Our client is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join a high-performing technology team in a fast-paced financial services environment. You will bring deep expertise in Agile methodologies, guiding teams to success as a natural facilitator who transforms meetings into dynamic, purposeful sessions. You will ensure teams stay focused on sprint goals, remove obstacles, and inspire continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate all key Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and release planning
- Guide the team in estimating user stories and tasks, enabling realistic sprint commitments
- Removing impediments, identify and resolve blockers, collaborating with stakeholders and representing the team in Scrum of Scrums as needed
- Collaborating with Product Owners, keep the product backlog organised, prioritised, and visible, ensuring alignment on priorities and scope
- Sprint focus, guide the team in maintaining focus on sprint goals and release deliverables
- High-performing teams, manage challenges, resolve conflicts, and promote growth opportunities to improve overall team performance
- Continuous improvement, facilitate retrospectives and empower the team to identify actionable process improvements
- Agile advocacy,guide the team in following established Agile frameworks with a focus on quality outcomes and improved delivery
- Demo & release readiness, assist the team in preparing for stakeholder demonstrations and key release milestones
- Community of practice, collaborate with other Scrum Masters and Agile leaders to share knowledge and advance Agile maturity across the organisation
Skills & Competencies
- Extensive expertise in Agile methodologies and practices
- Natural facilitator able to run purposeful, engaging, and efficient meetings
- Experience working with multiple Scrum teams simultaneously
- Skilled at coaching teams to foster ownership of their own processes
- Effective as both a day-to-day coach and a strategic advisor
- Able to identify early signs of team conflict and implement strategies to resolve issues promptly
