Scrum Master - Leeds, United Kingdom - Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job title:
Scrum Master

The team/department

A new product team is being setup at the FCA in Leeds which will deliver products and product enhancements to our FCA colleagues using the new OmniStudio low code and integration platform of Salesforce.

This is part of a major commitment to ensure that the regulator of financial services is equipped with suitable tooling for its vital role.

Our users are excited at the prospect of rapid and high-quality delivery and populating this team with suitable capability and expertise is a priority.

What you will be doing (the role)- Leading Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, sprint reviews, daily scrums, and retrospectives, Optimising backlog and throughput- Resolving risks, issues, interdependencies and managing external relationships on behalf of the delivery teams- Creating a harmonious environment, managing conflict quickly and appropriately, creating a trusting and co-operative environment- Review business, technical and operational requirements and related information to ensure quality inputs to enable effective designs and builds can be tested and implemented- Estimate and co-ordinate releases with product release management, project managers and business stakeholders aligning to project timescales, release calendars and stakeholder needs- Continually improve agile and scrum methodology and its implementation to provide high quality and highly efficient delivery

The skills and experience you will have

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Minimum- Substantial experience as an IT Delivery Manager or IT Project Manager, with 3rd party, on and off-shore developers / project resources- Experience working with multiple digital products with regular releases and pressure to deliver new functionality- Certified Scrum Master or willingness to work towards

Essential- Excellent communication and organisational skills- Experience of planning complex agile developments in a form that can be reliably communicated to the wider business, allowing the business to schedule activity with a degree of confidence- Understanding of metrics of incremental delivery- Experience and understanding of agile development and continuous improvement

Desirable- Experience of implementing Agile methodologies business-wide- Experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment

What you will get from the role- Opportunity to guide/lead the operation of a Delivery Squad - working with Product/ Architect/ Design/ Developer colleagues to ensure that delivery is assured and effective.- The team will have significant autonomy to adopt and adapt Agile and Lean practices, the role of Scrum Master will guide determining what works and how improvements can be made.- Opportunity to make a difference - keeping the team effective and delivering for a regulator of one of the UK's most important industries.- Opportunity to determine the delivery approach within a team operating within both Regulation and Financial Services, gaining an insight into both of these domains.

- The salary range in Edinburgh & Leeds is up to £75,000 per annum plus a competitive benefits package, including a non-contributory pension

Our competitive Flexible Benefits Scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle.

You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.

Additional information on the core benefits you will receive can be found

here

About the FCA

The FCA regulates the conduct of 50,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive.

We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found

here.

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to create a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the society we serve, helping us to be a better regulator

Flexible working

Multilocation & hybrid working

Useful information- Applications for this role close on at midnight on 27th February 2023- Got a question? If you are interested learning more about the role, please contact Lucy Shave at- The interview process for this opportunity will involve a competency-based interview and technical case study.

For additional guidance and support on the FCA's interview process, please visit our careers site- here.