Scrum Master - Skipton, United Kingdom - Skipton Building Society

Skipton Building Society

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Skipton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Hours:
Full time permanent role - Monday to Friday - 35 hours per week

Salary:

£55,000 Per Annum

Closing Date:
Fri, 29 Mar 2024

At Skipton Building Society, we have an exciting new opening for an experienced Scrum Master

If you put the customer at the heart of everything you do, enjoy working in a fast paced and agile environment, and want to be part of a dynamic & collaborative change team, then this might be the role for you

Who Are We?

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation.

We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.

When you join change at SBS, you'll become a part of a collaborative team where everyone's voice is heard, new ideas are encouraged, and your expertise and knowledge are valued.

What's In It for You?

Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including:

Annual discretionary bonus scheme
25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
A commitment to training and development
Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
3 paid volunteering days per annum
Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
We care about your health and wellbeing
we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership

What Will You Be Doing?

As a Scrum Master in our change team you'll take up a vital role supporting & coaching our teams to help them deliver value at pace.

As a Scrum Master in our change team you will be:

Coaching our teams in the best use of Scrum and sharing appropriate supporting tools and techniques.
Championing business agility and helping teams optimise how they work.
Facilitating agile events such as the daily scrum and backlog refinement.
Supporting continuous improvement and leading team retrospectives.
Fostering a fail-fast culture of innovation and professionalism within your delivery team.
Ensuring adherence to agreed principles, guardrails, and governance.
Fostering excellent relationships with team members, relevant partners, suppliers, and internal / external stakeholders.
Playing an active role in our Communities of Practice to pass on knowledge and build expertise.

What Do We Need From You?

You will work collaboratively, supporting the growth and development of colleagues, demonstrating high emotional intelligence, and strong coaching skills. You will be a problem-solver with an inquisitive mind and an appetite to continuously develop and learn. You'll enjoy working with people, be able to inspire and motivate, and will be self-driven and self-organising.

To be successful in this role you will be:

Confident and knowledgeable in the Scrum framework, with an ability to flex your approach to suit the situation.
Able to understand and remove impediments to the flow of work in the team.
Able to thrive in self-organising teams and align to value delivery.
Able to collaborate, influence and motivate a wide variety of colleagues
Driven to continually learn, reflect, and adapt to optimise ways of working.
A logical and systems thinker who is focused on customer outcomes.
Proven ability to establish rapport, credibility, and influence others to drive results across the organisation.
Strong leadership and excellent communication skills
knowledge of scaled agile and cross team coordination would be desirable.
It would be advantageous if you hold certification in professional scrum.
It would be advantageous to have knowledge of / experience in Financial Services