Manulife

Scrum Master

Hong Kong Full time

Scrum Master

Position Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with business units, various stakeholders to drive and deliver system application solutions to address business needs

  • Coordinate with Product Owner and Business Analysts to produce user stories, specifications, and mock-ups for proposed solutions

  • Build consensus and facilitate discussion with related stakeholders, business partners and IT development teams

  • Host Scrum ceremonies and serve the team to achieve the sprint goal and continues to improve

  • Facilitate and work with QA Team to define test strategy, construct test plan and manage testing team on test execution to ensure the end product meets the business objectives

  • Own, investigate and lead members of the agile team through sprints and resolve issues

  • Facilitate, track and monitor project roadmaps and release plan

  • Manage cross-squad dependencies and necessary Scrum of Scrums

  • Partner with Project Manager to deliver value to our users

  • Ensure project compliance with relevant governance

Required Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of working experience in Scrum Master or related fields.

  • Good understanding of Agile and relevant frameworks, like Scrum and Kanban

  • Hands-on experience in leading and serving Scrum teams and work with the team to remove impediments

  • Experience in facilitating backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand up, sprint reviews and retrospectives

  • Familiar with Agile tools, like Jira and Confluence

  • Able to work independently, proactively and possess “Can-do” attitude in a dynamic, fast-paced and unstructured environment

  • Strong communicator who can negotiate effectively to balance business direction/requirements with cost of development and risk

  • Able to teach Scrum team Agile principles and guide them on best practices

  • Proven ability to collaborate to deliver business outcomes

  • Good organizational and problem-solving skills

  • Good communication skill and proficiency in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English

  • Agile certifications like PSM or CSM preferred

  • Experience in financial or insurance industry preferred

When you join our team:

  • We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

  • We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

  • As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact hr@manulife.com.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid