Banking Business Scrum Master

Contract Role – Banking Business Scrum Master – Manchester/Hybrid – 12 Months Initial – Inside IR35

Role Overview:

• Job Title: Banking Business Scrum Master
• Location: Manchester/ Hybrid (4 days onsite per week, can choose days)
• Contract Type: Contract
• Duration: 12 months initially
• Rate: £600 per day umbrella, Inside IR35
• Sector: Banking

• Scrum Lead role working with business teams.
• Strong experience managing and engaging business stakeholders.
• Prior project management experience, particularly in stakeholder handling.
• Responsible for facilitating Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, and collaborating with other teams.
• Core skills include project management, stakeholder management, and risk management.
• Experience in finance or banking is preferred; the role focuses on the clearance area.
• Relevant certifications are advantageous.
• Business teams define the requirements; the Scrum Lead supports and coordinates these requirements.
• This is not primarily a delivery role, though involvement in technical delivery may be required.
• Ideally, candidates will have a financial services background, understand SL frameworks, possess strong PM experience, and demonstrate a proactive, diligent, and risk-aware approach.

Expertise

• Deep knowledge and experience with agile ways of working
• Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) or Professional Scrum Master

Individual skills

• Confident and skilled at identifying and navigating through roadblocks / impediments
• Unafraid to “go to bat” for the team
• Communicates openly and effectively, resolving and managing conflicts while maintaining a positive environment.
• Demonstrates leadership traits such as integrity, emotional intelligence, and the ability to adapt to change.
• Inspires and motivates others, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Exhibits creative problem-solving skills, ensuring continuous improvement and innovation
• Strong collaborator, ensuring key stakeholder are covered and there is continuous progress being made towards sprint goal and group OKRs
• Risk Management, facilitates risks identification, mitigation and monitoring
• Adaptable to change, active listener, open for new ideas by ensuring all the point of views are heard and avoid becoming fixated on a single approach

Mindset & Behaviors

• Promotes self-organization, empowerment, innovative thinking and self-development
• High-energy and passionate outlook, with an ability to influence those around them
• Passion for innovation and a “can do” attitude
• Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust across the team
• Embraces continuous learning

Please feel free to contact myself – Daisy Nguyen at Gibbs Consulting/Atrium UK for a confidential chat to know more details about the role.

Please also note: Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted