Scrum Master

Job Description

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:

• interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.

• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.

• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the Department

The Technology function is responsible for activities related to the strategic direction and control of all information systems and technology capabilities, both internally and externally. This includes system design and programming, network planning, budget planning, database management, and computer operations.

About the Role

In this pivotal role, you\’ll drive agile delivery, foster a collaborative environment, and ensure our squads in our Corporate area of the technology function (HR, Risk, and Finance) deliver high-quality products that meet customer needs and align with our tribe\’s objectives.

You\’ll support and coach squad members, promote a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement, and manage relationships with stakeholders.

If you have a passion for agile methodologies, strong facilitation and coaching skills, and a commitment to fostering a collaborative and fun workplace, we encourage you to apply and be part of our innovative journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate the successful adoption and application of Scrum within squads, promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Ensure that the squad is empowered, interlocks are managed, obstacles are removed, and agile practices are followed.

• Work across squads and with the wider business, third parties, and colleagues to deliver change.

• Define and manage sprint processes, arrange and run planning meetings, and ensure alignment with broader or cross-squad priorities.

• Coach and develop wider understanding and adoption of agile methodologies and work with project managers to create a project delivery framework which works with agile practices

• Manage and report work items coherently, evidence key controls, and track value.

• Maintain azure dev/ops to ensure that quality and consistency of content is maintained

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• A proven track record of managing complex delivery through agile practices and frameworks, and a solid understanding of agile management tools.

• Have experience moving businesses through the agile adoption process

• Possess strong leadership and team management skills.

• Are adept at stakeholder management and communication.

• Demonstrate a flexible, pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

• Are committed to continuous improvement and innovation.

• Are familiar with working in regulated environments.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There\’s more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefitshere.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we dohere.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone. If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist. #J-18808-Ljbffr