We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead and embed effective agile delivery practices within a large, complex organisation. This role is focused on facilitating delivery, enabling teams, removing impediments, and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
You will work closely with delivery teams, Product Managers, and business stakeholders to ensure work is well‑planned, prioritised, and delivered through sprint‑based execution. The role applies a blend of Agile/Scrum practices and PRINCE2 project governance, ensuring flexibility while maintaining delivery discipline.
This is a hands‑off technical role – success is measured by team delivery performance, flow, and maturity, not by writing code.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, document, and gain agreement on an Agile Delivery Framework, including tools, practices, and processes.
- Lead and facilitate Scrum and Agile ceremonies including stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Optimise sprint delivery and drive continuous improvement across teams.
- Coach teams and individuals in Agile and Scrum principles to improve delivery capability and maturity.
- Work closely with Product Managers to:
- Manage and prioritise product backlogs
- Refine user stories
- Support estimation and sprint planning
- Identify, manage, and help remove delivery impediments and blockers.
- Support teams in dealing with ambiguity, changing requirements, and complex delivery challenges.
- Foster collaboration and effective communication across delivery teams and stakeholders.
- Track delivery progress and support reporting against agreed outcomes and KPIs.
- Perform other related duties as required.
- Degree qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Lead in a large, complex organisation.
- Strong working knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
- Proven ability to coach and mentor teams to adopt agile ways of working.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and communication skills.
- Experience identifying and resolving delivery issues, risks, and impediments.
- Practical understanding of software development and release processes.
- Extensive experience using Jira and Confluence.
- Experience working across both public and private sector environments.
- Exposure to PRINCE2 or similar project governance frameworks.
- Experience using Microsoft Project.
Peoplebank and Leaders IT are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone belongs. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need adjustments to the recruitment process due to your circumstances, please let us know—we’re here to support you.
