OFX is continuing to hire most interviewing and on-boarding done virtually due to COVID-19.We welcome conversations aroundflexible working arrangementsfor this role.Please indicate in the application questions what working arrangements would be your preference.
G'Day.We're OFX, a global provider of online, international payment services for our personal, business and partner customers. Since launching on Sydney's Northern Beaches twenty years ago, OFX has grown to become a truly global company. We're now trusted by customers all around the world and have grown to over 400 employees with offices in Sydney, London, Dublin, San Francisco, Toronto, Auckland, Singapore and Hong Kong. We are a publicly listed company, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: 'OFX')
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The Scrum Master role is a crucial role that is responsible for establishing delivery rhythm championing our agile practices within the team. The successful candidate will provide business expertise and practical agile experience to ensure that their team consistently delivers quality software. They will take responsibility for removing impediments and do everything in their power to remove obstacles that are preventing the team from accomplishing its sprint goals. They will facilitate the necessary meetings to ensure that the team is working effectively with each other and with all key stakeholders while regularly examining their work practices and holding the team accountable for continuous improvement.
What you'll do:
- Helping a self-organizing team to deliver effectively
- Facilitate daily stand-up meetings
- Effectively manage the backlog of work for the team and perform planning for each sprint
- Identify blockages that impede delivery and work to resolve them
- Communicate the progress of the team in each sprint and drive the team to ensure sprint commitments are fulfilled
- Display leadership qualities and a passion for working collaboratively
- Assess the scrum maturity of the team and coach the team to higher levels of Scrum maturity
- Build a trusted and safe environment where problems can be raised, and the focus is on problem solving
- Embed and champion a culture of continuous improvement in technology and throughout the organization
- Minimum of 2+ years' experience in a Scrum Master Role
- Relevant Scrum master certificate or Agile Certification
- Experience working in client/consumer facing projects and roles
- Proven ability to drive and motivate scrum teams
- Demonstrated experience working on Scrum and/or Kanban based products
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Ability to think on your feet and learn quickly
- Knowledge of and significant experience working with Jira and Confluence is required
- Experience in Financial services is desirable
- Experience with GCP desirable
- Collaborative style
- A good sense of humor
What it's like working at OFX
We're OFXers because we want to make a difference. We see challenges as opportunities and we're not afraid to roll up our sleeves to get stuff done. We're committed to making things easier for our clients, pushing boundaries and continuing to move with the times so that we can continue to inspire confidence every day and through every transaction.
We operate as one team, cross-functionally and globally to drive outcomes that deliver excellence for our customers. We're curious self-starters who love learning and sharing our knowledge with others. We embrace change and use our initiative and resilience to overcome challenges.
Global markets move fast and so do we. We work across borders and time zones, which helps make the world feel a little smaller. From San Francisco, Toronto to London, Dublin, Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong & Singapore, there's always a colleague to help.
- We promote an environment of reward and recognition, OFXers are encouraged to celebrate their peers' effort, technical expertise or support through a range of channels and awards.
- Giving back, we encourage OFXers to give back to causes and communities that are important to them. We celebrate this with an annual volunteer day, that OFXers can use together or individually.
- Always keep learning. Drive your own learning with LinkedIn learning, which all OFXers have access to. We offer a variety of other learning programs and host an annual Open Day to encourage cross functional and soft skill learning.
- We take pride in having a work/life balance and flexibility; we encourage employees to work productively and efficiently. Our OFXers enjoy Birthday leave to celebrate their birthday however they choose.
- Our Good Vibes employee-led committees organize events to keep our employees engaged inside and outside the office. Whether it's participating in our weekly yoga class (now also online), office happy hours, end of year celebrations. Our team wants you to feel welcome!
- Hybrid and flexible working options