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Senior Scrum Master

Bratislava, Bratislava

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At Takeda, we are guided by our purpose of creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. Every corporate function plays a role in making sure we — as a Takeda team — can discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet.

People join Takeda because they share in our purpose. And they stay because we’re committed to an inclusive, safe and empowering work environment that offers exceptional experiences and opportunities for everyone to pursue their own ambitions.

Job ID R0152744 Date posted 05/23/2025 Location Bratislava, Bratislava

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Job Description

Senior Scrum Master

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are creating a future-ready organization that uses data and digital to meet the needs of patients, our people, and the planet. We need your help to make this happen. Join our new Innovation Capability Center (ICC) in Bratislava, Slovakia.

In this role at our state-of-the-art center, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and create solutions that will benefit patients around the world. Become the heart of our internal innovation engine.

At Takeda we unite in diversity

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive workplace, where individuals are recognized for the diverse backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continually improving workplace experience and accessibility for everyone, and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our Team.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Scrum Master you'llbedealingwith more complexsituations and you’llneed to workacrossfunctionalunits, and otherteams, and upperlevels of management. Youcanexpect to work on a wide variety of situationsinvolving more complexscalingfactors and variations.
In this role youwillensuretheeffectiveimplementation of Agileprinciples and practices at the program level, promotingcollaborationacrossmultipleteams, and ensuringthesuccessfuldelivery of value to customers.

Responsibilities

- Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised with an emphasis on consistently improving and problem-solving.
- Solving unique and complex problems with a broad impact on the business.
- Offer conceptual and innovative approaches to improve organizational agility.
- Use expert agile knowledge to guide teams to utilize tools and practices for software development.
- Effectively lead the scrum team to achieve higher levels of scrum maturity.
- Guide, coach, and mentor more junior or aspiring Scrum Masters.
- Act as a trusted representative for the team in committees, coordinate with IT colleagues from other teams, and are SPOC for the product owner and release manager or other functions from the business.
- Deliver ongoing training for the team, product owners, developers, and testers to consolidate and support the future development of agile methods in the organization.
- Own the Project Plan, Timeline, and DependenciesusingJira/Confluence.
- Lead site deployment projects, ensuringtimely and efficientexecution.
- Track budget compliance with Takeda's Portfolio Management Tools & Processes (CAR, SPOT) and Takeda Purchasing & Invoice Management Processes.
- Developcommunicationmaterials and utilize Takeda Communication Tools (SharePoint, Yammer, etc.).
- Lead Knowledge Management, LessonsLearned, and ContinuousImprovement activities.

Skills and Requirements

- Consistent and structured approach to working under high pressure/workload.
- Ability to work independently and strong problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English (C1 level).
- Strong communication skills in an multidisciplinary/international environment.
- Effectiveconflictresolution skills.
- Self-learning and continuousimprovementmindset.
- Minimum 4 years of Scrum Master experience leading small-mid-sized agile teams
- Minimum 5 years of IT/SW delivery experience working in agile environment
- Has identifiable impact on results of the team and program or product levels
- Demonstrable experience to apply Scrum principles, practices, and theory of Scrum, Kanban, Agile Development and Integration
- Strong analytical skills to grasp complexities and identify relationships between problems, risks, issues, and solutions; ability to work with a team to reach a consensus
- Solid Team and Organizational coaching experience to realize benefits arising from Agile Principles, self-management, empowerment, incremental deliveries, and inter-team cooperation
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
- Proven ability to continually build job knowledge & skills

Preferred

Has knowledge acrossseveraldifferent agile disciplinesaswellas project management

Experience in organizationalchange management.

Experience in manufacturing, engineering, or automation projects.

Familiarity with agile and waterfall project management practices.

Experience in GxPenvironments is a plus

What Takeda Can Offer You

At Takeda, you may build your career, while contributing to better people’s lives. Expect trust driven culture built around Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance. Joining ICC will give you access to high end technology, training and colleagues who will support your growth.

Salary

As a motivated employee, you should be compensated appropriately. The minimum salary for this position is €3800 per month (full time), but your final remuneration package may be higher depending on your qualifications and experience.

Benefits

Here are a few benefits our employees are enjoying at Takeda. To get a full picture of what we are offering, follow this link.

Cafeteria
Medical - High standard medical care
Bridge days
Summer Hours
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Locations

SVK - Bratislava – Svatoplukova

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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Strategic
Insightful
Results driven
Goal-oriented
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Collaboration
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