Description
My Client a leading IT consultancy is looking for an experienced Scrum Master/Agile Coach to work on a global transformation project based in Dublin for an initial 6 months with a view to extend.
Rate is negotiable.
Enforce and promote SCRUM disciplines.
Must organize and run daily stand ups.
Promotes healthy team environment and removes impediments
Ensures team is delivering/aligned on project vision and goals
Must keep the IT team focused on sprint plan and support regular reviews.
Work with multiple product owners to write and develop clear, non-implementation specific epics, user stories and acceptance criteria.
Interview product owners to understand as-is business processes and then develop customer-driven to-be processes.
Support the implementation of pull based system across multiple projects.
Progressively improve our demand side and analysis practices, focusing on waste elimination, demonstrating this improvement with the hard data.
Support and contribute to the metrics driven culture within our function.
Requirements:
A strong background in financial services and a proven ability to quickly understand the business strategy and objectives
Must have strong understanding of UK payments landscape and Real Time payments
Significant experience of business analysis in an agile environment
An IT background with solid grounding in technology is essential
Experience of developing high quality user stories and acceptance criteria for multiple business processes having multiple product owners in an organization new to agile development methodology
3+ years in the role of Scrum Master, XP coach, or Agile servant leader
Communication, group dynamics, collaboration and continuous improvement are - core being best practice driven
Kanban practitioner, Scrum Certified or Six Sigma certification a plus
2.1 or higher in a related discipline from an academic institution; Masters a plus
Experience of specification by example is also a plus
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Agile/scrum certification
If you feel you are suitable for the above please apply in for an immediate review.