Scrum Master

What is the opportunity?

The primary responsibility of the role is to drive the delivery pipeline for multiple Agile teams helping them deliver digital software solutions at pace and with high quality. You will ensure your teams are working on the right priorities, foresee and remove impediments to their work, manage their risks and keep them focused on their agreed delivery goals!

Empowering and supporting the team to adopt Agile values whilst creating a positive environment where self- accountability thrives. You will also contribute to sharing your experience and findings with Senior Management, helping to amplify our Agile capability and bring consistency in delivery approaches.

In this role, you will:

• Role model the behaviours and agile values to empower the teams self-accountability and ownership of software delivery, understanding when it's appropriate to coach versus when leadership is required.
• Ensure consistent application of all Agile Scrum ceremonies and take ownership of continuously applying learnings to improve the teams outcomes.
• Establish deep relationships with Delivery Leads, Product Owners and stakeholders to participate and share knowledge as well as promote best practices.
• Maintain focus on accurate data capture to drive visibility of progress to Senior partners in the Change and Software Delivery Lifecycles.

What will make you stand out?

You will have strong proven experience and understanding of delivering complex digital projects using Agile delivery methods and equally comfortable navigating waterfall processes when needed. A solid understanding of technology delivery and trends mentoring others to be their best and leading when appropriate.

An expert in stakeholder management and forging relationships with others outside your team to enable you navigate complex delivery processes and organisational structures. Work independently and autonomously, managing workload and priorities and empowering others in their day to day activities.

Qualifications in any of the following will help you to stand out but is not necessary in order to apply for this role;

• Project and Program Management certification
• Business Analysis Certification.

Essential Qualifications

• Scrum Master or Agile delivery certification (.e.g SAFe)
• Qualified in IT, Software Engineering or relevant Business Field.

More about the team

The Scrum Master position is part of the I.T group within the Wealth and Insurance business unit. The team comprises a dynamic and dedicated mix of I.T professionals across the entire Software Delivery Lifecycle. The role will have a significant impact in managing our teams and deliveries across our primary customer facing digital applications.

This is a hybrid role and can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Dublin. Travel will be required for in-person collaboration -exact frequency to be agreed with manager

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Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us, we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and improve your career!

Key Competencies

• Agile - Leader
• Customer Focused - Leader
• Amplify Capability - Leader
• Manage Risk - People Manager
• One Group, one team - Leader

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

We`re on a continuous journey to build an inclusive and diverse workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, lived experience, abilities and perspectives. We provide reasonable accommodations at every stage of our recruitment process for disabilities, neurodivergence or medical conditions. If you require an accommodation please complete this form and one of our recruitment team members will be in touch via email.

Any information provided will be treated as confidential within the recruitment team and used only for the purpose of determining and providing appropriate accommodations for the application and recruitment process.