Scrum Master

Job title:

Scrum Master

Company

Benefact Group

Job description

Working hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to FridayDuration: PermanentLocation: GloucesterJob Ref: 203579About the roleBenefact Group, are looking for a Scrum Master to join our Gloucester office.Are you a Scrum Master who gets Agile ways of working? Are you a Servant-Leader who can facilitate change and drive delivery? Are you someone that can work with small teams, and large programmes?If yes, we are looking for a Scrum Master to join our team in Gloucester, with hybrid working between home and office to suit your routine. This is a key role in our journey to build technologies for our business across our Products. You will be working within our Group Technology department as a key member of the Scrum Master (ACE) Team using a variety of agile frameworks.In this role, you will Scrum Master a team of Developers and Testers. Delivery is also key in this role, to drive the effectiveness and efficiency of a team focussed on the successful and consistent delivery of value-added outcomes. Working alongside Product Owners, Analysts, Development and Testing teams both internally and with external suppliers.This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and forward-thinking business, giving you a real opportunity to develop your career and be part of a purpose led organisation.Key responsibilities

• Coach Self-Organisation: Coaching the team in self-organisation and cross-functionality so that they can make decisions whilst fostering a culture of innovation and accountability
• Optimise Agile ways of working: Work with the organisation and Scrum Teams on continuously improving our ways of working.
• Scrum Events: Ensure Scrum events take place and are positive, productive and timeboxed.
• Remove Barriers: Identify, remove, manage or escalate any impediments or barriers, risks or issues that hinder the team’s progress, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted workflow
• Collaborate with Stakeholders: Facilitating stakeholder collaboration as requested by the Scrum Team or as needed.
• Support Product Owners: Help the Product Owner in Product Backlog management techniques, Product Goal definitions and the importance of clear and concise Product Backlog Items.
• Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging the team to reflect on their processes and practices and make necessary adjustments
• Ensuring quality in Delivery: Support the Scrum Team in creating high-value increments by having a clear and agreed Definition of Ready and Definition of Done
• Play an active part in Agile Centre of Excellence:
• Provide Training, Mentorship and Facilitation support: Supply training and mentorship to the organisation on Agile values and principles and Agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum and Kanban) to help develop their skills and capabilities. Supply facilitation support to the organisation during Quarterly’s, Townhalls or other shared communication sessions.
• Monitor and Report Progress: Ensuring high data quality in JIRA to allow tracking, reporting and communication of the team’s progress, providing regular updates and MI to stakeholders.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience: Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM). Agile project management. Team collaboration. Stakeholder management. Change management.
• Desired Knowledge: Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean). Scrum framework (roles, events, artifacts). Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Project management tools (Jira, Confluence). Continuous improvement techniques
• Skills: Facilitation of Scrum events. Excellent communication. Conflict resolution. Coaching and mentoring. Problem-solving.

What we offer

• A competitive salary – let’s discuss it
• Group Personal Pension – up to 12% employer contribution

• Generous annual bonus scheme up to 30%

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme

• An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance

• Up to £300 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice

• Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Full study support to gain professional qualifications

About usBenefact Group is a unique international financial services Group made up of over 30 businesses. We are owned by a charity and are currently the UK’s 3rd largest corporate donor, having given away £200 million since 2016. We have ambitious plans to become the UK’s number one corporate donor, with strategic objectives in place to double the Group’s size.We believe it’s essential to attract, empower, grow and reward talented people, offering fantastic opportunities for career and personal development. Our giving ethos, 135-year history and the diversity of what we do, has enabled us to build a culture of kindness, great ambition, and of passionate people driven to do better and be better.At Benefact Group, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture and building an environment where each and every one of us feels valued and respected. We are a community made up of people with a range of different backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, beliefs and interests and we value the strength this brings to us as a Group. We welcome applications from everyone.If you need any additional support during the recruitment process, then please let us know.

Expected salary

Location

Gloucester

Job date

Thu, 15 May 2025 23:07:22 GMT

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