Scrum Master

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector seeks a Senior Scrum Master to lead agile teams in Manchester. The role involves coaching teams, ensuring Scrum practices are followed, and facilitating key ceremonies while fostering an environment of continuous improvement. Ideal candidates will have extensive Scrum experience and relevant certifications.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Scrum Master.
• Experience with Scrum, SAFe, and KANBAN frameworks.
• Experience in banking or financial industry.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily stand-up meetings and sprint planning.
• Coach team members on Agile practices.
• Manage product backlog and remove impediments.

Skills

Scrum

Agile methodologies

SAFe

KANBAN

JIRA

Confluence

Education

CSM Certification

PSM Certification

SAFe Certification

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