Scrum Master in Glasgow

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above.

About Position

Location: Glasgow
Job Type: Full Time Employment

Responsibilities

• Join us as a Scrum Master, where you will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards.
• You will act as a servant leader and facilitator, ensuring Agile principles are embedded across technical and functional workflows.
• This role requires strong technical awareness of authentication systems and functional understanding of business priorities, while collaborating closely with Technical Delivery Managers who own the release process.
• The Scrum Master will enable team efficiency, remove impediments, and foster continuous improvement.

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Be a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
• Have strong understanding of Agile frameworks and tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Be able to facilitate Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) ensuring they are productive and time boxed.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and security requirements in the banking or financial industry.
• Knowledge of backlog health in collaboration with Product Owner and Tech Leads.

Purpose of the role

To manage change projects that help the organization achieve its strategic objectives, while ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, in control and in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures.

Accountabilities

• Management of change projects within the organization, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Development and management of project plans that outline the scope, objectives, timelines, and resource requirements for change projects.
• Communication with stakeholders, including senior management, project teams, and external partners, to ensure that they are informed about project progress and that their needs and expectations are being met.
• Management of project teams, ensuring that they are properly resourced and that they have the necessary skills and expertise to deliver on project objectives.
• Management of project budgets, ensuring that projects are delivered within the agreed budget.
• Creation of reports on project progress to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Management of project risks, ensuring that risk, assumptions, issues and dependencies are identified, assessed, and mitigated as necessary.
• Facilitation of change management activities, including training and communication, to ensure that change projects are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.
• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.

If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.

The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.

For an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.

They will identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.

Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.

Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.

Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.

Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.

Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.

Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.

Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications.

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies.

Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards.

Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents.

Inclusion and Benefits

Persistent Ltd. is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We offer hybrid work options and flexible working hours to accommodate various needs and preferences.

Our office is equipped with accessible facilities, including adjustable workstations, ergonomic chairs, and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive.

Employee Value

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally.
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies.
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core.
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best.

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers.