Scrum Master - (CONTRACT)

The role requires an individual with good communication skills and high organizational and ownership capacity. The ability to drive delivery through the facilitation of the team’s enablement is the aim. A servant leader, championing the agile principles, values and practices, as agreed to within the team, and where identified as being useful is required. Accountable for the team’s infrastructure (resourcing, planning, monitoring, reporting) as well as health (team dynamics, motivation, transparency), the role, if successful, will move the team towards being self-organized, while delivering high-quality, valuable work.

Tasks and Responsibilities :

Team Delivery :

• Lead / facilitate agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning (including effort sizing), sprint retrospectives.
• Maintain scrum board (TFS experience is advantageous), Product backlog, Sprint backlog.
• Optimize team’s focus: remove obstacles; protect team from outside interference / interruptions to enable focus on work.
• Ensure SDLC governance and best practices are followed.
• Promote and support the adoption of agile practices within the team.

Planning :

• Coordinate with Product Owner and Clients regarding priorities, backlog grooming, sprint themes, delivery approaches, and resourcing.
• Develop short to medium-term flight plans to contextualize larger deliveries.

Reporting :

• Analyze team’s sprint performance; report on delivery progress and cadence.

Personal Effectiveness :

• Manage own time, tasks, and output quality responsibly.
• Communicate clearly and promptly.
• Ensure service delivery through personal efforts.
• Apply problem-solving skills.
• Collaborate effectively to meet delivery goals.
• Work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Align with team ways of working and culture.
• Possess knowledge or experience with Agile and/or other project methodologies.

Requirements :

• Tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Project Management, or related fields.
• Relevant Scrum Master experience in Financial Services IT.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Team Foundation Server.
• Note: Applications not responded to within 2 weeks may be considered unsuccessful.