Scrum Master

Hybrid - Huntingdon

Our customer is multinational engineering company that specializes in automation and technology solutions across industries such as food, beverage, warehousing, and parcel/post. With expertise in logistics, production, and robotic automation, they provide advanced software to optimize material handling and sorting. Their focus is on enhancing efficiency and productivity through structured, cost-effective engineering while embracing innovation and modern methodologies. And they are looking for Front-End Developer to join their new project!

Responsibilities:

• Facilitation of Scrum Ceremonies: Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Backlog Refinement (Grooming)
• Coaching and Mentoring the Team: Agile Coaching, Team Development, Facilitate Collaboration, Conflict Resolution
• Removing Impediments and Obstacles: Identify and Remove Barriers, Support the Team. Escalate Issues
• Ensure Scrum Practices Are Followed: Scrum Process Enforcement, Continuous Improvement, Maintain Scrum Artifacts
• Liaison Between the Scrum Team and Stakeholders: Stakeholder Communication, Product Owner Support, Ensure Transparency.

Technical Skills:

• A deep understanding of the Scrum framework, Agile methodologies, and their principles is crucial. Familiarity with other frameworks like Kanban, Lean is beneficial.
• Experience with tools that support Agile processes, such as Azure DevOps for managing backlogs, tasks, and sprint planning.
• Skilled in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, discussions, and workshops effectively, ensuring they are productive and focused.
• Ability to mediate conflicts, maintain team harmony, and address interpersonal issues within the team.
• Ability to identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements based on feedback from retrospectives and other sources.
• Ability to understand and use Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burn-down charts, cycle time) to track team performance and identify areas for improvement.

Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with team members, stakeholders, and product owners.
• Strong leadership abilities to guide and motivate the team, without being authoritarian. Scrum Masters lead by influence.
• Ability to coach team members, product owners, and other stakeholders on Agile practices, creating an environment for learning and growth.
• Ability to address issues creatively and find solutions that help the team overcome challenges.

Additional Skills

• Ability to manage change and guide the team through transitions smoothly, whether it's adopting new practices or scaling Agile processes.
• Ensuring that feedback from retrospectives and other reviews is used constructively to improve processes.
• Identifying potential risks in the project and facilitating proactive actions to mitigate those risks.
• Understanding the broader business objectives and ensuring the Scrum team's work aligns with those goals.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills

Qualifications and Experience Levels

• Relevant Computer/Software/Information Technology degree is preferred or equivalent professional experience
• Experience in a similar industry with around 5 years of experience
• A strong portfolio showcasing frontend projects (personal projects, open-source contributions, or work done in previous roles) is valuable.
• Practical experience is required and able demonstrate from Past Projects.
• Certifications Professional ScrumMaster (PSM)

Reasons why you should apply:

• 25 days of annual leave
• Possibility of growth
• Working on a new and stable project

Please note - To apply you must reside in United Kingdom and have a legal resident permit

Why work with Proactive Global?

Proactive Global is an industry leading, specialist engineering recruitment agency focused on the automation, manufacturing and robotics sectors. We offer specialist recruitment services to a niche customer base, vetting that our clients offer the best opportunities for your career. Proactive encourages and promotes equality and diversity within the workforce. We act with honesty, integrity and impartiality, ensuring your application is considered on its own merits and without bias.

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