- Establish, organise and moderate Scrum Rituals for a number of Squads – Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Retrospective
- Lead sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, and sprint reviews to provide insights and clarification on business requirements, as well as address any questions or concerns from development teams.
- Support several Squads in the implementation of backlog items throughout the duration of the programme.
- Enable the Squads to make realistic Sprint commitments and identify and resolve impediments and blockers
- Actively drive improvements and innovations relevant for the whole team
- Work alongside our external SI delivery team to manage workstream interdependencies, priorities, and delivery outcomes
- Actively manage risks and ensure quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.
- Serve as the linchpin between technical teams, stakeholders, and delivery leads, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
- Work as part of a wider team to align delivery with broader program objectives.
- Maintain Azure Dev Ops for all squads, keeping it aligned with delivery
- Produce and analyze metrics at both team and program levels to evaluate progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Provide Agile training and coaching to ensure team members have a strong understanding of Agile methodologies.
- Significant hands-on Scrum Master experience
- Scrum Master Qualification ( SAFe) is preferred for this role
- Agile expertise in Kanban, SAFe, Lean, and /or XP Practices
- Foster Innovation: Knowledge and experience of techniques used to generate new ideas, create a working environment which promotes innovation and be able to reference from personal experience behaviours and environmental factors which hinder / support innovation
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Good understanding of continuous improvement, demonstrable experience using continuous improvement tools such as self-reflection, development of KPIs and techniques to achieve non-functional requirements, robustness
- Strong project coordination skills, including planning and organizing tasks.
- Experience with Azure DevOps Boards and Analytics for backlog management and reporting.
- Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
- Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
- Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
- Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
- Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success.
Scrum Master FTC - London, United Kingdom - Baringa Partners
Description
What you will be doing
We are seeking anexperienced Scrum Master with a proven track record of working on large scale ERPdelivery projects to join us on an initial 12-month contract, with thepotential for additional contract extension beyond the initial 12-month periodor a potential transition to a permanent role.
The ideal candidate willhave worked on Microsoft Dynamics D365 implementations and have experiencemanaging backlogs, tasks, and managing resources and capacity in Azure Dev Ops.They will possess deep knowledge of the Agile delivery methodology and the coreScrum Master role, combined with strong analytical and communication skills.They will be comfortable with operating semi-independently and being able toproactively deliver the necessary deliverables and outcomes, liaising withother team members, vendors, and business SMEs where necessary.
Your skills and experience
What a career at Baringa will give you
Putting People First.
Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include: