Senior Scrum Master (12 month FTC)

Chaucer Syndicates Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to lead agile transformations within their software development teams. This role is pivotal in ensuring the scrum framework is effectively implemented while fostering an environment of continuous improvement. You will work closely with product owners and development teams to enhance workflow efficiencies, particularly in cloud transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Agile methodologies and a passion for coaching teams to achieve their best work. Join this dynamic organization and make a significant impact in the insurance sector.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Professional Development Opportunities

Health and Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master for software development teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks.
• Experience with cloud transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate scrum processes and support product owners to deliver solutions.
• Coach teams on Agile values and principles for continuous improvement.
• Manage stakeholder communication and report on agile KPIs.

Skills

Scrum Master Experience

Agile Methodologies

Kanban

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Coaching and Mentoring

Education

First Level Scrum Master Certification (PSM I, CSM, CSP)

Degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

Job description

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Job Profile

The Senior Scrum Master will serve to facilitate scrum to the larger team by ensuring the scrum framework is followed. You will be committed to the scrum methodology, agile principles, and best practice and will remain flexible and open to opportunities for the team to improve their workflow.

This role involves supporting the teams in agile ways of working, as they work on the cloud transformation program. It will lay a strong foundation, and improve efficiencies using Kanban to support the cloud platform team.

Deliver

• Serve and support the product owner (or product owner group) and development teams in their objective of providing solutions to the business
• Operate at team level, be a change agent with a passion for working with one or two teams to help them deliver their best work
  
  

Evangelise

• Assist with implementing a flexible agile framework that responds to business change
• Coach the team on the Agile Values and Principles and look for opportunity to improve across the teams as a whole
• Work with Agile Coach in assessing the agile maturity of teams and help coach teams to a higher level of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organisation
  
  

Support

• Facilitate and run effective daily stand ups.
• Work with the Product Owner to support prioritisation of the backlog
• Stakeholder management and Senior Management reporting.
• Provide support to the team and lead by example. You should personify scrum and agile
• Guide and coach both the scrum team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the agile/scrum frameworks
• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution – including management of dependencies with teams who are not yet using agile
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency and radiating information
  
  

Skills & Competencies

• Relevant experience playing the scrum master role for a software development team
• Experience working with infrastructure teams.
• Experience working on cloud transformation programs
• Experience working on other frameworks - Kanban, LeSS, Nexus / SAFe.
• Experience using agile management tools Azure DevOps or JIRA
• Experience reporting on various agile KPI’s
• Problem Solving - able to consider and evaluate all relevant factors (consulting others) and then deciding based on your conclusions
• Service Orientated - Stand for excellence, our solutions are user friendly and add value to the business, with a proven track record in acting as a scrum champion ideally with London market insurance experience
• Build Relationships - be enthusiastic and an effective communicator with the ability to articulate a strong sense of commitment across the teams
• Technical Awareness - Is abreast with the latest developments in the IT industry and is familiar with methods for scaling scrum (e.g. nexus, safe) Has expertise using scrum with industry standard scrum tools. and can integrate scrum with other project methodologies. Is able to determine the suitability of scrum or other agile methodologies for projects across the portfolio
• Make an Impact - able to adapt style to meet the needs of different audiences. Able to sell the use of scrum to stakeholders at all levels and is passionate about Agile principles and excited to embed them across the organisation
• Mentoring Coaching - be keen to participate in the development and progress of team members
  
  

Education

• First level scrum master certification (PSM I, CSM, CSP or equivalent)
• Degree
  
  

About Us

Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups.

Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Bermuda, Copenhagen, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website.

Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation).

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment.

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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