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Overall Summary
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.
Join the Close Brothers Retail Engineering Delivery Team where you will facilitate the delivery of products and project solutions using Agile principles and methodologies by working alongside stakeholders to outline goals and continuously deliver the highest value items through effective prioritisation. Working as part of the Retail Engineering Delivery team our ideal team member will have previous experience in working independently, taking initiative and is willing to take on responsibilities beyond software development, such as budget management, resourcing and risk management with excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the delivery of products and services through Agile delivery squads, optimising value streams to enhance flow, reduce bottlenecks and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Plan, communicate and visualise progress towards goals, actively managing risks, issues and dependencies, some may be across multiple squads.
- Remove impediments for the scrum team to ensure smooth progress.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise and deliver high value items.
- Report and manage delivery metrics to provide transparency.
- Facilitate scrum events, including sprint planning and sprint retrospectives.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:
- An experienced delivery manager with expertise in agile methodology (values and principles) and a proven track record of creating environments that adhere to these practices.
- An ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Hold a Certified Scrum Master qualification.
- Able to demonstrate a genuine drive for improvement and encourage others to strive for excellence.
- Ability to remain focused and calm under pressure.
IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE:
- Experience using Jira and Confluence.
- Experience using online collaboration tools (e.g. Lucid, Miro).
- Experience working in the financial services industry.
- Experience working with both onshore and offshore teams.
We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at
[email protected] or request a call back.
About Us
At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541
To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group
