interactive investor

investment platform

ScrumMaster

£55k+ Manchester, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Scrum Master at interactive investor. Skills: Scrum Master, agile methodologies, Scrum practices, servant leadership, coaching, facilitating agile ceremonies, removing impediments. coach and facilitate agile squads. help the team perform at their highest-level vs agreed goals”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver business benefit; help the team perform at their highest-level vs agreed goals

Industry & Context.

investment platform
Problems you'll solve

problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Previous experience as a team lead, Previous experience of collaborating with or within an agile/scrum team, Previous experience of delivering change in and I. T function, Basic knowledge of software development processes and procedures, Jira/Confluence experience

Nice to Have

Knowledge of SaFe principles

What You'll Do.

coach and facilitate agile squads

help the team perform at their highest-level vs agreed goals

removing any impediments to progress

facilitating agile ceremonies

working with the product owner to make sure the product backlog is in good shape and ready for the next sprint

Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example

Guiding the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to deliver business benefit

Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self-organisation

Coaching the team to higher levels of agile and scrum maturity and helping them define their ways of working

Facilitating getting the work done without coercion

or dictating the work and facilitating discussion

and conflict resolution

Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame

with an emphasis of healing and problem solving

Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment

Assisting with internal and external communication

improving transparency

and radiating information

Building great relationships with the product owner and other stakeholders

Supporting and educating the Product Owner

especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog

Arranging and facilitating agile ceremonies such as

daily stand-up meetings

and retrospectives in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process

Acts as safeguard for the team

Schedule and manage squad and multi squad level software releases

Use SaFe principles to coordinate deliveries across multiple squads

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborating with or within an agile/scrum team; collaborating with the product owner; building relationships with stakeholders; internal and external communication; coordinating deliveries across multiple squads

Communication Scope

Excellent interpersonal skills; internal and external communication; improving transparency; radiating information

Process & Methodology

agile methodologies, Scrum practices, SaFe principles

Full Job Description

**Title:** Scrum Master **Location:** Hybrid – 3 days a week in Manchester **Salary** : From: £55,000 **Who we are:** interactive investor is an award-winning investment platform that puts its customers in control of their financial future. We’ve been helping investors for nearly 30 years. We’ve seen market highs and lows and been resilient throughout. We’re now the UK’s number one flat-fee investment platform, with assets under administration approaching £80 billion and over 500,000 customers. For a simple, flat monthly fee we provide a secure home for your pensions, ISAs and investments. We offer a wide choice of over 20,000 UK and international investment options, including shares, funds, trusts and ETFs. We also bring impartial, expert content from our award-winning financial journalists, highly engaged community of investors, and daily newsletters and insights. **Purpose of the Role:** We are recruiting for a Scrum Master to join the Solution Delivery team and help coach and facilitate our agile squads as we continue to drive agile practises within interactive investor. In this role you will help the team perform at their highest-level vs agreed goals. This involves removing any impediments to progress, facilitating agile ceremonies, and doing things like working with the product owner to make sure the product backlog is in good shape and ready for the next sprint. **Key Responsibilities:** * Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example. * Guiding the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to deliver business benefit. * Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self-organisation. * Coaching the team to higher levels of agile and scrum maturity and helping them define their ways of working. * Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work and facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution. * Building a trusting and safe envir

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