Senior Scrum Master - Personal

Role Description

Allianz have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Scrum Master to join our family of talented people in the Transformation Change Team.

As Senior Scrum Master you will act as a servant leader and Agile Release Train (ART) coach who facilitates ART events and processes and supports teams in delivering value. You will be responsible for communicating with stakeholders, escalating impediments, helping to manage risks, and driving relentless improvement.

You will further be responsible for ensuring cohesion and transparency across a group of scrum teams. As a senior in our agile ecosystem you will be expected to support the progression of Scrum Masters within the community as well as be an advocate for the agile way of working within the wider organisation.

Pay:
Circa £70,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

• Responsible for coordination of multiple delivery teams, engaging others in the ART/Scaled model Cadence for Programme Increment and Iterations and providing a clear and synchronised method for teams to track progress & optimise the flow of value through the teams
• Establish all necessary events to ensure readiness for cadence & support the flow of information allowing team objectives and outcomes to be consolidated and shared at Program level and the program vision to be clearly understood by all of the ART/Scaled agile teams
• Demonstrate effective Transformational Leadership, motivating, embracing and coaching members of the entire release train, building team cohesion and fostering an open and honest culture and driving relentless improvement
• Provide mechanisms for teams to identify and share impediments and actively address these blocking issues so the team can focus on achieving Iteration goals. This may involve engaging with other teams for support and managing escalations
• Work with other RTEs and Scrum Masters to facilitate the removal of external dependencies in different product areas or release trains
• Ensure effective identification of and management of Risks & Issues & engage with Enterprise Transformation Management Office (ETMO) in order to ensure value realisation and to support adherence to and improvements in the lean governance
• Communicate and share achievements as well as key challenges from the teams across the organisation to ensure continual improvement.

• Knowledge of SAFE (Scaled Agile Framework) and Scrum
• Proficient in use of Jira & associated tools
• Proficient in financial management including agile/phased budgets
• Strong leadership and excellent people management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teams and stakeholders.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills; ability to challenge when appropriate.

• Strong knowledge and application of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
• Intricate understanding and experience of implementing scrum
• Change management experience
• Experience with in various different industries preferably including Financial Services
• Experience with in Agile product and change delivery on a scaled basis
• Experience of operating within lean budgets
• Experience of resource management with internal (including offshore) and/or external (3rd Party) providers.
• Effective skills management including identifying opportunities for cross skilling.
• Ability to design release train team structure and continually evolve through inspect and adapt techniques
• Leadership experience, having led multiple geographically dispersed scrum teams.
• Ability to influence at all levels - motivating teams as well as managing leadership negotiation around organisational constraints

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements.

Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

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