Scrum Master

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Scrum Master to work within a global insurances firms IT department which is growing at a pace . They are progressively implementing Agile practices and seeks to recruit a Scrum master to support the portfolios,ensuringthey work with the team to ensure business needs are understood and met.Key Responsibilities

• Working with the Delivery Lead, to support the delivery of digital initiatives which contribute to the strategy and growth priorities
• Managing and guiding the team and organisation on how to use Agile/Scrum practices mentoring staff on the new processes as required, and ultimately owning the process to deliver software products and associated value to business customers
• Initiating the scrum, creating and maintaining the Product Backlog and other artefacts to support tracking and reporting
• Guiding the team on self-organising to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks.
• Arranging daily stand-up meetings, schedule & facilitate meetings, demonstrations and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process
• Plan and organise Agile Ceremonies as required e.g. Missions, Epics & Sprint Planning and Retrospective meetings
• Asses the Scrum Maturity of the team and organisation and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organisation.
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised openly with an emphasis on honesty and problem-solving and facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and socialising information to the wider team
• Develop an appropriate level of reporting for the Delivery Lead, Product Owner and other stakeholders Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the Product Backlog and development items for the next Sprint.
• Providing support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example Working with other teams to help ensure the new way of working is understood and integrated with other processes/reporting as needed.

Skills and Experience

• Experience as a project manager within an agile environment and playing the Scrum Master role. Diligently apply Scrum principles, theory and practices Proven delivery capability, supported by specific examples
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach e.g. Burndown reporting, Retrospective formats, handling bugs in the Product Backlog
• A clear understanding of the difference between Missions, Epics and Sprints
• Knowledge of different Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc. and Agile tools e.g. JIRA
• Awareness and experience with widely used Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Applicable knowledge of the development technologies used by Agile development teams
• The experience in applying a wide variety of well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach e.g. various Burndown methods, different Retrospective formats, handling bugs
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.
• A relevant certification in Agile e.g. Certified ScrumMaster or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner.
• Hybrid working in London , an excellent benefits package and bonus in place , ideally experience from the financial services or insurance sector would be ideal.

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