Scrum Master
Posted 7 days ago by Undisclosed
£506 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Telford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Scrum Master role is a 6-month contract based in Telford, requiring a hybrid working arrangement with two days on-site each week. The position focuses on facilitating agile ceremonies, ensuring effective use of JIRA and Confluence, and fostering a high-performing team environment. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in agile methodologies and strong stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate agile ceremonies including scrums, sprint planning, demos, workshops, and retrospectives.
- Ensure consistent use of JIRA and Confluence across teams.
- Communicate team progress and intent at delivery boards and working groups.
- Protect teams from distractions and foster a high-performing, motivated environment.
- Promote urgency and pace to meet critical delivery milestones.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master.
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams across complex programmes.
- Familiarity with agile tooling (JIRA, Confluence).
- Resilience and ability to drive delivery momentum while maintaining team wellbeing.
Salary (Rate): £506 daily
City: Telford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role Title: Scrum Master
Duration: 6 month contract
Location: Telford. Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite
Rate: up to £506 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Role purpose / summary
- Facilitate agile ceremonies
- Scrums
- Sprint planning & refinements
- Demos, workshops & retrospectives
- Cross-team learnings and knowledge sharing
- Ensure consistent use of JIRA and Confluence across teams.
- Communicate team progress and intent at delivery boards and working groups.
- Protect teams from distractions and foster a high-performing, motivated environment.
- Promote urgency and pace to meet critical delivery milestones.
We are looking for :
- Proven experience as a Scrum Master
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams across complex programmes.
- Familiarity with agile tooling (JIRA, Confluence).
- Resilience
- Ability to drive delivery momentum while maintaining team wellbeing.
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!