A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced Scrum Master to lead and develop 2 new agile software teams dedicated to the delivery of my client's Transformation Programme. They are looking for someone who is able to motivate and encourage teams to fulfil their commitments to incremental delivery in a servant leader capacity.

As a scrum master you will (in no particular order of importance):

* Support the product owner to better understand and communicate value, to co-manage the backlog, help them plan the work with the team and break down that work to deliver incrementally in a way that delivers early value.
* Support the creation and maintenance of the team's delivery plan.
* Support the Product Owner and the team by understanding the stories, their priority and dependencies, and being willing to challenge the acceptance criteria so that each story becomes a well-defined, small piece of valuable software for delivery in the next sprint.
* Work closely within and outside the Programme to continuously identify connections, dependencies and impact between your project and other projects, making the necessary adaptations to your project and escalating issues or risks where required.

* Help the development team make visible, remove and prevent blockers that impede progress by proactively monitoring status and engaging with the right personnel to find swift solutions.
* Assist with external and upward communication and reporting, providing transparency and updates to the programme management team.
* Mentor and coach the team in adopting and using Scrum to ensure effective Agile ceremonies take place, to protect and manage the team's sprint commitment, and to track team progress vs. commitment during each sprint.
* Support the development squad to become better at self-organisation and maintain focus on outcomes that matter.
* Act as a servant leader, leading the team through healthy conflict and debate on ideas.

* Lead the team's efforts in continuous improvement to maximise velocity and quality of the team.

Skills and Experience:

* Able to communicate and influence in a consultative manner; facilitating delivery via collaboration, discussion, and decision making.
* Direct experience of leading a team in a SCRUM environment. Experience of working across and with multiple scrum teams is desirable.
* Knowledge of the patterns and techniques used in an agile project e.g. burndown metrics, backlog tracking, velocity and delivery plan forecasting, task definition, retrospectives and defect management.

* Flexible and able to work with uncertainty.



Desirable:

* Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Scrum Master (SSM) is an advantage
* Knowledge and experience of TDD and BDD in order to constructively challenge when helping the team create and refine user stories
* Previous experience with full lifecycle delivery with strong SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) practices and methodologies.

* Able to demonstrate an ability to grasp and comprehend technical subject matter around Sharepoint & Power Platform, Azure (functions, logic apps, data factory), Master Data Management, Integrations.



Salary & Benefits

* Remote working - up to 80%
* Flexible working arrangements
* Strong family friendly policies
* Learning & Development
* Annual leave starting from 26 days plus bank holiday
* Excellent Pension Scheme - double contribution up to 6%
* Annual Bonus subject to group performance
* Generous non-contributory life Assurance

THIS IS A 12 MONTH FTC