Scrum Master - London, United Kingdom - Stealth iT Recruitment

Description

Job Description

Our client are a top tier consulting firm looking for an Scrum Master on permanent basis.

Job Spec

Essential:

• Proven experience in undertaking the Scrum Master role in a team that has been applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
• Experience in delivery of multi-disciplinary projects and working in cross-functional teams
• Experience working with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards is preferable
• Experience of Agile project management tools such as Team Foundation Server or the Atlassian suite of products such as Jira, Confluence
• Understanding and experience of widely accepted successful Agile techniques
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, increasing transparency and measuring success
• Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to connect and engage across multiple teams, business units and organisations at multiple levels of seniority
• Previous experience of mentoring colleagues
• Knowledge of business requirements prioritisation techniques
• Ability to lead a team of resources across multiple sites, whilst building solid business relationships
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills; must be capable of focusing and maintaining project direction and be able to lead and motivate a team of specialist technical and/or business resources, as well as management of stakeholders
• Experience of managing projects with business and technology deliverables and / or changes involving external third-party providers