Scrum Master (m/w/d)

Are you passionate about data protection and free, secure communication? Do you care about technology as much as you enjoy engaging with people? – Then become our part-time Scrum Master (m/f/d) (approx. 30 hours per week) for our brands OpenTalk and OpenCloud, and support our customers on their journey towards digital sovereignty.

Your Responsibilities

• Ensuring the Process Flow: You are a committed Scrum Master (m/f/d), moderating and structuring agile processes within our development teams. You serve as an important point of contact for various roles. You support our teams holistically to develop and recognize obstacles early on, helping to resolve them pragmatically. You ensure that Scrum principles are understood and adhered to, promoting transparency, self-organization, and continuous quality assurance.
• Fostering Collaboration: In close collaboration with Product Owners, you act as the interface to the development teams, assisting with the maintenance and prioritization of the Product Backlog.
• Instilling agile Values within the Company: You implement and solidify agile methods and an agile mindset within the teams, coaching teams and stakeholders for effective collaboration.
• Optimizing our Working Methods: You think outside the box and support the introduction of new tools and techniques to improve processes within the teams, fostering a culture of appreciation, openness, and continuous improvement.

Your Profile

• You are a Scrum Master (m/f/d): You hold a certification as a Scrum Master (PSM I/II, CSM) and ideally have experience as a Scrum Master in software and DevOps teams. You possess good technical understanding and are an expert in agile collaboration, with several years of experience working with distributed or cross-functional teams, demonstrating successful project implementations. Additionally, you have a solid technical background - preferably with Linux or open-source technologies - and are familiar with common tools such as Confluence and GitLab. You have in-depth knowledge of agile methods (Scrum and Kanban) and have ideally facilitated Scrum events. Knowledge of scaling approaches for agile teams is a plus.
• You have a keen sense of interpersonal skills: You are confident in moderating teams (including remote teams) without seeking the spotlight, and you possess a high level of self-reflection, empathy, and conflict resolution skills. You have the ability to empower teams toward self-organization and place a strong emphasis on feedback culture and learning from mistakes.
• You have excellent communication skills: Clear, direct, and empathetic communication is your strength. You convey information understandably and purposefully. You are an active listener and observer, leading meetings with clarity. You have excellent German and English skills, both written and spoken, and can confidently apply them into IT contexts.