Senior Scrum Master
Sentinels, Netherlands
Job Description
Sentinels is on a mission to battle financial crime by developing software that detects money laundering.
We were founded in 2019 and currently are already a team of 100 people with 33+ nationalities. Most of our teams are working from our Amsterdam office, and we also have presence in Groningen, Lisbon and London. This year we have been acquired by Fenergo, an Irish established Client Lifecycle Management company, which gives us financial stability and a lot of knowledge that will enable us to be even more successful in our mission to fight financial crime.
Senior Scrum Master | Financial Risk amp; Compliance
The financial system is facing serious challenges. Banks and payment service providers are struggling to meet the requirements of regulators, and current Know Your Customer amp; Anti-Money Laundering solutions are falling short of needs. At the root of financial crime are felonies involving drugs, human trafficking, and terrorism.
But there’s hope! AI and machine learning offer the promise to effectively catch criminals. Sentinels is building cutting-edge AI software products to help financial institutions meet pressing regulatory requirements, reduce false positives, maximise their customer experience, and fight financial crime.
As a Scrum Master you understand the importance of working Agile. You’re also able to put this in practice from your Agile mindset. Basically, you’re the oil that keeps the engine running smoothly!
You are a highly organised, thorough and motivated professional who understands the importance of being a strong team player and leader.
We don’t have to mention anything Agile, as you are living amp; breathing it, and bring the experience to prove it.
You are used to delivering software in a multi-disciplinary team, in a multi-location product organisation.
This is a hybrid role: we work 1-2 days per week from the office.
Responsibilities
- Train, coach, and mentor teams on agile principles, frameworks and tools to become high-performing and organising autonomously
- Organise and facilitate team events, aiming at growing team capabilities to do it
- Monitor amp; track WIP to identify, communicate, and remove agility blockers/impediments within and across teams
- Help the team improve the efficiency through Continuous Improvement to achieve continuous, predictable, and stable delivery
- Provide advice as a transition consultant and agile coach
- Coach, challenge and inspire all levels within our organisation
Requirements
- Start-up mindset with deep knowledge and Agile experience (5+ years) preferably from larger organisations
- At least 5 years’ experience with building organising and high-performing Scrum teams
- At least 2 years’ experience in a scaled Agile environment (SAFe, LeSS, etc.)
- Passionate about empiricism to help the team improve by learning through experimentation and observation
- Solid experience delivering software in a multi-team, multi-location product organisation
- Solid experience in building Scrum metrics to keep the team on track
- Servant Leader in the right context (firm if needed, relaxed whenever possible)
- Strong ability to cut through complexity and provide clear recommendation/improvements
- Able to proactively recognise and identify bottlenecks pertaining to process
- Technical background
- Fluent English in word and in writing
- Certified Scrum Master
Nice to have
- Certified in Scaled Agile Framework (e.g. SAFe, LeSS)
- Knowledge and experience with Lean is preferred
Technology stack
AWS, Python, Elastic, Postgres, ReactJS, Kubernetes, Dockers, Git/Bitbucket
Collaboration tools
Jira, Miro, Confluence, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack
About You
- You are keen on being the best in your field and you want to help Sentinels in its continuous growth.
- Ambition to help drive positive change
- Great sense of empathy that allows you to make user-centric decisions
- Creative and endlessly curious
- Self-motivated to take initiative and ownership of your work
- Passionate about excellence in lean agile and flow optimisation
Benefits
We are a team of innovators at the forefront of technical knowledge and cutting-edge techniques. Innovation is at the heart of everything we do, from research to prototype, from feature validation to new product launches.
We hire talents who dare to take a stand and explore new directions. We empower our team to be self-leading, take the initiative and experiment because we believe that creative and fulfilled people build the mos