Scrum Master (Digital Development)

Job Description

We are the RAC. We are going through a period of Digital Change & Transformation.

As part of this we now require a solid Scrum Master to join our Digital Development in our Bristol office.

The Scrum Master will be responsible for developing and leading an agile based SDLC for an IT delivery team consisting of development resources in an implementation of large, complex web, mobile and internet solutions.

You will also be responsible for the coaching/mentoring of existing development managers/leads on this methodology as it is implemented and used during the project development life cycle.

You will work closely with the Lead Developer, Developers in the Development Team, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Scrum Master and Product Owners. Communicate team metrics to the wider sales and marketing dept.

Role purpose

The role will be varied but involve:

-Organise and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meeting
-Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
-Maintain process documentation
-Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritisation, team accountability, and visibility
-Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs.
-Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice
-Support the development managers and project leads as necessary
-Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
-Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition
-Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal
-Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
-Empower the teams to self-organise
-Improve the productivity of the teams in any way possible
-Ensure the team strives to make each increment of functionality potentially shippable

Skills, Knowledge and qualifications

To be successful in this role, we are looking for the following experience:

Must be a Certified Scrum Master with proven project management and Scrum Master experience

-Excellent team player and team builder
-Ability to work with minimal supervision in a very dynamic and timeline sensitive work environment
-Multiple years experience working with an agile methodology during a large scale, complex new development project for a large enterprise
-Experience in a Java/SOA environment is highly desirable
-Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types
-Ability to understand technical issues at a high level
-Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
-Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle
-Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel in a very dynamic and timeline sensitive work environment
-Must have exceptional communication, organisation, and time management skills
-Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential
-Must be "self-motivated" as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems
-Must be collaborative in driving decisions
-Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines
-Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a high attention to detail
-Ability to hold team members accountable, set clear performance standards, resolve performance issues, keep team engaged and on task

This is a great role based in a our Bristol super center!