Scrum Master

This is a great opportunity to drive the delivery pipeline for multiple Agile teams helping them deliver digital software solutions at pace and with high quality. You will be a key contributor in amplifying our Agile capability and bringing consistency in our delivery approaches.

We are seeking a great teammate who will empower and support us to adopt Agile values whilst creating a positive environment where self- accountability thrives.

You will be part of a growing team and a strong community engaged on a range of exciting initiatives that support the bank’s investment portfolios!

In This Role, You Will

• Facilitate and champion Agile practices within the bank, ensuring that Agile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives are effectively conducted.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and encourage teams to identify and address impediments, driving their self-organisation and accountability.
• Empower squads to collaborate and self-organize effectively by facilitating team dynamics and fostering an environment of trust, open communication and transparency.
• Help the squads embrace Agile mentality and behaviour, promoting a culture of innovation, flexibility, and customer-centricity.
• Facilitate effective collaboration and communication between the squads, product owner and collaborators.
• Help define and refine the backlog items, ensuring they are clear, concise and actionable. Facilitate discussions. helping the team to reach consensus and make informed decisions.

What will make you stand out?

• Solid experience in a Scrum Master role facilitating and champion Agile practices within the organisation
• Knowledge of the Corporate and Commercial Banking business area and process knowledge.
• Scrum Master or Agile delivery certification (.e.g SAFe)
• Knowledge of IT systems and capabilities specifically in Oracle.
• Experience working in an agile environment and empowering squads to collaborate and self organize.

Essential Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications or minimum educational requirements needed for this role.

More About The Team

Our Corporate & Commercial Banking Release teams sits within the Corporate & Commercial Banking Engineering and Delivery Factory and provides critical Engineering services to support the Bank’s change programme of initiatives. The Corporate & Commercial Banking Engineering and Delivery factory operates a ‘one team’ culture delivering across Design, Engineering and Test. We operate across a diverse range of technology and business domains collaborating with other engineering functions, Enterprise Architecture and business customers.

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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 enhance your career!

Key Competencies

• Customer Focused – People Manager
• One Group, one team – People Manager
• Accountable – People Manager
• Accountable – People Manager
• Manage Risk – People Manager

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.