Scrum Master - London, United Kingdom - LGT Gruppe Holding AG

LGT Gruppe Holding AG

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Category
Information Technology
Workload
Full Time ( 80%)
Posted on

22 November 2023***:

LGT Wealth Management UK LLP is a UK-based partnership, wholly owned by the private banking group LGT, which is in turn owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein.

When we set up LGT Wealth Management in 2008, our aim was to offer a fresh approach to wealth management.

Alongside the LLP we also have two other entities which focus on US and Jersey based clients. Our head office is based in London however we have a presence in Edinburgh, Jersey, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol.

The plan was simple:
put our clients first by providing a transparent service, designed around what is right for each of them.

By drawing together in-depth knowledge and eperience from across the industry, we provide a fleible, bespoke service adapted to each of our clients' needs.

Our mission is to create long-term value for all stakeholders. Our culture encourages individuals to generate, develop and implement ideas which will strengthen our business. Belonging, respect, integrity, conviction and entrepreneurship are our core values. As our brand recognition grows, we are fast becoming an employer of choice in our sector. We have over £29 billion in funds under management and circa 700 staff.

Your challenge*:

Business Unit

Our ambitious growth strategy is underpinned by our commitment to enhance the client eperience and deliver market leading personalised Wealth Management.

We are embracing digital technology to help us achieve this ambition.

Our Technology team, co-located with our business in the heart of the City of London, is central to achieving this ambition.

We are investing in a modern technology stack, adopting a product-based approach to development, and delivering solutions through an agile framework.

Our Technology team is responsible for:

Software Development
Data Engineering
Infrastructure
DevOps and Automation
Service Delivery
Project Management
Change Management

This role is a technology role assigned to one or more of our business-led product teams. Our business-led product teams are agile, cross functional teams, with resources from both business and technology teams.

Brief Role Objective:

As a Scrum Master, you will play a leading role both in the product team you assist and in supporting the digital transformation of our business.

Day to day you will be working with technology team(s) within the company, supporting one or more Scrum teams.

Organisationally, this role is part of our change team which includes project managers, business analysts and Scrum Masters. This gives you ecellent networking within the company and constant mutual echange.

Key Responsibilities:

Guides and educates the product and technology team on the use of Agile practices and principles
Runs and manages agile ceremonies: sprint planning, sprint reviews, daily Scrums, and retrospectives
Optimises the flow of work through the product team, supporting the Product Manager in creating product roadmaps and combing backlogs with regular refinement meetings
Is able to when necessary, prepare and distribute reports on the performance of the squad(s) Resolves risks, issues, interdependencies and manages e

- ternal relationships on behalf of the squad(s)

Creates a harmonious environment, managing conflict quickly and appropriately, creating a trusting and cooperative environment to enable the team is able to perform to its optimal level
Estimate and manage releases with product release management, project managers and business stakeholders aligning to project timescales, release calendars and stakeholder needs
Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices, coordinating with other Scrum Masters and LGT Agile Coaches to ensure that processes are optimised
The nature of the role requires some work outside of normal business hours including weekends, evenings, and public holidays

Your profile*:

Key Skills and Competency Requirements:

Emotional intelligence and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders at all levels
Knowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e., Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices
Ability to establish a datadriven culture and a repeatable, structured, and disciplined approach to the Agile process
Proficient in the use of Jira for both team management and reporting E

- cellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artefacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)

Analytical thinker with strong problemsolving skills E

- cellent organisational, written, and verbal communication, and time-management skills

Eperience:
E

- perience as a Scrum Master, IT Project Manager or Agile Business Analyst Knowledge or e
- perience within wealth management or financial servic