At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Agile practices and coach teams to enhance delivery and collaboration.
- Company: Top investment management firm in Edinburgh with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a culture of continuous improvement and make a real impact.
- Why this job: Shape the future of Agile in a dynamic investment environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in Scrum, strong communication skills, and a collaborative mindset.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Our client is a leading investment management firm based in Edinburgh. As part of a continued investment in Agile ways of working, they are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to embed effective Scrum practices, coach stakeholders across Technology and the business, and drive a culture of continuous improvement.
Reporting into senior Technology leadership, you will work closely with Product Owners, Technology Leads and business stakeholders to facilitate Agile ceremonies, remove impediments, and improve delivery flow, velocity and transparency across a complex, regulated environment.
Skills / Experience:
- Deep knowledge of Scrum and Agile frameworks
- Experience implementing and championing Scrum within a complex, regulated Investments environment
- Strong facilitation and coaching skills
- Excellent communication and influencing skills at all organisational levels
- Confident operating with senior Technology and Business stakeholders
- Solid understanding of core investment management, CRM and data platform technologies, along with SQL and object-oriented languages
- A positive outlook and collaborative approach to problem solving
- Comfortable navigating uncertainty and change
Core Responsibilities:
- Embed Agile working practices across the firm, in partnership with senior Technology and Business leaders
- Coach and support Technology and Business stakeholders on Agile principles, Scrum roles and ceremonies
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives
- Partner with Product Owners to support effective backlog management, refinement and prioritisation
- Identify, track and actively remove impediments affecting team delivery and performance
- Promote transparency through clear reporting on delivery progress, risks, dependencies and team metrics
- Support capacity planning and resourcing discussions with Technology and Business leads
- Champion continuous improvement, facilitating retrospectives and driving agreed actions to completion
- Own the configuration and management of Agile tooling (e.g. JIRA) supporting delivery teams
- Stay connected to the external Agile community, sharing emerging practices with internal stakeholders
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