Scrum Master (Information Technology/Software/Remote)

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Responsibilities

• ▹Organize and facilitate agile activities and ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, backlog refinement)
• ▹Ensure meetings stay positive, productive and within the timebox
• ▹Collaborate closely with the product owner to manage the backlog
• ▹Coach the team and product owner on empiricism, value-based backlog slicing and incremental delivery
• ▹Track and radiate flow metrics (velocity, sprint burndown, iteration burn rate), guiding data-driven improvement
• ▹Champion and facilitate adoption of agile standards, tools and best practices
• ▹Proactively identify and resolve impediments to team progress
• ▹Promote self-organizing teams, shared vision, psychological safety and collaborative decision-making
• ▹Uphold Definition of Done, quality gates and organizational standards
• ▹Communicate with other Scrum Masters and product owners to ensure transparency

Requirements

• ▹University degree and at least 8 years of IT professional experience
• ▹At least 3 years of dedicated Scrum Master experience at SM2 level or above
• ▹Led at least 2 production teams through full sprint cycles (planning, review, retrospective, refinement)
• ▹Implemented data-driven continuous improvement initiatives, such as increasing velocity or reducing lead time
• ▹Experience coordinating cross-team work via Scrum-of-Scrums or PI Planning events
• ▹Deep knowledge of the Scrum Guide and Agile Manifesto principles and values
• ▹Good knowledge of facilitation techniques (e.g. Fist of Five, participatory decision-making, Liberating Structures)
• ▹Good knowledge of systems thinking and process tailoring for complex or evolving environments
• ▹Good knowledge of team motivation and stakeholder engagement techniques
• ▹Knowledge of Agile metrics (velocity, cycle time, burn-up/down charts, cumulative flow diagrams), able to build and interpret dashboards
• ▹Tool proficiency in Azure DevOps (preferred) or Jira, particularly backlog management, dashboards and workflow configuration
• ▹Scrum Master certifications: PSM II (or higher) and SAFe 5/6 Agilist
• ▹Excellent command of English

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, etc.)
• ▹Knowledge of integrating SAFe and Kanban approaches to optimize flow and delivery

About the company

The client is an internationally present, leading software and ICT services company supplying IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and research institutes.