Scrum Master - INSIDE IR35 - Hybrid in Liverpool

Scrum Master – INSIDE IR35

Our client, a leading Financial Services company, are recruiting for a Scrum Master with strong experience in Agile / Scrum and also ideally Financial Services sector experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile Practices: Lead Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews) to ensure effective collaboration and delivery.
• Remove Impediments: Identify and resolve blockers that hinder team progress, escalating when necessary.
• Coach and Mentor: Guide teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Delivery Oversight: Support planning and execution of data initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Product Owners, Data Engineers, and Analysts to refine backlogs and prioritize work.
• Metrics and Reporting: Track and communicate delivery progress, team performance, and key metrics to stakeholders.
• Promote Quality and Innovation: Encourage best practices in data product development and advocate for experimentation and learning.

Skills & Attributes

• Experience of working as a Scrum Master
• Experience in working on Data projects within a Data platform environment
• Demonstrable experience of large scale technology Projects delivery throughout the whole lifecycle (from start-up to benefits realisation)
• Demonstrable experience of Agile team management and performance improvement
• Skilled at delivering highly complex solutions in the insurance sphere
• Consultative and collaborative
• Highly organised, with good planning/prioritisation/time management skills
• Analytical and able to solve problems
• Able to work flexibly to achieve tight deadlines/targets
• Able to positively react to change
• Proficient user of Agile tooling (e.g. Atlassian Jira/Confluence, Azure Boards or Trello etc.)

Please apply!