Scrum Master
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Position Overview & Specifications
Role purpose
Support the Product Owners in curating the backlog, generating user stories and collaborating with the development teams in delivering new Dynamic Planner product features or client implementations.
Through learning the Dynamic Planner product set, developing your understanding of the Financial Advice domain, evolving our agile processes and making a great contribution within our delivery team
Key responsibilities
- Guide and coach the scrum team with following Agile practices, specifically Kanban, Scrum, DevOps, Lean product development.
- Help provide vision and direction to the scrum team and stakeholders.
- Support the Product Owner in planning and prioritising the backlog according to business value.
- Support the Product Owner & scrum team to ensure adequate amount of refined stories are available to work on.
- Support iteration planning, realisation of user stories and release planning.
- Ensure impediments impacting successful team completion of sprint goals are removed.
- Escalate key risks and issues to the project board.
- Conduct retrospectives and facilitate continuous improvement.
- Monitor and report on team deliverables, provide metrics and actively look to improve it.
- Keep abreast with agile best practices and new trends.
- Collaborate with other Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and stakeholders to share best practice and ensure consistency in the application of agile methodologies across the organisation.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by facilitating feedback sessions and promoting open communication among team members.
- Flexibility and adaptability to support effective ways of working for a team
Key deliverables
Well curated backlog.
Energised and supportive scrum team.
Energised and supportive stakeholders.
Evolve current Agile practises.
Stakeholders
Head of Delivery
Product Owners
Development Teams
Project Managers
Release Management Team
Implementation Board
Account Managers
Client Success Associates
Sales
Skills
Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, continuous improvement
Ability to facilitate workshops and act as a servant leader.
Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
Great communication, presentation and people skills.
Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Advance knowledge of Azure DevOps boards & backlogs.
Flexibility and adaptability to support effective ways of working
Experience
Experience in a Scrum Master role for at least two years for a software development team is a must.
Personal financial advice domain knowledge would be a bonus.
Experience in Lean Product Development would be a bonus.
Attributes
Creative thinking, decision making, accountability, attention to detail, determination to succeed, team player.
Qualifications
Scrum Master certification would be a bonus.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Investment & Asset Management
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Scrum Master roles across Dynamic Planner's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Investment & Asset Management.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £52,193 - £77,498 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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