Lead Scrum Master

Role: Lead Scrum Master Location: New Malden – Hybrid Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 + benefits Lead Scrum Master needed to join our client, an established defence & security firm with secure premises in New Malden. Given the nature of our client's work and industry, a background in defence and/or engineering is essential. This role supports the increasing need to protect our national security through the development of products and solutions in an Agile environment. Working on strategically important National Defence Programmes, the Agile Coach / Lead Scrum Master is accountable for the effectiveness of their teams. They do this by supporting the adoption and application of lean-agile practices, both within their teams and the wider organisation, through coaching, mentoring and facilitating. You must be eligible to obtain SC Clearance – UK national & UK resident. What the role of the Lead Scrum Master entails: Some of the main duties of the Lead Scrum Master will include:

• Act as a servant-leader and facilitator to support teams in the day-to-day operation of their lean-agile practices and work across several teams in an advisory / coaching and assurance capacity
• Actively facilitate team-of-teams events (e.g. Planning Interval Planning, Continuous Improvement Workshops) and supporting activities such as roadmap development to ensure that the relevant objectives are achieved
• Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate
• Support the team in identifying and tracking metrics and data to support data driven decision making
• Support teams or individuals to improve performance and achieve goals through training, coaching and mentoring
• Support the organisation with change initiatives and continuous improvement with a focus on lean-agile principles.
• Develop and grow a team of Scrum Masters / Team Coaches What experience you need to be the successful Lead Scrum Master:
• Essential: Experience within a defence or engineering environment
• Practical experience of servant-leadership in agile teams
• Thorough knowledge of lean-agile principles, practices and methods
• Excellent organisational and facilitation skills
• Adept with Jira or similar tools including data analysis
• Experience of Agile Coaching or qualifications including ICP-ATF, ICP-ACC or ICE-AC
• Experience of and/or certification in agile-at-scale framework e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Nexus This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Scrum Master to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!