Scrum Master - V05388

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Scrum Master for a 12-month contract in Warton, Preston. The successful candidate will work closely with product owners and stakeholders to refine product backlogs, remove impediments, and coach teams to higher Scrum maturity. With a focus on lean and agile methodologies, the ideal candidate should possess relevant qualifications like PSM1/CSM and APM. This position offers £61.57 per hour with 3-4 days onsite each week.

Qualifications

• Experience with Lean, Agile, Traditional techniques.
• Strong leadership behaviours and effective decision making.
• Ability to communicate with clarity and simplicity.

Responsibilities

• Support product owners in refining product backlog.
• Remove impediments for the development team.
• Coach team to higher levels of Scrum maturity.
• Build a psychologically safe environment.

Skills

Lean/Agile/Traditional methodologies

Atlassian suite

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Education

PSM1/CSM Qualifications

APM qualification or similar

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Location: Warton, Preston (3-4 days onsite per week)

Duration: 12 Month Contract

Rate: £61.57 per hour umbrella (Isnide IR35)

Overview

We an opportunity to join BAE Systems as a Scrum Master within the Air Project Management Team. The roles sit within Dreadnought Team where you will be at the forefront of modern technology.

Key Deliverables

The successful candidate will be required to perform tasks suitable to the internal level of this role. The role will contain, but will not be limited to, the following:

What you'll be doing

• Working closely with product owners and other stakeholders to help them better understand their requirements and help the product owner define and maintain a well refined product backlog
• Removing impediments so the development team can focus on the work at hand; or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to help them
• Using data collected from the development team to develop a picture of areas of success and improvement using the chosen system.
• Assessing the Scrum maturity of the team/organisation, and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organisation
• Building a trusting and psychologically safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on problem solving

Key Skills / Knowledge & Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of using Lean/Agile/Traditional techniques and methodologies
• Ability to use appropriate toolsets, such as the Atlassian suite, SharePoint, Microsoft Office applications and develop and act on appropriate metrics
• Displays strong leadership behaviours
• Has the ability to keep things simple and remove complexity - Communicates with clarity, brevity and simplicity, sets simple, tangible priorities, eliminates complexity for faster customer delivery
• Explores different ways of doing things by delegating decision making effectively, exploring options in order to overcome obstacles and responds quickly to changing business circumstances.
• Understands and promotes collaboration

Qualifications

• PSM1/CSM Qualifications or relevant experience
• APM qualification, or similar