HSBC Group

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

Role:   Scrum Master

Department: - R&C Tech - Reg Comp & Tax Rpt

In this role, you will:

• Facilitate Daily stand-ups, Refinement, Sprint Planning and Retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies, for more than one pod; plus maintain an up to date, accurate Scrum/Kanban board

• Create Scrum boards and Dashboards for easy understanding and analysis of issues

• Proficient at Agile and Scaled Agile related, principles, values and practices

• Remove impediments and blockers from pod members

• Work closely with product owners to ensure well-groomed and prioritised backlogs

• Manage senior stakeholders, with excellent communication skills

• Monitor sprint velocity, burn up/down charts, and report progress to stakeholders

• Foster collaboration and communication within and across teams

• Act as a servant leader and coach to team members

• Ensure Agile and best practices are understood and followed by the team

• Foster an environment of continuous improvement and accountability within the pods

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (ideally computer science related)

• 8+ years’ experience working as Scrum Master in an Agile environment

• Proven experience of working as Scrum Master across at least 2 pods.

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PSM or equivalent

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies

• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence or similar

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Experience working with large teams and in banking would be beneficial

• Experience working with distributed teams is a plus

• Experience working with banking regulations would be a bonus.

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