Senior Scrum Master & Agile Delivery Lead

Northern Trust

Limerick

On-site

EUR 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to enable Agile delivery across a large technology environment. The role partners with Product Owners and delivery teams to strengthen backlog readiness, sprint planning, and release transparency while driving continuous improvement.

You will use delivery data and coaching to identify risks, resolve impediments, and improve predictability. The successful candidate will influence across teams and support disciplined delivery and delivery

Qualifications

Significant experience as a Scrum Master in complex Agile delivery environments.
Strong knowledge of Scrum, Agile practices, backlog refinement, sprint planning and Definition of Ready/Done.
Experience partnering with Product Owners and delivery teams to improve backlog quality and delivery outcomes.
Proven ability to manage impediments, risks and dependencies with cross‑team coordination.
Experience using Agile metrics and reporting tools such as Azure DevOps to support transparency and decision‑making.
Strong facilitation, communication and stakeholder management skills with confidence to influence decisions.

Responsibilities

Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives and backlog refinement with a focus on clear decisions and actions.
Collaborate with Product Owners and teams to improve backlog readiness and sprint goals.
Help teams strengthen planning discipline and ownership of commitments within sprints.
Identify, track and escalate impediments, risks and dependencies.
Use delivery data to highlight trends and improve predictability and flow.
Maintain clear communication with teams, Product Owners and stakeholders on progress and priorities.