Lead Scrum Master

Our client is looking for a Lead Scrum Master to join their team working on strategically important Defence programmes in an Agile environment. You'll need solid hands-on experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, with a strong grasp of lean-agile principles and mentoring and coaching.

The ideal candidates will have a Defence background.

Working Patterns and location – Hybrid – 2-3 days on site per week

·        Act as servant-leader and facilitator supporting multiple teams' day-to-day lean-agile practices.

·        Facilitate team-of-teams events including Planning Interval Planning and Continuous Improvement Workshops.

·        Identify and remove impediments blocking teams from achieving their goals.

·        Support teams in tracking metrics and data to enable data-driven decision making.

·        Coach, mentor and train teams and individuals to improve performance and hit objectives.

·        Drive organisational change initiatives with a focus on lean-agile continuous improvement.

·        Develop and grow a team of Scrum Masters and Team Coaches.

·        Practical experience in a servant-leadership capacity within agile teams.

·        Thorough knowledge of lean-agile principles, practices and methods.

·        Strong organisational and facilitation skills across multi-team environments.

·        Proficiency with Jira or similar agile tools, including data analysis.

·        Advanced Scrum Master certification such as PSM II, PSM III or SASM.

·        Experience with agile-at-scale frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS or Nexus.

·        Experience coaching agile teams or holding agile coaching qualifications (ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC or ICE-AC).

·        Experience working on Defence or government programmes is ideal.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

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