Scrum Master Consultancy (remote from Europe) - Deadline 08/09/25

DESCRIPTION OF THE TASKS:

• Organize and facilitate agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, and product backlog refinement sessions

• Ensure that all meetings are positive, productive, stay on topic, and are kept within the timebox

• Collaborate closely with the product owner to manage the backlog

• Coach team and Product Owner on empiricism, value‑based backlog slicing, and incremental delivery

• Track and radiate flow metrics (velocity, sprint burndown, iteration burn rate) and guide the team in data‑driven improvement.

• Champion and facilitate adoption of agile standards, tools, and best practices

• Proactively identify and resolve impediments to team progress

• Promote empowered, self‑organising teams, shared vision, psychological safety, collaborative decisions (e.g., Fist‑of‑Five)

• Uphold Definition of Done, quality gates, and compliance with organisational standards

• Communicate with other SCRUM masters and product owners across the organization to ensure transparency into delivery progress, challenges, and risks

• Utilize team feedback and metrics (e.g., quality, delivery, cadence, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and work with team to continuously improve

• Support the team in using agile planning and development tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Confluence)

• Experiment with new practices and frameworks to improve team outcomes

• Actively participate in learning opportunities such as communities of practice or conferences to improve skills and better support the team

• Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization

REQUIREMENTS:

A minimum of 3 of dedicated experience working as a Scrum Master at SM2 level or above

Led at least 2 production teams through full sprint cycles (planning, review, retrospective, and refinement)

Implemented data-driven continuous improvement initiatives, such as increasing team velocity or reducing lead time

Implemented data-driven continuous improvement initiatives, such as increasing team velocity or reducing lead time

Experience coordinating cross-team work via Scrum-of-Scrums or PI Planning events

Experience with one or more scaled Agile frameworks (SAFe, Nexus, LeSS, etc.)

Experience supporting Agile transformations or change initiatives within medium to large organizations (e.g., coaching teams, working with leadership, defining new WoW)

Possession of Scrum Master certifications: PSM II (or higher) and SAFe 5/6 Agilist (mandatory)

Deep knowledge of the Scrum Guide and Agile Manifesto principles and values

Good knowledge of facilitation techniques (e.g., Fist of Five, participatory decision-making, Liberating Structures)

Good knowledge of systems-thinking and process tailoring to fit complex or evolving environments

Good knowledge of team motivation and stakeholder engagement

Tool proficiency in Azure DevOps (preferred) or Jira (acceptable), particularly in backlog management, dashboards, and workflow configuration

Level : Senior

Delivery mode (remote from Europe)

only EU CITIZENS