Senior Scrum Master

Computer Futures / SThree Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider in technology recruitment is seeking a Senior Scrum Master for a hybrid role based in Dublin, Ireland. The successful candidate will facilitate Agile practices across multiple teams, coach team members to improve performance, and resolve conflicts effectively. Ideal candidates will be deeply knowledgeable in Agile methodologies and possess excellent communication and coaching skills, capable of thriving in a high-pressure environment.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Agile principles and practices.
• Exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Experience working with multiple Scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating all team ceremonies and planning events.
• Supporting team estimations and commitments.
• Eliminating impediments for the teams focused on sprint goals.

Skills

Agile principles

Facilitation

Coaching

Conflict resolution

Interpersonal skills

Job description

We have a current opportunity for a Senior Scrum Master on a contract basis.

Outside IR35

The position will be based a hybrid role with 2 days on site on Dublin Ireland

About You

• Deeply knowledgeable in Agile principles and practices.
• A facilitator by nature who ensures meetings are concise and engaging for all and have a clear outcome and purpose.
• Confidence in working with multiple Scrum teams.
• Capable of coaching teams to take ownership of their processes
• Comfortable as a daily coach and periodical advisor.
• Capable of recognising team conflict at an early stage and able to apply different activities to resolve it.
• Confident in mobilising a team towards a common goal, setting clear and realistic expectations and coaching the Product Owner to garner buy-in from stakeholders.
• Eager to collaborate with developers and wider business on delivery of analytics solutions.
• Someone with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to interact at all levels within a global and diverse organisation.
• Comfortable and composed working in a high-pressure environment to meet deadlines.
• Self-driven, resourceful with ability to prioritise and work independently or in groups.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the team's facilitator - facilitating all team ceremonies & planning events including the daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review and sprint retrospective, release planning.
• Supporting estimations - guiding the teams to help understand how to estimate features and capabilities and therefore supporting realistic commitments.
• Eliminating impediments - working with external teams to address any blocking issues, so that the teams can remain focused on their defined sprint and release goals. This coordination will include being the representative of the scrum teams at appropriate ceremonies including Scrum of Scrums.
• Supporting the Product Owners - working with the Product Owners to ensure a healthy backlog is available for the teams and guiding the teams in respecting the priorities and scope identified through the backlog.
• Driving the teams progress toward goals - challenging the team norms to improve performance in quality, predictability, flow, and velocity, while supporting team focus on daily, sprint and release goals.
• Building a high-performing team's - maintaining focus on building team performance, managing challenges, conflicts and growth opportunities as well as protecting the teams from the uncontrolled expansion of work.
• Focusing on ever-improving team dynamics and performance - helping the teams manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and promote opportunities for growth.
• Leading team efforts in continuous improvement - facilitating the teams retrospective to help the teams identify areas of opportunity for improvement and take responsibility for identified actions.

. For further information about this position please apply.

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Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales