Agile Lead/ Scrum Master
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire (GBR)
- £482 - £535.56 Per Day
- 26 Weeks
- Start date: 17 May 22
- Ref: 155809
- scrum master
- waterfall
- matrix management
- business analysis
- requirements gathering
- roadmap
- software development environment
- coaching
- https
- presentation skills
Agile Lead/ Scrum Master
Sheffield – Fully Remote with the possibility of very occasional travel to the Sheffield Office
£412.50 PAYE / £535.56 Umbrella per day
6 Month Contract with the possibility of extensions and/ or permanent position
Our client HSBC are currently seeking an experienced Agile Lead/ Scrum Master to join their team in the Sheffield office/remote working, this contract will be for 6 months with a review to be extended and the possibility of a permanent position.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a Scrum Master ideally from a software development environment. Someone with the ability to lead and coordinate activities across the agile team. Anyone with prior training, mentoring experience or coaching experience.
Job Profile:
Facilitating the team to self-organise; enabling continuous improvement of change and run activities, aligned to the product roadmap and customer expectations
Responsible for the coaching and leadership responsibilities that enable Agile delivery, including facilitating team meetings such as retrospectives, reviews and planning events
Shield the team from interruptions during sprints to ensure that Agile process doesn't impede team progress
Candidate Requirements:
Key Competencies
Ability to build connections and work collaboratively across the Group. Excellent communication skills are mandatory, as are good tact and diplomacy, as the role requires constant communication with other individuals and teams with the HSBC Group.
Excellent time management and prioritisation of work tasks.
Self- motivated enthusiastic and proven rapid learning capability.
Utilises own initiative to resolve issues.
Personal Skill Requirements
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships at a range of levels of seniority
Strong organisational, prioritisation and escalation skills
Strong written/verbal communication and presentation skills
Strong analytical skills, problem solving and an attention to detail.
Team player able to manage conflict and conflicting priorities
Ability to work independently with little supervision and also collaboratively, bringing together different Business areas
Ability to maintain effective oversight over a range of activities
Ability to provide effective direction in a matrix management context
Ability to understand the detail but also take a big picture approach
Commitment to delivery, with an ability to drive activities to conclusion
Willingness and potential for increasing responsibilities within the project
Experience
Experience of mobilising and leading project activity
Experience of requirements gathering, Business analysis, data analysis and testing
Experience in Change management across a large global banking organisation
Experience working with Agile methodology and Waterfall methodology
Please also see below link to our HSBC Career hub: -
https://jobs.elevatedirect.com/tapfin/index.html
If you are relevant or interested please don’t delay, contact me on 0161 503 5558/ Curtis.Sharpe@jeffersonwells.co.uk
