Scrum Master

Join us as a Scrum Master at Barclays, where you will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality, and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences. To be successful as a Scrum Master, you should have a deep understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework. You will be responsible for facilitating Scrum ceremonies such as Daily Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint Retrospective. Your role will involve empowering and supporting the team, fostering collaboration, proactively identifying and removing blockers, promoting transparency, resolving conflicts, encouraging feedback, tracking velocity, burndown charts, and team performance. Expertise in Jira & Confluence Tool is essential. Additionally, familiarity with certifications such as CSM or SSM and influencing stakeholders and senior leadership are highly valued skills. You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, including risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role is based in Pune. Purpose of the role The purpose of this role is to manage the efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities across the bank. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations throughout the software product lifecycle, adhering to agreed time, budget, and quality requirements. Accountabilities Your main responsibilities will include: - Managing the delivery, resource allocation, and improvement of complex technical project capabilities across the bank using Agile/Scrum methodologies. - Collaborating with customers and business teams to manage and implement customer trials to support the proposal of technically feasible solutions and effort and timeline expectations. - Working with software engineers, quality teams, product managers, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features aligned with the bank's objectives, regulations, and security policies. - Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with technical projects to prepare the bank for potential challenges. - Managing change requests and communicating with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. - Managing vendor relations involved in technical projects to ensure they deliver according to agreed terms. - Staying abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improving deliver outcomes and fostering a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and growth. As an Assistant Vice President, you are expected to advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. You will lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives, coach employees, and appraise performance. You will need to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviors and create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. All colleagues at Barclays are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.,