Scrum Master

JR United Kingdom; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to join their team in Newcastle upon Tyne. This role involves facilitating agile processes, coaching teams in Scrum practices, and ensuring high-quality product delivery. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Agile frameworks, certifications, and a background in the banking or financial sector, with a commitment to fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Scrum Master required.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and frameworks essential.
• Relevant certifications (CSM, PSM or SAFe) must be held.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Coach team members on Agile and Scrum principles.
• Remove impediments to ensure high team performance.

Skills

Scrum

Agile

Risk Management

Communication

Education

CSM Certification

PSM Certification

SAFe Certification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

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Client:

Insight Global

Location:

newcastle-upon-tyne, tyne and wear, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Insight Global is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to join our team in Manchester. The Senior Scrum Master will facilitate the agile development process, ensuring teams adhere to Scrum principles to deliver high-quality products efficiently. This position involves guiding and coaching both the Scrum team and the wider organization on implementing Scrum practices, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and collaboration. Scrum teams range from 8-10 individuals per team. Key responsibilities include facilitating daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint demos, and retrospective meetings, coaching team members in Agile, SAFe, and KANBAN frameworks, managing the product backlog, and implementing risk management strategies. Working experience with various design techniques including TDD, BDD, and DDD. The Senior Scrum Master is responsible for removing impediments and creating an environment where teams can perform at their highest level, supporting the seamless flow of work from inception to delivery. This role requires 4-days onsite in Manchester.

Must Have

• Extensive experience working as a Scrum Master
• Experience working within Scrum, SAFe, and KANBAN Frameworks
• Experience working with JIRA and/or Confluence
• Must have one or more of the following certifications: CSM, PSM, SAFe
• Extensive experience working in an agile methodology
• Daily stand ups, 2 week sprints, participate in sprint retrospectives
• Experience within a banking or financial industry