Senior Scrum Master

Introduction Through our client-facing brands and our other specialist brands, Momentum Group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations.

We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Group provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses.

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Role Purpose Enable Agile teams to deliver value effectively by fostering collaboration, continuous improvement, transparency, and healthy team dynamics. Support the adoption of practical tools, automation, and data-driven insights that improve delivery outcomes and team effectiveness.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification.
• 8+ years as a Scrum Master or related experience.
• Proven experience leading Agile teams in complex digital transformation environments.
• Strong practical experience with Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and Lean-Agile principles.
• Experience facilitating continuous improvement through delivery metrics, team feedback and empirical data.
• Experience working with distributed, hybrid and cross-functional teams.
• Good understanding of software development lifecycles, technical delivery practices, dependencies, risks and delivery constraints.
• Proficiency with Agile delivery and the use of collaboration tools such as Jira, Microsoft 365, Teams, Miro, Lucidchart and similar applications.
• Strong understanding of Agile principles, flow, value delivery and continuous improvement.
• Sufficient technical understanding to engage effectively with Developers, Architects, BAs, QA and other technical stakeholders, including basic knowledge of APIs, integrations, architecture and modern software development practices.
• Demonstrated interest in emerging technologies, AI-enabled ways of working and evolving Agile delivery practices.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate & collaborate between Agile teams and Product Owners of internal and external business units to develop solutions that support business needs.
• Coach and support the Product Owner, Business Analyst, Architects and delivery teams in effective backlog management, prioritisation, refinement and readiness.
• Support the team in achieving business objectives by improving planning, flow, collaboration, and visibility of delivery risks and dependencies.
• Build effective relationships across the team, Product Owner, stakeholders and supporting teams, while promoting transparency around delivery progress, quality, capacity, risks, and dependencies.
• Exhibit Lean-Agile leadership and servant leadership principles.
• Monitor and use delivery metrics to identify opportunities to improve flow, predictability, quality, and delivery effectiveness.
• Help the team focus on daily and sprint goals in the context of Program Increment (PI) Objectives.
• Teach problem-solving techniques and help teams become self-managing and solution oriented.
• Facilitate all team ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Backlog Refinements, Retrospectives, and PI Planning sessions.
• Eliminate impediments and escalate organisational blockers when necessary.
• Foster a culture of quality, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance by coaching and supporting teams in developing effective ways of working.
• Coordinate inter-team dependencies and represent the team in Scrum of Scrums (SoS) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities.
• Help the team understand estimation techniques and value-based prioritisation.

Competencies

• Strong servant leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust and foster collaboration across teams and organisational levels.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, mentoring and conflict-resolution skills, enabling teams to become increasingly self-managing and collaborative.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on identifying root causes and enabling sustainable solutions.
• Highly self-motivated, adaptable, resilient and resourceful, with the ability to operate effectively in complex and changing environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively within fast-paced, complex, and dynamic technology delivery environments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines.
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics, flow, capacity, dependencies, value streams, and continuous improvement, with the ability to use data to identify bottlenecks and delivery risks.
• Encourage teams to leverage appropriate automation, AI-assisted tools, and data-driven insights where these improve team effectiveness and delivery outcomes.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret and communicate insights from dashboards, analytics, and predictive reporting.
• Ability to support organisational and team change associated with new technologies, ways of working, and digital transformation.
• Digital transformation awareness and continuous improvement mindset.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering practices and AI-assisted development approaches.