Scrum Master

Role Responsibility

• Support the provision of leadership, management, direction and enthusiasm in own scrum team and the wider scrum community as well as alongside other areas of the business.
• Ensure resources allocated to the scrum team are utilised optimally, contribute meaningfully and that any skills or capacity issues are resolved either within the scrum team or across the broader change delivery unit.
• Facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
• Ensure any blockers / issues for the scrum team are highlighted and support their resolution through working with the wider scrum community and in liaison with VMO, Programme Management and Scrum Masters.
• Assist Product Owner with managing and maintaining the product backlog, ensuring all information is obtained ready for the next sprint.

The Ideal Candidate

• Flexible approach to work, confident and approachable.
• Self-Motivated and organised.
• Effective communicator at all levels, ability to be assertive where required.
• Able to cope under pressure.
• An eye for detail.
• Conscientious with high quality standards.
• Fast resilient learner.
• Good educational background to at least A Level preferred.
• Project Management Knowledge (including Agile methodologies/approaches).
• Proven Stakeholder Management, Negotiation and Communication skills.
• Competent in use of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Project, Visio.
• Experience applying Scrum principles and practices (example: Burndown techniques, Planning, Retrospective formats, Backlog tracking and management, velocity, and task definition).
• Understand fundamentals of iterative development.
• Must be able to facilitate workshops and discussion to identify alternative approaches to resolve conflicts.
• Experience in use of Agile tools e.g. Rally, JIRA, Version1 etc.

Package Description

• Remote working available where possible
• The choice to buy a further 5 days annual leave per year
• Free private medical insurance after 1 years' service
• Workplace Pension
• AXA Be Supported
• A range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies

About the Company

Having spent its first 30 years focused on travel, [Employer hidden] launched [Employer hidden] Magazine and developed home and motor insurance and financial services in the 1980s. Private medical and pet insurance followed in the 1990s, along with the launch of our own cruise ship operation. The strength of the [Employer hidden] brand provides the Group with the ability to develop in-house or partner with suppliers to offer our customers and members highly differentiated, competitively priced products which meet their evolving needs.

[Employer hidden] exists to help our customers and members lead the life they want to lead. To succeed in this, we know that the most important thing to do is to listen to our customers and members. At the heart of our business model is our drive to know more about our customers’ wants and needs so we are best placed to serve them.

Applying this approach over the past 70 years has enabled us to become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The [Employer hidden] brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic and is recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the [Employer hidden] Magazine.