Scrum Master

Our client is seeking a skilled and proactive Scrum Master to support digital product teams focused on web and mobile delivery. This position plays a vital role in enabling agile practices, removing blockers, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

As a Scrum Master, you will work closely with cross-functional product and engineering teams to facilitate agile ceremonies, drive sprint effectiveness, and ensure alignment across stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement
• Monitor team performance using agile metrics such as velocity and burn-down charts
• Support the Product Owner with backlog grooming and prioritisation
• Serve as a servant-leader, helping the team deliver valuable outcomes while encouraging accountability and autonomy
• Identify and remove obstacles to delivery, escalating issues when necessary
• Promote strong communication and alignment across squads and wider teams (e.g., Architecture, DevOps, QA)
• Advocate for Agile, Lean, and SAFe principles, tailoring coaching to suit team maturity
• Ensure best-practice use of agile delivery tools and documentation standards
• Maintain visibility of delivery progress through consistent reporting and dashboards

Qualifications & Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach in a digital or software delivery environment
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related discipline
• Professional certification in Scrum (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster – CSM or SAFe Scrum Master – SSM)
• Experience in digital product delivery, agile transformation, and user story creation and estimation
• Strong working knowledge of Agile and SAFe methodologies, with a practical understanding of team dynamics and agile tooling
• Competency with platforms such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or Rally
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with confidence in facilitating and engaging diverse teams

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