BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 73 countries, with more than 196,000 employees, including around 149,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets, International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors.

BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking is a globally recognised leader offering capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions.

A transversal part of the Group Risk Management Function, the RISK Global Services teams consists of:

• RISK Systems & CPM;
• RISK Artificial Intelligence Research (RISK AIR)
• RISK Strategic Project Liaison (RISK SPL); and
• RISK Transformation & Performance (RISK T&P).

RISK Global Services aims to transversally develop optimized resources, platforms and common services that will add value for all of RISK, optimising the means of the Function. RISK Global Services teams will work in close collaboration with the RISK Poles, the RISK Global Framework teams and the RISK Global Practices, providing them with all the necessary coordination and transversality to maximize the risk management activities for the Bank. This includes steering the development of the RISK information systems as well as topics related to data management and usage.

About the job

       We are looking for a Tribe Scrum Master (RTE) with strong Agile mindset who showcases servant leadership and coaching when operating an Agile Release Train (ART).

      The ideal candidate would have solid experience in scaling Lean and Agile practices and would understand the challenges associated with facilitating and continuously aligning a large development programme. 

• We are looking for someone to interact with various levels of the organisation, facilitate ART events and processes, assist the teams in delivering value, and handle ART level budget. Would work with Product Management and Solution Architects to ensure strategy and execution stay aligned and work closely with any additional department setup like Agile Delivery or Release Management Office.
• The Tribe Scrum Master must have a continuous improvement mindset, promote a culture of change and foster collaboration in a diverse and multi-location ART formed less than 2 years ago. (S)he will also be working with various Community of Practices such as S.M., P.O., DevOps and Architect.
• The Tribe Scrum Master must possess a refined and broad understanding of how Agile and SAFE delivers value to the organisation, act as servant leader with a ‘can do’ attitude, be able to work under own initiative, in a challenging but highly rewarding environment.

• This role is London based, with Global Teams involved in the ceremonies) 

Your Main Activities Are

The Tribe Scrum Master will be responsible for: 

• Managing and optimising flow of value through the Agile Release Train using appropriate tools. 
• Communicating and establishing the annual calendars for Program Increments (PI)s and iterations.
• Facilitating PI planning events.
• Summarising team PIs into Program PI Objectives. And, publish them for transparency and visibility.
• Assisting in tracking capabilities and execution of features. 
• Guidance in economical decision making.
• Coaching leaders, scrum masters and teams in Lean-Agile mindsets and practices.
• Helping dependencies and risk management.
•  Escalating and tracking impediments.
• Offering inputs on resourcing to address crucial bottlenecks.
• Encouraging culture of collaboration between teams.
• Working with Product Owners, Product & Solution Management, and stakeholders for ensuring strategy and execution alignments.
• Improving the flow of value through value streams by assessing and improving the practices related to DevOps.
• Continuous improvements in the ART

Profile and Skills to Success

• Bachelor's (3-5 years) in Information Technology and Computer Science
• Information Technology ([5 - 7] years)
• English (Fluent)
• Client focused
• IT - Business/IT relationship
• IT - IT knowledge
• Ability to manage a project
• Communication skills - oral & written
• Decision Making

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Why joining BNP Paribas? 

· Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.

· Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

· International reach

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions: 

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines; 
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services; 
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

· Diversity and Inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

· Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

· Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices. 

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered. 

* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.