Contract Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master

AND Digital; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is looking for an Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master for a 6-12 month contract in Leeds, England. The successful candidate will lead Agile ceremonies, manage conflicts, and ensure the efficient implementation of Agile methodologies. Strong stakeholder communication is crucial for success in this role. Join a firm that values collaboration, curiosity, and innovation while focusing on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Agile ceremonies and managing teams.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to create a collaborative and efficient working environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Manage risks and interdependencies effectively.
• Coordinate releases with stakeholders to align with project timelines.
• Continually improve implementation of Agile methodologies.
• Report progress to senior stakeholders and ensure effective communication.

Skills

Agile ceremonies leadership

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder communication

Release management coordination

Job description

Contract Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master (6-12 months)

We are looking for a Contract Agile Delivery Lead to join on a 6-12 month contract.

What You'll Bring To The Table

• Leading Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, sprint reviews, daily scrums, and retrospectives, Optimising backlog and throughput
• Resolving risks, issues, interdependencies and managing external relationships on behalf of the delivery teams
• Creating a harmonious environment, managing conflict quickly and appropriately, creating a trusting and co-operative environment
• Review business, technical and operational requirements and related information to ensure quality inputs to enable effective designs and builds can be tested and implemented
• Estimate and co-ordinate releases with product release management, project managers and business stakeholders aligning to project timescales, release calendars and stakeholder needs
• Continually improve agile and scrum methodology and its implementation to provide high quality and highly efficient delivery
• Reporting to senior stakeholders - strong communication is key for this role.
• Working with other Delivery roles to find improvements in ways of working across the whole gateway forms team

Why join AND Digital?

We have three values: wonder, share, and delight. These values inform how we work with clients, and our culture: what it feels like to work for AND. We believe collaboration, ambition, curiosity and fun can drive innovation by creating a better environment for problem-solving.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At AND Digital we embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce so want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application. We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process so please speak to our recruitment team.

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Product Management

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom