Aon
Senior Scrum Master
AonIreland15 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyGeneral Business, Analyst +1
Love energising teams and making Agile ceremonies actually matter! Passionate about coaching teams to own their ways of working! You might be perfect for this exciting hybrid working Scrum Master role at our Dublin office”

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organisation, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What The Day Will Look Like

As a Scrum Master at ACIA, you’ll bring deep expertise in Agile methodologies and practices, guiding teams to success. You’re a natural facilitator who transforms meetings into dynamic, purposeful sessions where every voice is heard and every outcome is clear. You ensure the team stays focused on sprint goals and objectives, removing obstacles and encouraging continuous progress towards releases. Your coaching inspires teams to take ownership of their processes, and your keen eye for early conflict means challenges are resolved before they grow.

  • Ceremonies - facilitate all key Agile ceremonies and planning activities, such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, and release planning, to ensure effective collaboration and transparency.
  • Supporting estimation - guiding the team to estimate user stories and tasks, fostering shared understanding and enabling realistic commitments for each sprint.
  • Removing impediments - actively identifying and resolving impediments that hinder the team’s progress by collaborating with stakeholders and external groups, so the team can stay focused on sprint and release objectives. Representing the team in Scrum of Scrums and other cross-team coordination meetings as needed.
  • Collaborating with Product Owners - working closely with Product Owners to keep the product backlog organised, prioritised, and visible, and ensuring the team sticks to agreed-upon priorities and scope.
  • Guiding the team in maintaining focus on their sprint goals and release deliverables.
  • High-performing teams - supporting team development by managing challenges, resolving conflicts, guiding the team in handling interpersonal issues and promoting growth opportunities to improve overall performance.
  • Leading continuous improvement - facilitating retrospectives and empowering the team to identify and own actionable opportunities for process and working enhancements.
  • Promoting agile principles and practices - guiding the team in following established Agile frameworks and methodologies, with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes and improving delivery capabilities.
  • Facilitating readiness for demos and releases - assisting the team in preparing for stakeholder demonstrations and releases, ensuring alignment and readiness for key milestones.
  • Contributing to the Agile community of practice - collaborating with other Scrum Masters and Agile leaders to share knowledge, promote best practices, and advance Agile maturity across the organization.

How This Opportunity Is Different

This role offers a genuine opportunity to make an impact at Aon, working in an environment where Scrum Masters are trusted coaches. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Owners, development teams, and stakeholders to shape sprint goals, and support delivery of truly innovative solutions.

Skills And Experience That Will Lead To Success

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  • Possesses extensive expertise in Agile methodologies and practices.
  • Naturally facilitates meetings, ensuring they are purposeful, engaging, and efficient for all participants.
  • Experienced in working with multiple Scrum teams.
  • Skilled at coaching teams to foster ownership of their own processes.
  • Able to identify early signs of conflicts and implement various strategies to resolve issues promptly

How We Support Our Colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email [email protected]

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