Scrum Master – London Market Insurance

• Co-facilitate a weekly CI working group, ensuring all backlog items are ready for review and have been assessed by the internal team in advance of each session
• Maintain and update backlog items following analysis, keeping records current and accurate at all times
• Facilitate internal Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups and the weekly CI backlog review
• Collaborate with the CI working group to manage and prioritise the backlog, ensuring clarity, completeness, and alignment with delivery objectives
• Maintain the Kanban board, Azure DevOps queries, and associated dashboards across all teams
• Manage delivery dates and keep commitments on track across internal and external partners
• Provide weekly reporting via a progress tracking table, roadmap, or delivery plan
• Work across a broad stakeholder group including IT application developers, finance and data Business Analysts, the Head of Business Analysis, Testers, Release Managers, Infrastructure teams, and business users
• Identify and remove blockers and delivery impediments to keep teams focused on agreed commitments
• Lead release management activity including representing the function at CAB (Change Advisory Board)
• Manage and enable communications to the CI working group, including via the IT BSG team
• Provide the governance and control layer needed where dependencies cut across functions, particularly where data and reporting requests span teams

Requirements

• Demonstrable Scrum Master or delivery coordination experience in a multi-team, cross-functional environment
• Strong portfolio management capability — comfortable holding a wide view across concurrent workstreams of varying size and complexity
• Hands-on experience with Kanban-based delivery and tooling, specifically Azure DevOps
• Confident facilitating Agile ceremonies and working group sessions with mixed stakeholder audiences
• Detail-focused with excellent stakeholder communication and coordination skills
• London market or broader financial services experience is advantageous but not essential — domain knowledge helps, but delivery rigour and cross-functional capability are the primary requirements

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong capabilities in Agile methodologies, particularly as a Scrum Master, with hands‑on experience in Kanban‑based delivery using Azure DevOps. Excels in stakeholder communication, coordination, and managing cross‑functional teams to ensure timely delivery of projects.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Scrum Master Experience
• Kanban-Based Delivery
• Azure DevOps
• Stakeholder Communication
• Portfolio Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Delivery Coordination
• Backlog Management
• Release Management
• Progress Tracking

Soft Skills

• Detail-Focused
• Facilitation Skills
• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Cross-Functional Environment
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Change Advisory Board

Tools & Technologies

• Azure DevOps
• Kanban Board

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