Scrum Master

Home Counties Contract £550-700 per day

We're currently seeking a highly experienced and ambitious Scrum Master to work with our exceptional client, a world class brand in a secure environment managing challenging and highly rewarding projects (both cultural and technical) across this complex organisation which will run well into 2025.

These contract roles will require you to conduct security clearance prior to assignment. Opportunities are available in the Home Counties.

These Scrum Master roles are conducted in an environment that is far from ordinary, therefore, we're not looking for ordinary. You'll have the potential to work effectively across a diverse range of projects spanning multiple business units, such as communications, facilities, education, security and technical development. You will be encouraged and assisted to enhance your skills on unique projects.

You will be able to demonstrate your enthusiasm and experience of managing small, diverse, multi disciplinary teams to deliver flexible and outstanding solutions for internal and external senior stakeholders. Exceptional stakeholder management skills are a must. Highly analytical, flexible and persuasive, with first-class leadership skills, you'll possess the ability to manage effective teams and deliver high impact, lasting change across the organisation.

Your experience:

As an exceptional Scrum Master you will have:

Significant experience of managing a variety of small/medium sized work packages working to the agreed scope and deliverables
Experience in several phases of the project lifecycle
Experience in both Waterfall and Agile delivery methods.

A track-record of success in similar Project Management roles, possibly obtained in the financial services, banking, consultancy, tech, transport, FMCG, retail, or public sector.
Experience of managing multiple medium / large sized projects and work packages.
Experience of monitoring project risks and developing mitigating strategies, escalating as appropriate, and managing project inter-dependencies.
As well as experience of the Agile approach to development, a relevant accreditation or professional affiliation - PRINCE 2 Practitioner, ISEB Certificate in IS Project Management, Foundation in MSP07 Programme Management method or Foundation in Management of Risk is also beneficial.
Good team-membership skills and able to gain the respect of peers

In return:

You'll be joining an ambitious, high level team of like-minded and highly skilled individuals, all focussed on delivering the best possible outcome.

We are focused on bringing and nurturing the best talent into our team, recruiting widely to ensure we are inclusive and providing a supportive and safe environment where people can bring their authentic selves to work to be able to deliver at their best.

This is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity to step away from the mundane and forge your own path in a totally new direction working on life and culture changing projects.

If you're ready for a challenge like no other, apply today.

These roles are available on 24 month contracts (inside IR35) and offer flexible and hybrid working in most cases.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.