Job Description

We are looking for a Scrum Master to join our IT Engineering Team in Milton Keynes. You will play a key role in leading a cultural shift towards adopting agile scrum methodologies across our software engineering delivery teams. You will be responsible for guiding the team in Agile best practices, helping to remove impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, continuous flow of value, and consistent quality.

Key responsibilities:

Leading assigned scrum teams, ensure the team operates with Scrum values, empowering them to become high performing to increase the productivity, transparency, frequency and quality of delivery.
Act as the process owner for the team, and maintaining the relationship with key stakeholders.
Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged.
Facilitate discussion, decision making and conflict resolution within the team.
Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups,
Coach team members in Agile Scrum frameworks.
Work with external 3rd party vendors and being a point of contact.
Work with product owners to manage backlogs and new requests.
Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur.
Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint, driving continuous improvement through the use of data
Plan and track delivery of sprints in alignment with business objectives.
Provide regular updates on delivery progress, including velocity, capacity, and risk mitigation strategies to relevant stakeholders.
Identify and manage cross-team dependencies and potential risks early, ensuring clear mitigation plans are in place.
Monitor and analyse delivery metrics (e.g., velocity, lead time, defect rates) to optimise processes and improve outcomes.

Experience & skills required:

Formal Agile / Scrum Master training or qualification.
Experience in delivering change in agile software engineering environments.
Experience in delivery technology in customer facing industries.
Experience of delivering change across of Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SQL, and cloud Azure.
Ability to remove barriers and keep the team on track, share experiences and encourage collaboration.
Demonstrable experience and working knowledge of a wide variety of Agile / Scrum tools and frameworks, inclusive of Jira and Confluence.
Must be able to show passion and enthusiasm for Agile Principals and motivating teams.
Must be able to lead, coach, and mentor software development teams on agile scrum delivery methodology.
Excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence key stakeholders up to a senior level.

Connells Group, one of the largest and most successful estate agency and property services providers in the UK. Founded in 1936 and with a network or over 1,250 branches, the Group combines residential sales and lettings expertise with a range of services including new homes, mortgage services, surveying, conveyancing and more!

Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

CF00578

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