Scrum Master - Manchester
Opus Recruitment Solutions
Manchester, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 104KJob location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Agile Methodologies
JIRA
Azure
DevOps
Scrum
Trello
User-Centered Design
Job description
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Coach the team and stakeholders on agile principles, frameworks, and ways of working
- Support team planning, estimation, and continuous improvement activities
- Work with Product Managers/Owners to ensure a clear, prioritised backlog
- Monitor delivery performance and help the team adapt through data and metrics
- Protect the team from scope creep and unplanned work
- Facilitate communication within the team and across wider stakeholder groups
Requirements
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and their practical application
- Experience facilitating agile ceremonies and guiding teams through iterative delivery
- Knowledge of agile planning tools (eg Azure DevOps, Jira, Trello)
- Experience working in multi disciplinary digital delivery teams
- Ability to analyse team performance data and use it to support improvement
- Understanding of user centred design, DevOps, and digital delivery principles
