Description
A major Global Insurance company is looking for a Scrum Master. The Scrum Master will join a major Claims System Replacement programme in a significant role in which they will be required to successfully facilitate the delivery the programme. The role holder will manage their business and IT resource effectively in a fast paced, challenging environment and work collaboratively with peers to ensure an integrated delivery for the overall programme.
Key Responsibilities
*Manage the full life cycle of an individual software development and implementation track, ensuring quality of delivery against key milestones and targets.
*Introduce and facilitate the agile development methodologies within allocated track.
*Effectively lead and enthuse team resources in a sell not tell style (manipulate to achieve objectives)
*Estimate and track project effort, taking effective control actions where appropriate
*Identify, track and manage project risks and issues including the development and delivery of mitigation and contingency plans
*Stakeholder identification and relationship management to facilitate removal of project roadblocks
*Act as an 'enabler' in support of team members achieving their specific objectives
*Focus efforts on people and issue management in addition to the traditional plan focus
*Ensure the sprint deliveries are undertaken in line with business and cultural objectives and not just to the plan.
*Create a culture where focus on the individual and detailed elements of the delivery plan day by day is achieved in addition to ensuring the realisation of overall goals
*Influence and negotiate with business areas in relation to the project priority status and requirements needed to establish success.
*Manage the resources to ensure delivery against each sprint targets (make sure the development team is protected from outside forces, that organisation rules and policy is upheld with the project)
*Manage in line with the Companies project quality standards, reporting and management of KPIs
*Champion objectives as agreed in project plans and/or by the Programme Manager
*Develop self in order to maximise personal contribution to the job.
*Focus on costs, process improvements and/or efficiency to contribute to the profitability.
*Be aware of and comply on an ongoing basis with the rules, requirements and principles of the Financial Services Authority, (FSA) and any other legal/regulatory/risk management framework..
*Ensure adherence to regulatory, compliance and audit requirements
Required Experience
*General Insurance Claims Systems
*Management of teams, plans and costs on large scale projects
*Agile development methodologies
*Package configuration and implementation
*Detailed claims operations and management
*Process design and workflow
*Specific experience relating to the track to be managed is desirable (ie Home/Motor/Claims Administration/Output Management)
*Will be internally recognised as an expert practitioner in project and client management with a minimum of 5 to 7 years experience within the context of extensive business experience, having a good business knowledge and overall exposure.
*Proven track record in managing and delivering large, key strategic projects
*Proven track record of managing, leading and motivating diverse and multi functional project teams
*Experience in structured complex project management (RAD/Agile )
*Display strong team leadership qualities
*Excellent relationship management (Internal/Client/Third party/Sponsor and Stakeholder)
*Proven Man-management (Matrix/Direct/Indirect line Management)
*Exposure to business systems analysis and process re-engineering
*Experience in project quality assurance control
*Confident technology user, including complex excel spreadsheets, Microsoft Project etc.
General Insurance and Claims System experienced is required for this role.
Aston Carter Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.