Job Description
Our well renowned client within the financial service sector are looking for a Senior Scrum Master to join their team and work on a range of strategic business projects on an inital 12 month contract
Role Purpose:
The Senior Scrum Master will lead and Manage Scrum teams and associate Scrum Masters and help migrate application delivery life cycle from water fall to Agile. Ensure that development teams follow scrum framework values and agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, and eliminating team impediments.
As the Senior Scrum Master you will get an opportunity to work on implementing Agile practices and standards, in Ireland's largest independently own book maker.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Assisting software development teams apply the Scrum framework.
2. Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
3. Manage each project's scope and timeline.
4. Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration.
5. Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholder)
6. Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.
7. Training, mentoring, and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.
8. Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
9. Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
10. Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements.
11. Planning and organising demos and product/system testing.
12. Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for the scrum team.
13. Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials.
14. Help build a productive environment where team members 'own' the product and enjoy working on it.
15. Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity.
16. Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders.
Qualifications and Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred.
Certified scrum master.
Specialist Skills and Experience Required:
17. Scrum Master certification (PSM-I, CSM, SAFe SM). Advanced certification like SAFe Program Consultant is a plus.
18. 5+ years experience as a scrum master or in a similar role.
19. Experienced in using Agile tools like Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps.
20. Excellent communication and leadership skills
21. Problem solving and conflict resolution ability
22. Outstanding organizational skills
23. Strong collaboration skills with other Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Coaches etc. to raise the level of Agility in the organization to the next stratum.
Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.
BY APPLYING FOR THIS ROLE YOU ARE AGREEING TO OUR TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH TOGETHER WITH OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT GOVERN YOUR USE OF MORGAN MCKINLEY SERVICES.
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