Barclays
financial services
PlatformScrumMaster
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“Platform Scrum Master at Barclays. Skills: Scrum Master, Agile delivery, Scrum framework, Agile principles, servant leadership, Agile ceremonies, coaching delivery teams, impediment removal, risk management, dependency management, stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, Agile metrics, continuous improvement. Facilitate and support Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles. Remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication”
What You'll Achieve.
Delivering high-quality, iterative results; Continuous customer value through iteration execution; Empower the team to communicate effectively; Achieve outcomes
Industry & Context.
Remove obstacles; Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict; Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments; Shield the Squad from interruptions; Solve problems creatively and effectively
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Proven experience as a Scrum Master in Agile delivery environments, understanding of Scrum framework, Agile principles, and servant leadership, Demonstrable experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching delivery teams, ability to identify and remove impediments and manage delivery risks and dependencies, Hands‑on experience with Agile delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence, Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills, Ability to apply Agile metrics to drive transparency and continuous improvement
Nice to Have
Experience working within large‑scale enterprise or regulated environments, preferably financial services, Exposure to Scaled Agile (e. g. SAFe) or multi‑team delivery models, Experience supporting technology, data, or platform engineering teams, Agile certification(s) such as CSM, PSM, or SAFe Scrum Master, Experience engaging with programme‑level governance, delivery, and risk forums
What You'll Do.
Facilitate and support Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles
enhance team collaboration
and ensure smooth communication
Focus on delivering high-quality
Facilitate Scrum events
Promote continuous improvement
Act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders
Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution
Maintain backlog refinement
Iterate on stakeholder feedback
Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow
Utilize metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively
Make all work visible
Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments
Shield the Squad from interruptions
Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement
Encourage stakeholder collaboration
Deputise ‘in the moment leadership’
Drive high-performing team attributes
Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e. g.
business stakeholders
Build trust with stakeholders
Provide representation at required governance forums
Support the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan
agreed quality and governance standards
Spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape
driving innovation and excellence
Harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings
ensuring unparalleled customer experiences
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Enhance team collaboration; Ensure smooth communication; Act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders; Encourage stakeholder collaboration; Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e. g. , business stakeholders, product teams, vendors); Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions; Lead collaborative assignments; Guide team members through structured assignments; Collaborate with other areas of work; Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes
Communication Scope
Ensure smooth communication; Excellent communication skills; Communicate complex information
Process & Methodology
Agile delivery, Scrum framework, iteration execution, delivery risks and dependencies, programme‑level governance, delivery, and risk forums
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** Facilitates and supports Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles. To remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication, enabling the team to focus on delivering high-quality, iterative results. Facilitate Scrum events, promote continuous improvement, and act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders. **Accountabilities** 1.Facilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that all events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox 2.Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback 3.Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible 4.Mitigate Risks: Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions 5.Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise ‘in the moment leadership’, and drive high-performing team attributes 6.Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e.g., business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders 7.Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicable **Assistant Vice President Expectations** 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 pe
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