Scrum Master - Financial Services

Job Title: Scrum Master

Length of Contract: 6 months initially (potential to extension)

Location: Dublin, Leopards town

Hybrid Model: 3 days in office, 2 days home

Pay Rate: 400-600

We are looking for an experienced Certified Scrum Master to join a leading financial services organisation, working with global technical teams in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum ceremonies and artefacts.
• Manage sprint and quarterly metrics, Daily Radiators, capacity planning and PI planning.
• Identify and remove delivery and technical impediments.
• Manage stakeholder communication, project status, risks and issues.
• Facilitate Scrum of Scrums across global/distributed teams.
• Drive continuous improvement and support high-performing Agile teams.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master / Scrum Coach, managing multiple technical teams or projects.
• Certified Scrum Master.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Waterfall SDLCs.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence and SharePoint.
• Experience with sprint metrics, capacity planning and quarterly PI planning.
• Strong experience coaching teams and facilitating Agile ceremonies.
• Experience working with global/distributed teams and Scrum of Scrums.
• Strong communication, facilitation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Financial services / banking experience.
• Experience managing data warehouse and reporting projects.
• Experience working in complex, highly regulated technical environments.

If you're an experienced Scrum Master looking for an opportunity to work with global technology teams within a leading financial services organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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