Summary: The role of Scrum Master for an Insurance client involves coordinating Agile teams to enhance their effectiveness and facilitate project delivery over a 6-month contract. The position requires a pragmatic approach to identify and resolve blockers while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders. The Scrum Master will also be responsible for optimizing Jira workflows and tracking project progress. This role is hybrid, requiring two days a week onsite in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use a pragmatic approach to co-ordinate the team by seeking to understand what they want to achieve and helping them become more effective in an Agile context.
• Adapt approaches based on need & fit, identify and escalate blockers, dependencies and risks while working closely with the Product Owners, Developers and Analysts to facilitate delivery.
• Remain neutral, and communicate clearly and effectively with the wider teams, across departments and with Stakeholders.
• Join Scrum of Scrum meetings to give regular updates on progress on projects include RAG status.
• Maintain and optimise the Jira Boards, workflows, and dashboards. Track project work in Jira, co-ordinate story-points and backlog prioritisation.
• Produce documentation of team progress and present summaries of work completed.
• Use advanced understanding of Lean-Agile metrics (health, value, flow and quality) to help teams continually improve.
• Assesses the Agile/Scrum maturity of the team & coaches the team to higher levels of maturity.
• Observes & provides consistent, impactful feedback for team Agile development and help the team remain focussed on the overall delivery of business value.
• Actively seek coaching & mentoring from more experienced SMs & coaches on Lean-Agile techniques and mindset.
• Foster team decision-making, transparency and independence; and encourage cross-training and support amongst the team.

Key Skills:

• Experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment.
• Strong understanding of Lean-Agile metrics and methodologies.
• Proficiency in Jira for project tracking and management.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to coach teams to improve Agile maturity.
• Experience in the insurance industry is a plus.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other