Scrum Master | 12 months fixed term contract

We are seeking a Technical Scrum Master to lead and support cross-functional teams fostering a culture of agility and continuous improvement. This role involves embedding agile methodologies coaching teams on the effective application of agile values principles and practices and driving alignment with business objectives to ensure the successful delivery of outcomes.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in overseeing all aspects of delivery combining technical acumen with hands-on experience in applying Scrum across diverse scenarios. They will be responsible for the leadership management and performance of a multidisciplinary engineering team including software engineers testers and business analysts. Additionally the role will contribute to building team capability and capacity within their area of technical expertise.

What youll be doing:

• Leading a cross-functional team in delivering key products and platforms applying the Scrum framework to foster collaboration and value-driven outcomes
• Facilitating essential Scrum ceremonies including release and sprint planning daily stand-ups sprint reviews (show & tell) backlog refinement and retrospectives
• Identifying and managing team-level impediments minimizing distractions and establishing clear escalation paths to support the achievement of sprint goals.
• Ensuring transparency and visibility by tracking reporting and radiating delivery metrics to relevant stakeholders
• Advocating for modern engineering practices such as test-driven development pair programming automated testing and continuous delivery to enhance quality and reliability
• Supporting and promoting agile development methodologies actively contributing to the continuous improvement of team processes and practices
• Coaching and mentoring team members on agile values principles and practices to cultivate a high-performing collaborative environment
• Collaborating effectively with team members and stakeholders ensuring clear communication and alignment across technical and business domains

Qualifications :

Who were looking for:

• An experienced professionally certified Scrum Master who has helped transition and coach teams in applying the Scrum framework and agile practices
• Experience on leading and shaping agile teams operating in a scaled Agile environment (e.g. SAFE)
• Desirable to have experience working with a mix of fully dedicated and partially aligned resource in engineering teams. Experience as an agile evangelist helping to evolve the culture of an organisation.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring diverse teams and senior stakeholders in the Scrum framework and desirable to have experience of other agile tools practices and systems such as Kanban
• Experience in motivating high performing teams fostering and culture of continuous improvement failing forwards and learning to improve future success
• Experience of working with remote virtual and cross functional teams conducting virtual ceremonies (events) using digital collaboration tools

Whatever your role we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays 26 days after 2 years service. Theres also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023 some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart 

Additional Information :

At L&G we believe its possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us youll be part of a welcoming inclusive culture with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesnt matter if you dont meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths potential and connection to our purpose. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time