Scrum Master, Benchmark & Index Management

Scrum Master, Benchmark & Index Management

Key Functions:

As a Scrum Master in Benchmark & Index Management the individual will be responsible for the planning of delivery across the development lifecycle for one or more teams within a scaled agile framework enterprise (SAFe) owning all planning and scrum ceremonies. This role will include teams operating under a Kanban methodology, requiring familiarity with the role of a Service Delivery Manager within Kanban. The candidate will be required to guide and coach global Scrum/Kanban teams to deliver high quality capabilities to internal and external customers. The Scrum Master will support the creation of a high-performance dynamic within teams promoting continuous improvement, self-organisation, building domain expertise and cross-functional skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owns and leads program planning increments and facilitate Scrum/Kanban ceremonies for multiple geographically dispersed teams
• Collaborates with Product & Technology Owners and Business Analysts to ensure backlog items are refined prior to acceptance into an iteration / sprint
• Ensure backlog stories meet INVEST criteria
• Produce Agile metrics and reports for delivery teams and partners, driving data-driven recommendations
• Mentor and coach teams on Agile practices, the best use of Scrum/Kanban and sharing appropriate supporting tools and techniques
• Build upon continuous improvement and team retrospectives
• Encouraging a fail-fast environment and professionalism within your teams
• Handles risk, dependencies and impediments across teams and ensures risk management and mitigation processes are followed within the project
• Supporting Program Managers in resource planning and timing of dependencies
• Conduct progress review reporting on planned outcomes to senior leadership
• Creates and maintains detailed workstream plans and timelines, tracking delivery against key outcomes
• Leads issue resolution, providing options and solutions to the team and raising to delivery leadership when required
• Establish effective working relationships with key partners, demonstrating understanding of their perspective, proactivity, and their delivery focus
• Gathers feedback on team performance, identifying issues and suggesting improvements
• Manages planned demo and release cadence for multiple delivery teams

Experience & Skills:

• Over 5+ years proven experience as a Scrum Master, managing the delivery and reporting of Agile Delivery teams
• Experience with Kanban methodologies, especially as an alternative to Scrum
• Prior knowledge of Agile project management tools - JIRA and Confluence
• In-depth understanding of agile software development projects and lifecycle
• Strong awareness of modern development practices and microservice based architecture
• Coaching and mentoring skills focused on the Agile Software Development Methodologies
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to deal with all levels of management and business partners
• Ability to work collaboratively with geographically dispersed cross-functional teams and team members

• Certification in Agile methodologies such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) or Scaled Agile Certification
• Preferable understanding of SQL, CI/CD pipelines and AWS

Key Attributes:

• Articulate, energetic person able to work alone or as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail but an ability to think laterally to solve business problems
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical business partners
• Ability to learn quickly, and manage tight deadlines
• Proactive management style, able to work without constant supervision

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