Scrum Master (Lending Tribe)

Barclays UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Scrum Master in Glasgow, where you'll champion Agile principles to foster collaboration and drive continuous delivery. Responsibilities include facilitating Scrum events, supporting iteration execution, managing stakeholders, and enhancing team performance to ensure high-quality results.

Qualifications

• Background in Agile delivery with knowledge of Scrum frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master in complex environments.
• Familiarity with financial services, banking, payments, or credit.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum events and support Agile teams.
• Remove obstacles to enhance collaboration and communication.
• Build high-performing teams and manage stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Agile delivery

Scrum

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

JoinusatBarclaysasaScrumMaster(LendingTribe),whereyou’llchampionAgileprinciplestofostercollaborationanddrivecontinuousdelivery.You'llfacilitateScrumevents,clearblockers,andconnectteamswithkeystakeholderstokeepprogressontrack.

TobesuccessfulasaBusiness Response Resilience Lead shouldhaveexperiencewith:

-Awell-establishedbackgroundinAgiledelivery,withadeepunderstandingofframeworkssuchasScrum
-DemonstratedexperienceasaScrumMaster,ideallyacrossmultipleteamsandcomplexdeliveryenvironments

-Solidknowledgeoffinancialservices,withfamiliarityinareassuchasbanking,payments,orcredit

Someotherhighlyvaluedskillsmayinclude:

-Excellentcommunicationandfacilitationskills,withtheabilitytoguideproductivediscussionsandfostercollaboration

-Strongstakeholderengagementcapabilities,buildingtrustedrelationshipsacrosstechnicalandbusinessteams

Youmaybeassessedonthekeycriticalskillsrelevantforsuccessinrole,suchasriskandcontrols,changeandtransformation,businessacumenstrategicthinkinganddigitalandtechnology,aswellasjob-specifictechnicalskills

Thisroleisbasedin Glasgow.

Purpose of the role

Facilitates and supports Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles. To remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication, enabling the team to focus on delivering high-quality, iterative results. Facilitate Scrum events, promote continuous improvement, and act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders.

Accountabilities

• Facilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that allevents take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox

• Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback

• Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible

• Mitigate Risks: Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions

• Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise ‘in the moment leadership’, and drive high-performing team attributes

• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e.g., business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders

• Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicable