Introduction



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




Key responsibilities



• 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.




Skills & experience



• 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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