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1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join us as a Scrum Master where you'll be the cornerstone of our agile evolution. You'll not only guide multiple cross-functional teams but also play a pivotal role in shaping our organization's agile strategy. As part of our team, you’ll also benefit from being part of a vast professional network, collaborating with industry leaders and expertTo be successful as a Scrum Master, you should have experience withSetting up and maintaining JIRA backlogs and Scrum boards Generating and interpreting burndown charts Facilitating Scrum ceremonies, including: Daily stand-ups, Sprint planning, Backlog refinement, Sprint reviews, Retrospectives Demonstrate ability to balance Scrum processes with flexibility to meet project needsSome Other Highly Valued Skills May IncludeBe a strong team player with excellent situational awareness Possess skills in conflict resolution, continuous improvement, and team empowerment Have experience in removing impediments and fostering a high-performing team cultureYou may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skillsThis role will be based in our Knutsford officePurpose of the roleFacilitates and supports Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles. To remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication, enabling the team to focus on delivering high-quality, iterative results. Facilitate Scrum events, promote continuous improvement, and act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders.AccountabilitiesFacilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that all events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible Mitigate Risks: Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise ‘in the moment leadership’, and drive high-performing team attributes Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e.g., business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicableAssistant Vice President ExpectationsTo advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomesIf the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.Back to navShare jobX(Opens in new tab or window) Facebook(Opens in new tab or window) LinkedIn(Opens in new tab or window)Seniority levelSeniority level Entry level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Banking Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Barclays Business Banking by 2x Get notified about new Scrum Master jobs inKnutsford, England, United Kingdom . 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