Scrum Master

Lorien; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to enhance their Policy and Claims solutions. This role focuses on managing agile teams, coaching staff on Agile practices, and facilitating ceremonies. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in the financial services industry and a proven track record of delivering value through Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in Agile as a Scrum Master.
• Managing 2 or more agile teams concurrently.
• Proven delivery capability with examples.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of claims initiatives contributing to strategy.
• Coach scrum teams and Product Owners on Agile practices.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies like Daily Scrums and Sprint Reviews.

Skills

Agile practices

Coaching

Scrum principles

Delivery capability

Job description

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My client is looking for an experienced Scrum Master to support the BAU and Change delivery of their global Policy and Claims solutions. The current and cloud-based, fully integrated solutions will allow Underwriters and Actuaries to move away from pricing on team specific tools and enable enhanced risk decision-making through improved data aggregation, global pricing consistency and greater efficiency. The project is one of several high-profile investments aimed at transforming the business capabilities through people, process, data & technology change. Reporting to the Senior Delivery Manager, and working as part of an Agile team, the Senior Scrum Master will support the portfolio, ensuring business needs are understood and met.

What you will be doing:

• Working with the Delivery Lead, to support the delivery of claims initiatives which contribute to the strategy and growth priorities
• Coaching the scrum team and organisation on how to use Agile/Scrum practices mentoring staff on the new ways of working as required, and ultimately owning the process to deliver value to business customers
• Supporting, educating and coaching Product Owners, especially on prioritisation, backlog creation, backlog refinement and their role in the Scrum team
• Plan, organise and facilitate the relevant Agile Ceremonies as required e.g. Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospective.

What we're looking for

• Over 5 years of mastering agile teams in a financial services vertical
• Managing 2 or more agile teams concurrently
• An ambition to become a Senior Scrum Master with portfolio level accountability
• Experience in playing the Scrum Master role diligently applying Scrum principles, theory and practices, across multiple Agile teams
• Experience coaching Product Owners
• Proven delivery capability, supported by specific examples
• Scrum approach e.g. Velocity and Burndown reporting, Retrospective formats, handling bugs in the Product Backlog

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Insurance

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