FS Technology Consulting - Scrum Master - Payments - Manager - Dublin

FS Technology Consulting - Scrum Master - Payments - Manager - Dublin

New technologies and disruptive change are creating exciting opportunities: to work differently, to work better and to find new ways of creating value for us and the clients we serve. As a Scrum Master, within our NextWave Strategy, You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of IT Projects using Agile methodologies and leveraging your knowledge and sector experience and ensuring high quality service. You will also be responsible for contributing to proposals and client presentations for complex IT delivery projects that require disciplined Agile project management expertise, and drawing on your skills and experience, creating innovative insights for clients looking to deliver IT Projects by adopting an agile approach. We are looking to recruit high performing individuals with a proven track record as a Scrum Master with experience in large-scale digital transformations to be part of our leading and growing Technology Consulting business.

The opportunity

By joining the Technology Consulting team, you will be helping our clients solve a whole range of challenges - from the requirement to respond to the ever-changing demands of the market, to overseeing large and complex transformation programmes that truly transform our clients ways of working, As part of this growing team, you will also get to help shape the innovative culture that makes EY such a great place to work.

If you have a keen interest in Technology Enabled Change, as well as intellectual curiosity and energy, then Technology Consulting could be exactly the right place for you and your next career move. 

Key Responsibilities:

• As scrum master, you will be responsible for contributing to the Agile delivery of IT Projects and Products on our Financial Services client sites
• As the servant leader of your team you will be responsible for retrospectives, planning sessions, daily stand-ups and protecting the team from interruptions during sprints
• You will be responsible for managing dependencies with other teams and escalating decisions that cannot be resolved at agreed governance forums / ceremonies, leveraging your Financial Services domain knowledge and experience as necessary
• You will be responsible for driving Agile cultural and continuous improvement initiatives within your team and supporting wider Agile Ways of Working initiatives on client sites
• Develop team members through effective listening, coaching and mentoring
• Understand our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
• Participate in presentations and proposals for medium complex projects or elements of highly complex projects

Internal Responsibilities:

• You’ll be responsible for contributing to proposals and client presentations for complex IT delivery projects
• Be responsible for your own self-development, and maintain an educational program to continually develop personal skills
• Actively contribute to EY’s Agile Community of practice
• Understand all our consulting service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients and be able to build meaningful external relationships with our clients and internal relationships across service lines.
• Drawing on your skills and experience, you’ll create innovative insights for clients looking to adopt Agile as a means of project / product delivery
• To lead Technology Consulting engagements and support in managing team performance and commercials
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures.

To qualify for the role you must have:

•  A strong academic record including a third level degree, preferably in a technical / IT related discipline, from a recognised third level institution
• Additional professional qualifications, such as Scrum Master, SAFe or Diploma Level in Agile Project Management or similar discipline from a recognised third level institution or accreditation body
• Must possess strong experience within the Payments Industry.
• At least 5 years’ experience working in a banking client facing role for a leading consulting or professional services company in delivery of large-scale complex change/transformation programmes or systems integration programmes or at least 7 years’ experience working for an EU / UK Financial Services . company / Bank, in delivery of large-scale complex change/transformation programmes or systems integration programmes
• Experience in the EU / UK Financial Services sector e.g. Retail Banking, Payments, Credit, Mortgages
• Hands-on experience in Scrum acting in a Scrum Master role and working with Agile methods for software delivery e.g. Scrum, SAFE, Kanban, Lean
• Proven skills in effectively coaching, mentoring and motivating a cross functional Agile team (consisting of PO, Developers and QA) to improve the pace and evolve delivery practices
• Knowledge of modern software delivery methods and technologies e.g. TDD, CI/CD tooling and cloud
• A proven ability to lead and deliver software projects / products in a fast-paced environment
• Have structured approach to problem solving and be a self-starter with the ability to work independently managing your own workload with an attention to detail
• Be able to manage different stakeholders across the project you work on
• Have a proven ability to be able to take a ‘big picture’ delivery and a project management view as well as being able to work at a detailed level across a broad range of contract types and engagement approaches 
• Excellent communication skills – tailoring communications to suit a mix of audiences and ability to translate strategy into measurable business benefits

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Additional non agile specific accreditation and practitioner experience of a range of Project Management approaches including PRINCE2, PMI, PMOBOK etc. or Masters Level in Project Management or similar discipline from a recognised third level institution
• Excellent presentation skills
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• People management experience 

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritise shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator and a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion for technology and making things happen in a dynamic organisation. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.