Scrum Master | Agile Delivery Lead (SAFe & PI Planning)

Client of Forsyth Barnes

Dubai

On-site

AED 250,000 - 420,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Client of Forsyth Barnes in Dubai seeks an experienced Scrum Master to strengthen delivery discipline across Agile teams supporting a complex retail and distribution environment. You will facilitate sprint planning, daily Scrum, reviews, retrospectives and PI Planning, coordinate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, QA and business stakeholders.

A bachelor’s degree in IT, business, engineering or related discipline is advantageous; strong knowledge of Scrum, SAFe and Jira/Confluence is

Qualifications

Several years of experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, Iteration Manager, or in a closely related delivery role.
Strong practical knowledge of Scrum principles, Agile delivery methods and the SAFe framework, including PI Planning.
Demonstrated experience supporting cross-functional technology teams through planning, execution, testing and release.
Working knowledge of regression-testing coordination, defect lifecycle management, release governance and deployment readiness.
Proven ability to manage dependencies, delivery risks, competing priorities and impediments across multiple teams or workstreams.
Confidence facilitating senior stakeholder discussions and translating delivery information into clear decisions and actions.
Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, or comparable platforms to manage backlogs, delivery information and reporting.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with a pragmatic and respectful approach to challenge.

Responsibilities

Facilitate sprint planning, daily Scrum events, reviews, retrospectives, refinement sessions and other Agile forums with clear outcomes.
Guide teams in applying Scrum, SAFe and complementary Agile practices consistently while adapting them to delivery context.
Maintain delivery visibility by tracking progress, milestones, dependencies, risks, impediments and decisions across active workstreams.
Coordinate with Product, Architecture, Engineering, Quality Assurance and business stakeholders to align priorities and execution plans.
Support PI Planning by preparing inputs, clarifying objectives, mapping dependencies and monitoring commitments through the increment.
Organise regression-testing activity ensuring scope, environments, defect ownership and readiness criteria are clearly understood.
Coordinate release planning and deployment activity including readiness reviews, cutover dependencies, communications and post-release follow-up.
Use delivery measures such as velocity, burn-up or burndown, cycle time, defect trends and release readiness to support informed action.
Identify blockers early and drive them to resolution through escalation, structured problem-solving and cross-team collaboration.
Protect teams from uncontrolled scope changes while ensuring legitimate priority shifts are assessed and communicated transparently.
Encourage continuous improvement by converting retrospective findings into owned actions with measurable follow-through.
Provide concise status updates that distinguish delivery progress, emerging risk, business impact and required decisions.