looking for:

• Familiarity with software development

• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)

• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)

• Strong experience in managing business, IT and senior stakeholders;

• Ability to solve complex problems and resolve conflicts;

• Sound understanding of the technical aspects of Systems integration in an environment with diverse technologies;

• Self‐driven, creative and team‐oriented person with good interpersonal and communication skills;

• Strong organizational and leadership skills and ability to influence to gain consensus from multiple stakeholders when required;

• Working experience in using project management software to track, monitor, and reporting of project progress and producing reports;

• Proven record in managing external contractors and monitoring and reporting progress;

• Preferably more than 3 years of relevant experience as a Scrum Master;

• Scrum master certification will be an added advantage.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Please refer to JD above.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Please refer to JD above.

About Business UnitIBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

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About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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