Scrum Master

Together; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Together is seeking a Scrum Master to join their Agile Team in Cheadle. This role involves leading Agile ceremonies, coaching teams, and supporting infrastructure change projects. The position offers a supportive environment, with great benefits including holiday and health plans to ensure team well-being.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Buy & sell holidays

Discretionary annual bonus

Amazing subsidised restaurant

Health cash plan

Private medical insurance

Free access to company holiday homes

Local bar / restaurant discounts

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of Agile concepts and tools.
• Comfortable blending Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Energises the team and maintains momentum.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates Agile ceremonies for the team.
• Removes impediments and helps the team improve.
• Supports infrastructure change projects across squads.

Skills

Agile concepts

Agile tooling

Flow principles

Strong influencing

Job description

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• Free access to our overseas holiday homes and camper vans!
• Work at a growing business currently investing in tech and people
• This role is office based role inCheadle, Manchester - Only candidates who can commute to the office will be considered.

We’re Together–themarket leading property finance experts with an entrepreneurial spirit.Based in Cheadle, South Manchester, we’ve been established since in 1974 and have built a team of over 750 colleagues, who are passionate about supporting individuals and businesses achieve their property ambitions by taking a common-sense approach to lending a range of mortgage and secured loan products to individuals and businesses

We’re looking for great people like you! from diverse backgrounds and experiences who love working together and putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

Job Description

As a Scrum Master , you will work as a member of the Agile Team who acts as the lead communicator with the Product Owner for the Development Team. In this role, you will be a Change expert and be able to blend Agile and Waterfall methodologies, using the most suitable aspects of both to deliver against business needs.

Working within our Shared Tech Service Squad, you will be predominantly supporting infrastructure change projects across a number of squads.

You will coach and support the team, facilitating the removal of impediments and ensuring the team ceremonies happen and are consistent to drive the adoption of Agile. This role also works closely with other squads, to support the coordination and delivery of change across their team projects and needs.

As a Scrum Master , we are looking for someone to:

• Sets up and facilitates the ceremonies for the team. These would include Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Planning, Demo and Retro
• Continuously evaluates the effectiveness of the ceremonies and looks for ways to improve these, working closely with the Product Owner and the team to realise these improvements
  
• Understands the principles of "Flow" and getting work items "done". Values this and embeds this thinking in the team
  
• Removes impediments quickly and seen as a member of the team that can help address these issues, as well as helping the team try and address issues on their own where appropriate - maintaining a view on flow
  
• Support the team during BRP and ensure the flow of the session works for the team to achieve the right outcomes. Prepares the team ahead of the session so they know what to expect and appropriate pre-work is done

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of Agile concepts and agile tooling that facilitates it.
• Comfortable blending Agile and Waterfall methodologies and be comfortable using KANBAN
• Strong influencer with the ability to influence across a broadstakeholder group
• Practised inhelping everyone understand Agile concepts and ways of working; able to encourage and enable others
• Experience working on infrastructure change projects.
• Proven capability to assess and keep assessing what is important at any given time in order to prioritise and effectively manage expectations
• Energises the team, keeps spirits and momentum high

Additional Information

Benefits working at Together

• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Amazing subsidised restaurant
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Health cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Travel season ticket loans
• Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts

Together Money embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

We care that you have a great experience with us at Together, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know and we’ll do all we can.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.