Scrum Master

Scrum Master – SAFe Delivery (Digital & Data) Location: Warwick (Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite, including shift work) Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: Initial 6-month contract Start Date: ASAP Our client is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join a high-profile programme delivering innovative digital and data-driven planning products . This is an excellent opportunity to work within a scaled Agile environment, supporting multiple cross-functional teams and helping drive continuous improvement, delivery excellence, and business value. Working within a SAFe Agile Release Train (ART) , you will play a key role in facilitating Agile ceremonies, supporting Program Increment (PI) planning, removing impediments, improving team effectiveness, and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• PI Planning & Agile Release Train Support
• Prepare teams for Programme Increment (PI) Planning events.
• Facilitate team-level breakout sessions during PI Planning.
• Support the Release Train Engineer (RTE) with planning and coordination activities.
• Help teams define, refine and present PI Objectives.
• Drive alignment across teams and stakeholders.
• Agile Team Facilitation
• Facilitate Daily Stand-ups, Iteration Planning, Backlog Refinement and other team ceremonies.
• Ensure SAFe events are productive, time-boxed and outcome-focused.
• Support iteration execution and delivery against agreed objectives.
• Assist with estimation, planning and tracking of stories, tasks and defects.
• Coaching & Continuous Improvement
• Coach teams on Agile, Scrum, Kanban and SAFe best practices.
• Identify and address delivery challenges, skills gaps, dependencies and impediments.
• Facilitate retrospectives, Inspect & Adapt sessions and problem-solving workshops.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Delivery & Performance
• Partner closely with Product Owners, Developers, Architects, Product Managers and the RTE.
• Ensure team backlogs are prioritised, refined and populated with ready work items.
• Monitor delivery metrics, flow measures and quality indicators to support data-driven decision making.
• Drive improvements in throughput, predictability and overall team performance.
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Identify, manage and escalate risks, dependencies and blockers.
• Maintain visibility of progress, issues and delivery status.
• Foster a transparent, inclusive and psychologically safe team environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Scrum Master certification preferred (PSM I/II, CSM, A-CSM or equivalent).
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Scrum Master supporting technology teams delivering digital and/or data products.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks including SAFe, Scrum and Kanban .
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and PI Planning events.
• Proven ability to improve team performance, flow and delivery capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and communication skills.
• Strong conflict resolution, coaching and servant leadership capabilities.
• Experience using delivery metrics and reporting tools to drive improvements.
• Ability to work effectively with teams, leadership and senior business stakeholders.
• Exposure to Test-Driven Development (TDD), Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) and CI/CD practices.
• Experience working within complex matrix organisations with both onshore and offshore teams.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting Agile Release Trains within a SAFe environment.
• Previous experience mobilising or scaling Agile teams.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and Continuous Delivery pipelines.
• Experience delivering planning, operational, digital transformation or data-focused products.

Interested? Apply today with your latest CV for immediate consideration.