Scrum Master

Key Responsibilities:

 Promote and support Scrum implementation by helping everyone understand Scrum theory, practices, rules, and values.

 Facilitate Scrum events (Daily Scrum, Spring Planning, Review, Retrospective) as requested or needed.

 Be a servant-leader for the Product Owner, the multiple cross-functional teams, and the Organisation.

Key activities include:

... for the Product Owner

o ensuring that everyone in the Product group understands the goal, scope and the product domain;

o finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management;

o understanding product planning in an empirical environment;

o ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximise value;

... for the Development teams

o coaching the Development Team in self-organisation and cross-functionality;

o removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress;

o coaching the modern engineering practices (would be a huge plus);

... for the Organisation

o collaborating with other Scrum Masters to align on the overall Scrum journey and increase the effectiveness of Scrum application in the Organisation;

o helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development;

o causing a change that increases the productivity of the whole Product group.

Skills:

 You are knowledgeable and passionate about software product development;

 You excel at facilitating, coaching, and mentoring teams and leaders towards rapidly delivering high impact, high-quality software in a sustainable fashion;

 You have proven experience leading & supporting highly effective agile cross-functional teams with a strong focus on delivery and you have fun while doing it;

 You have experience of leading or managing the scale software projects in complex organisations;

 You have a deep understanding of communication, group dynamics and coaching, and can help teams develop trust and safety;

 You have understanding and experience with a variety of Agile approaches, including Scrum & Kanban (LeSS and Extreme Programming would be a plus).