46 Permanent, HR / Training / Recruitment jobs in Woking

As a Scrum Master (SM) you will act as a servant leader to one or more Scrum teams, normally within a wider scaled agile model. The SM is focused on ensuring that scrum teams, as well as the wider organisation, align with Agile values and principles. You'll lead by example, live and practise Agile values and principles, you'll be accountable for the teams' effectiveness, coaching teams to focus on quality, velocity and delivery of value. You'll support the Product Owners by coaching them to improve their product backlog management techniques and ensure clarity of product and scrum goals for the developers.

• Passion for and knowledge of Agile values, principles and practices with experience of delivering within an agile team
• Solution focussed with a keen and pro-active approach to problem-solving and removing blockers to progress, with experience in handling conflicting and competing demands from stakeholders
• Competent with use of Agile tooling such as Jira, Confluence, Miro
• Strong relationship and trust building skills
• Experience working with distributed teams in multiple time-zones where cultural differences need to be considered
• Effective 'True Leadership' skills; listener, persuasive and approachable
• Exceptionally strong in communicating with the team and providing day to day support and continual improvement
Desirable Skills
• Some experience of financial and budget management for change initiatives
• Some experience of resource negotiation - requesting, evaluating and helping to resolve with resource disruption
• Scrum Master certification (PSM/CSM or equivalent)
  
  Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Diversity & Inclusion At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success. We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Pay: Circa £55,000 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package., Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days