Job Purpose
Irish Life Corporate Business have embarked on an IT modernisation programme which aims to deliver a future-proofed information systems architecture. We see Agile delivery as a fundamental component of this and we are making a strong push to mature the Agile culture and the DevOps capability within our team.
We are looking for someone with all the capabilities and competencies that attached to being an excellent Scrum Master. Complementary to this, it is really important that the successful candidate would be willing and capable of taking on significant responsibilities supporting the Senior IT Leadership in the delivery of our strategic programmes, and to help maximise the team’s potential through strengthening our Agile culture.
The Role
The Scrum Master will act as the Servant Leader of the project team, facilitating Scrum ceremonies during the initiation, planning, execution, and closure of projects, ensuring compliance with company standards and Agile practices.
The Person
As a “Servant Leader” the candidate will need to demonstrate capability in the following areas:
• Engage in detailed business and technical knowledge transfer in order to gain competent levels of understanding to help solve problems yourself, to facilitate others in problem-solving, and to help you anticipate and ‘unblock’ tasks.
• Appetite to gain understanding of initiatives and their wider context, to be able to help challenging the team for achievement of business value and elimination of waste.
• Be capable of and experienced in coping with ambiguity, putting shape on kick-offs and driving initiatives forward from early stage into tangible deliverables.
• Motivate teams forward towards our strategic and tactical objectives.
• Coach individuals to maximise their potential and their contribution to the Scrum team.
• Be willing and capable of helping to represent the team – this includes all areas of communication such as verbal status summaries, written reports, preparation of presentations, and stakeholder management.
As a member of the IT Leadership Group, the ideal candidate will need to be willing and able to contribute to the general running of the IT unit, engaging in any areas that ultimately lead to the effective operation of the Scrum teams and the Corporate Business IT unit.
The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Irish Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Irish Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported. We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.
Desired Knowledge / Experience / Skills
The ideal candidate will have the following technical competencies, experience and skills:
• Certified Scrum Master
• 7+ years’ experience in project delivery, with more recent experience in Agile delivery but respecting that the candidate may have valuable experience prior to this working in a Waterfall environment
• Professional accreditation of project management methodologies and processes, e.g. Prince 2, PMP, Agile
• Degree in IT / Computer Science / Project Management desirable
While the candidate must be committed to the principles of Scrum, it is equally important that they can demonstrate real-world application and experience within challenging commercial circumstances. Candidates will need to demonstrate strong real-world examples through the following Competencies
Behavioural Competencies
