Scrum Master

Scrum Master | Specialist Insurer £400 - £450 per day | Outside IR35 | Initial 6-Month Contract | Hybrid/London

A Specialist Insurer is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support the delivery of a portfolio of technology change initiatives. This role will suit a mid-level Scrum Master who is comfortable operating across multiple technical projects, including system implementations, platform upgrades, integrations and business-critical technology change programmes.

Working closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects and business stakeholders, you will help Agile teams deliver effectively, remove impediments and drive continuous improvement across the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
• Remove blockers and impediments impacting delivery teams.
• Coach Agile teams on Scrum principles and best practices.
• Work closely with Product Owners to support backlog refinement and prioritisation.
• Track delivery progress, sprint metrics and team performance.
• Foster collaboration between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve team effectiveness and delivery outcomes.
• Support the successful delivery of multiple concurrent technology projects.

Required Experience

• Proven experience working as a Scrum Master across multiple IT workstreams.

• Experience delivering technology-focused projects such as:

• System implementations

• Platform upgrades

• Application modernisation

• Integration projects

• Digital transformation initiatives

• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

• Demonstrable experience removing delivery blockers and improving team performance.

• Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.

• Experience working with technical delivery teams including Developers, Architects, QA and Business Analysts.

• Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps and Confluence.

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