Senior Scrum Master PA2026Q1JBTran019

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue SS&C is headquartered in Windsor Connecticut and has 27000 employees in 35 countries. Some 20000 financial services and healthcare organizations from the worlds largest companies to small and mid-market firms rely on SS&C for expertise scale and technology.

Job Description

Job Title Senior Scrum Master

Locations: UK offfices Hybrid

Get To Know Us:

SS&C is leading the way. We continue to look for todays and tomorrows brightest talent those that embody a spirit to improve not only their lives but those around them. From college students to seasoned and experienced professionals we encourage you to apply. SS&C prides itself on hiring diverse honest dynamic individuals who value collaboration accountability and innovation to name a few.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
• Your Future: Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University
• Work/Life Balance: Competitive holiday scheme
• Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On Team-Customised throughout your career

What You Will Get To Do:

• Agile Facilitation: Act as a servant leader and facilitator for Agile teams ensuring adherence to Agile principles values and practices. Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups sprint planning sprint reviews and retrospectives to foster effective collaboration communication and decision-making.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Coach and mentor teams product owners and stakeholders on Agile principles frameworks and practices. Guide Agile roles and responsibilities Agile planning backlog refinement user story development and estimation techniques. Help teams continuously improve their Agile practices through regular feedback and coaching sessions.
• Process Optimisation: Collaborate with teams to identify process inefficiencies bottlenecks and areas for improvement. Work with cross-functional teams to optimise workflows eliminate waste and increase productivity. Foster a culture of continuous improvement by promoting experimentation learning and adaptability.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate effective collaboration and communication between Agile teams and stakeholders including business leaders product owners and external partners. Help stakeholders understand Agile principles and practices and align their expectations with Agile delivery approaches. Ensure transparency and visibility into project progress risks and dependencies.
• Agile Transformation: Play a key role in driving the organisations Agile transformation journey. Work closely with leadership to define and implement Agile strategies frameworks and best practices. Champion the Agile mindset and help foster a culture of Agile thinking collaboration and self-organisation.
• Team Empowerment: Empower teams to make decisions self-organise and take ownership of their work. Foster a supportive inclusive environment that encourages innovation creativity and continuous learning. Facilitate team-building activities fostering a sense of camaraderie trust and accountability.
• Metrics and Reporting: Define and track Agile metrics to measure team performance predictability and process improvement. Provide stakeholders with regular status updates reports and insights on project progress risks and achievements.
• Utilise data-driven insights to identify areas for improvement and facilitate data-informed decision-making.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field (Computer Science Engineering Business or equivalent).
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certifications (PMI-ACP SAFe etc.).
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach preferably in a software development or IT environment.
• Deep understanding of Agile principles frameworks (Scrum Kanban) and Agile engineering practices (TDD CI/CD etc.).
• Strong facilitation coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to inspire and influence teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience driving Agile transformations and successfully implementing Agile practices.
• Familiarity with Agile project management tools and software development practices.
• Strong analytic and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven mindset.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. Its important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable to further explore this opportunity please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies Inc. or any of its affiliated companies the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race color religious creed gender age marital status sexual orientation national origin disability veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.