Scrum Master
Posted 1 week ago by Experis
£483 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Telford, Shropshire
Summary: Experienced Scrum Master needed for a 6-month contract in Telford, working in a hybrid environment. The role involves managing project and team activities, collaborating with Delivery Leads, and ensuring project timelines are met. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of agile principles and technical awareness, contributing to a talented delivery team. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day project and live team activities.
- Assign tasks to the team and run scrum meetings.
- Monitor project tasks to ensure timelines are on track.
- Identify risks and manage project timelines.
- Share reports with Delivery Leads for larger projects.
- Manage live tickets and incidents.
- Plan monthly work allocation.
- Support with DTX and AVFs.
- Run team retrospectives and hold improvement sessions with engineers.
- Conduct weekly live meetings with Service Delivery Managers.
Key Skills:
- Scrum Master experience.
- Project delivery experience.
- PSM1 certification (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): £483 daily
City: Telford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Role Title: Scrum Master
Duration: 6 month initial contract
Location: Telford, Hybrid
Rate: up to £483 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Role purpose / summary
Experienced Scrum Master working alongside other Scrum Masters within a team of 50 delivering a constant stream of project and service work. You will be working alongside a number of experienced Delivery Leads to deliver a constant stream of projects in conjunction with client requirements. Managing day to day project and live team activities, assigning out tasks to the team, running scrum, monitoring project tasks to ensure timelines are on track, calling out risks and when projects are going off track, project timelines, sharing reports with DLs for larger projects compiled collaboratively, managing live tickets and incidents, monthly work allocation planning, supporting with DTX and AVFs. Back-end processes for delivery team. You'll be running team retro's, holding sessions with the engineers to explore improvements, managing monthly LSMs. Weekly live meetings with the Service Delivery Managers to ensure all release and monthly live service maintenance are married up in the delivery plan.
This is a great opportunity for a Scrum Master looking for their next challenge in an area that is very much at the forefront of the Client's focus, and to really make a difference to a large and incredibly talented delivery team.
What you will be doing:
- High-pressure, fluid deadlines: the environment is fast-moving, deadlines shift, and priorities change often.
- Legacy systems: the work involves older platforms and processes that don't align perfectly with agile principles.
- Technical awareness (not in coding): you do not necessarily need a developer background, but someone who understands technical constraints and can speak the language of engineers.
Required Skills
- Scrum Master experience
- Project delivery experience
- PSM1 (nice to have)
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!