Scrum Master
Posted 2 weeks ago by Insight Global
Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Scrum Master role at Insight Global in Manchester involves facilitating the agile development process and coaching teams on Scrum principles to ensure efficient delivery of high-quality products. The position requires guiding both the Scrum team and the wider organization in implementing Scrum practices while fostering continuous improvement and collaboration. Key responsibilities include managing the product backlog, facilitating meetings, and removing impediments to enhance team performance. The role demands extensive experience in agile methodologies and relevant certifications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint demos, and retrospective meetings.
- Coach team members in Agile, SAFe, and KANBAN frameworks.
- Manage the product backlog and implement risk management strategies.
- Remove impediments to create an environment for optimal team performance.
- Support the seamless flow of work from inception to delivery.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience working as a Scrum Master.
- Experience working within Scrum, SAFe, and KANBAN frameworks.
- Experience with JIRA and/or Confluence.
- One or more of the following certifications: CSM, PSM, SAFe.
- Experience in an agile methodology with daily stand-ups and 2-week sprints.
- Experience within the banking or financial industry.
- Great communication skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Day-to-Day 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 Great communication skills