Scrum Master

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company in the UK seeks a Senior Scrum Master to lead agile teams in Manchester. This role involves facilitating Scrum processes, coaching teams, and ensuring adherence to best practices in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Agile methodologies, necessary certifications, and a background in the banking industry.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Scrum Master.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and frameworks.
• Certifications like CSM, PSM, or SAFe are required.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Coaching team members on Scrum practices.
• Manage product backlog and remove impediments.

Skills

Agile

Scrum

SAFe

KANBAN

Risk Management

Coaching

Collaboration

Education

CSM

PSM

SAFe Certification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

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Insight Global is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to join our team in Manchester. The Senior Scrum Master will facilitate the agile development process, ensuring teams adhere to Scrum principles to deliver high-quality products efficiently. This position involves guiding and coaching both the Scrum team and the wider organization on implementing Scrum practices, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and collaboration. Scrum teams range from 8-10 individuals per team. Key responsibilities include facilitating daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint demos, and retrospective meetings, coaching team members in Agile, SAFe, and KANBAN frameworks, managing the product backlog, and implementing risk management strategies. Working experience with various design techniques including TDD, BDD, and DDD. The Senior Scrum Master is responsible for removing impediments and creating an environment where teams can perform at their highest level, supporting the seamless flow of work from inception to delivery. This role requires 4-days onsite in Manchester.

Must Have

• Extensive experience working as a Scrum Master
• Experience working within Scrum, SAFe, and KANBAN Frameworks
• Experience working with JIRA and/or Confluence
• Must have one or more of the following certifications: CSM, PSM, SAFe
• Extensive experience working in an agile methodology
• Daily stand ups, 2 week sprints, participate in sprint retrospectives
• Experience within a banking or financial industry