Scrum Master / Project Manager

Wesleyan; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wesleyan is seeking an experienced Scrum Master/Project Manager in Birmingham to lead Agile practices within various product teams. The role involves end-to-end project delivery, collaboration with stakeholders, and fostering team improvements in a financial services environment. Offering a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and extensive benefits, this position is ideal for those passionate about driving agility and delivering value.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Free secure parking

Annual performance-based bonus

Matched pension contributions (+2%)

Employee discounts on major brands

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

2 volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams through project lifecycles following Agile frameworks.
• In-depth understanding of Agile values and practices, specifically SCRUM.
• Experience in the delivery of change in both Agile and waterfall environments.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure efficient delivery of features.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and development teams to define requirements.
• Monitor project progress against budget and plan, managing risks.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Project management

Scrum

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Professional Scrum Master Qualification

Tools

DevOps

JIRA

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

Salary Dependent on skills and experience

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Hybrid working (office based in Birmingham) – Currently the team do 2 days in the office per week (subject to change around business requirements, so some weeks this could be more or less)

As a proud mutual since 1841, Wesleyan is committed to creating brighter financial futures for our customers and members. We specialise in providing financial services to some of the nation’s most trusted professions: GPs, hospital doctors, dentists, and teachers.

To find out more about what we do, visit our website: https://www.wesleyan.co.uk/about

We are proud supporters of the ABI Making Flexible Work campaign which means we are open to discuss flexible working, job shares and part time options.

Your role:

At Wesleyan we are embracing our Agile capability and are on a journey to move further into this space; we have an Agile community practice, where our Scrum Masters work together to deliver and make improvements.

We are looking to expand on this capability by bringing in an experienced Project Manager who has also worked in a Scrum Master capacity, with a passion for delivering value and driving agility in support of our Transformation agenda.

You will play a substantive role as a Project Manager (fulfilling the Scrum Master role) supporting a product or feature team. In addition to the typical project management (end to end delivery leadership) responsibilities, the Scrum Master is responsible for managing the relationship with the Product Owner, making commitments on behalf of the team to the deliver features and value to sprint goals, release dates and quality standards.

Responsibilities to the team include service leadership, leading on the ‘how’ we delivery (adopting agile frameworks, methods and practices), driving ‘relentless improvements’, reporting on progress, removing blockers and challenging the wider change eco system to maximise agility.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting a Scrum/Product or Feature team(s) in driving relentless improvements in ‘how’ we deliver value (in product increment form) through the adoption of agility in all forms.
• Lead in collaborating with the wider project team when delivering features for them respecting where agile methods and frameworks need to fit with hybrid and waterfall approaches.
• Establish effective Scrum ceremonies; facilitate ceremonies such as daily stand ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and review meetings, ensuring all team ceremonies run efficiently and effectively.
• Work closely with the Product Owner and the Development Team to ensure requirements are well defined
• Articulate issues clearly to Stakeholders, influencing opinion and direction at all levels using knowledge of systems, products, processes, and functions.
• Plan and deliver business outcomes identifying and agreeing epics, user stories and backlog items.
• Proactively monitor against budget and plan, applying knowledge, experience and lessons learned to identify and mitigate potential risks and issues where appropriate.
• Demonstrable Agile experience as both a Project Manager and a Scrum Master
• Experience of leading the team through full project lifecycle following Agile frameworks.
• In depth understanding of Agile values and practices, specifically should have an excellent understanding of SCRUM.
• Solid understanding of iterative development, incremental delivery and the value of measuring success and failure.
• Knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and proactive advocate with broader adoption of agile ways of working
• Experience in the delivery of change, with evidence of the ability to work within a waterfall and agile.
• Experience of influencing Stakeholders at all levels.
• Working knowledge of systems such as DevOps/JIRA to extract necessary data to inform decisions
• Ideally, you’ll hold a Professional Scrum Master Qualification: Certified Scrum Master, Professional Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner or Certified Kanban Practitioner
• Experience within Financial Services would be desirable, but is not essential to be successful with us
• 28 days annual leave (plus 1 additional “culture day” & bank holidays) – increases to 30 days with 5 years’ service
• Free secure underground Birmingham city centre parking (available on weekends for personal use – subject to availability)
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Pension contributions matched (+ 2%)
• Cashback and discounts on major brands in retail, leisure, health, and wellbeing
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• 2 volunteering days per year

To find out more about some of the great benefits Wesleyan offer, visit our careers page: https://careers.wesleyan.co.uk/applicantPortal/rewards

What to know before applying:

Equal Opportunities: Wesleyan are an equal opportunities employer. We know the best teams are made up of inclusive groups of diverse people where everyone’s contribution counts, and we believe everyone has the right to proudly be themselves. We’re building a culture where difference is actively encouraged and simply recruit the best people for the job irrespective of lifestyle, life history and life choices.

Reasonable Adjustments: We understand that there are a wide range of reasons that you may require reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process- please let us know in your application how we can best support you.

VISA Sponsorship: We are unable to provide VISA sponsorship, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK – within our recruitment process you will be asked to provide evidence of your Right to Work.

Advert Closing: We typically advertise for two weeks, though we reserve the right to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications; we would therefore recommend an early application if you’d like to be considered for our opportunities.

Regulatory Requirements: Please note this is role is subject to regulatory requirements. As a financial services organisation we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect the Wesleyan Group and our customers. Relevant checks and assessments will be carried out during the recruitment process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) or the Insurance Distribution Directive Please note a criminal record check and credit check will apply and this role is also subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy).