Scrum Master

My client is looking for an experienced Scrum Master to support the BAU and Change delivery of their global Policy and Claims solutions. The current and cloud-based, fully integrated solutions will allow Underwriters and Actuaries to move away from pricing on team specific tools and enable enhanced risk decision-making through improved data aggregation, global pricing consistency and greater efficiency. The project is one of several high-profile investments aimed at transforming the business capabilities through people, process, data & technology change. Reporting to the Senior Delivery Manager, and working as part of an Agile team, the Senior Scrum Master will support the portfolio, ensuring business needs are understood and met.

What you will be doing:

• Working with the Delivery Lead, to support the delivery of claims initiatives which contribute to the strategy and growth priorities.
• Coaching the scrum team and organisation on how to use Agile/Scrum practices mentoring staff on the new ways of working as required, and ultimately owning the process to deliver value to business customers.
• Supporting, educating and coaching Product Owners, especially on prioritisation, backlog creation, backlog refinement and their role in the Scrum team.
• Plan, organise and facilitate the relevant Agile Ceremonies as required e.g. Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospective.

What we're looking for:

• Over 5 years of mastering agile teams in a financial services vertical.
• Managing 2 or more agile teams concurrently.
• An ambition to become a Senior Scrum Master with portfolio level accountability.
• Experience in playing the Scrum Master role diligently applying Scrum principles, theory and practices, across multiple Agile teams.
• Experience coaching Product Owners.
• Proven delivery capability, supported by specific examples Scrum approach e.g. Velocity and Burndown reporting, Retrospective formats, handling bugs in the Product Backlog.