Scrum Master/Agile Delivery - Senior Consultant

83zero Ltd
Manchester, United Kingdom
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 75K

Job location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Confluence
JIRA
Azure
Scrum
Interactive Whiteboards

Job description

Scrum Master/Agile Delivery - Senior Consultant

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 pa + £4,000 Bonus plus benefits, perks and healthcare options

Job Type: Permanent - Hybrid/2 x days per week - Travel to client site

Base Locations: London, Manchester, Glasgow

Overview:

We're looking for a Scrum Master/Agile Delivery - Senior Consultant. As a Management Consultant specialising in Agile Delivery and Coaching, you will play a crucial role in delivering transformational programmes, fostering collaboration, and championing agile practices. This role encompasses key responsibilities from the Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach positions.

Your Role:

  • Scrum Master Responsibilities - Guide teams on Agile/Scrum practices, embracing and promoting Scrum values in daily ceremonies and interactions.
  • Identify and support the Scrum team and stakeholders in dealing with blockers and impediments, emphasising values such as respect and courage.
  • Agile Product Delivery - Lead and manage product delivery using agile frameworks and techniques, aligning with Agile values such as individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
  • Assess the Agile Maturity of teams and organisations, guiding them to higher levels of maturity while promoting Scrum values like commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage.
  • Team Leadership and Empowerment - Provide leadership and empowerment to cross-functional teams, fostering a culture grounded in Scrum values and Agile principles.
  • Matrix-manage multidisciplinary teams, encouraging transparency, inspection, and adaptation pillars of Scrum.
  • Agile Coaching - Conduct Agile workshops for development and functional teams, instilling a culture of continuous improvement aligned with Agile values.
  • Coach senior management in Agile practices, ensuring top-down adoption of best practices and fostering transparency as a key Scrum Pillar.

Key Skills and Experience

  • Proven experience in undertaking roles such as Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach in teams applying Agile principles.
  • We welcome candidates from all sectors and markets from public sector organisations to start-ups.
  • Experience in delivering multi-disciplinary products and working in cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to connect across multiple teams and seniority levels.
  • Familiarity with Agile delivery management and collaboration such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Miro etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach teams and individuals, knowing when to lead from the front and when to allow teams to self-manage.

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we want to hear from you! Please send updated CV

Requirements

  • Proven experience in undertaking roles such as Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach in teams applying Agile principles.
  • We welcome candidates from all sectors and markets from public sector organisations to start-ups.
  • Experience in delivering multi-disciplinary products and working in cross-functional teams.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to connect across multiple teams and seniority levels.
  • Familiarity with Agile delivery management and collaboration such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, Miro etc.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach teams and individuals, knowing when to lead from the front and when to allow teams to self-manage.

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we want to hear from you! Please send updated CV

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