Senior Scrum Master

Stelfox IT Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Stelfox IT Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master for a long-term daily-rate contract in Dublin. The role is hybrid, with three on-site days per week, supporting distributed teams in a fast-paced financial tech environment.

You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach teams, and partner with stakeholders to deliver working software in aligned sprints while removing impediments and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Scrum Master / Scrum Coach managing multiple projects in a technical environment.
• Proficient with JIRA, SharePoint and Confluence.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Waterfall SDLCs.
• Ability to train/coach team members on ceremonies and artifacts.
• Experience with data warehousing and reporting in the financial sector.
• Strong MS Office (Project, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead Scrum ceremonies and facilitate iterative delivery.
• Serve teams and stakeholders with servant leadership.
• Identify and address impediments and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional and distributed teams.
• Track sprint/delivery metrics and reports.
• Collaborate on PM methodologies and tooling.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum Master

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

MS Excel

MS Project

Analytical thinking

Tools

JIRA

SharePoint

Confluence

MS Project

Excel

Job description

Senior Scrum Master - Daily Rate Contract - Hybrid-Working Model (3 Days' On-Site)

This is a long-term rolling contract position.

Job Description

• Significant experience in managing products in the Agile methodology and skilled in facilitating in an iterative environment.
• Demonstrates servant leadership among team(s) and business partners
• Must possess a can-do attitude and willingness to work with scrum teams to deliver working software within the confines of Agile.
• Excellent facilitation, verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and to all functional groups; the ability to identify technical impediments and issues into appropriate context.
• Excellent analytical skills, flexibility, ability to plan and organize, responsiveness, creativity.
• Experience utilizing a structured product management methodology, including agile, as well as formal tools and approaches
• Knowledge and experience in high performance technical environments. Demonstrated ability to perform in demanding multi-tasking environment.
• Ability to manage independently in a dynamic environment with rapid development cycles, multifunctional teams and distributed teams
• Scrum master experience and certification preferred

Required Qualifications

• Experience as a Scrum Master / Scrum Coach successfully managing multiple projects/teams in a technical environment
• Experience with recognized Scrum workflow tools (JIRA) and other tools – SharePoint and Confluence
• Extensive experience required to own sprint / quarter on quarter metrics - Daily Radiator / sprint reviews / capacity planning / quarterly program increment (PI) planning
• Ability to train/coach scrum team members on typical ceremonies and artifacts
• Must have in-depth knowledge of Agile and Waterfall SDLCs
• Strong MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently towards goals in an environment with multiple and changing demands
• Communicates effectively across project teams and ensures that project status, issues and successes are communicated to stakeholders, management and documented appropriately
• Must be able to drive out results and address challenges
• Experience managing data warehouse and reporting projects in the financial industry
• Knowledge of SharePoint
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to accomplish tasks in a timely manner with a minimum degree of supervision
• Must have strong technical aptitude, communication and problem solving skills
• Experience with managing Scrum of Scrums with global teams