Scrum Master | NDA

Posted 2 Days Ago
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26 Locations
Remote
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies, maintain sprint boards and reporting in Jira/Azure DevOps, coach teams on Scrum practices, track risks/dependencies, support PI/release planning and Scrum of Scrums, and improve backlog hygiene and delivery predictability across distributed data science and analytics squads.
Summary Generated by Built In

GT was founded in 2019 by a former Apple, Nest, and Google executive. GT’s mission is to connect the world’s best talent with product careers offered by high-growth companies in the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Our clients operate in industries like healthcare, life sciences, fintech, retail, e-commerce, finance and many more, giving our team exposure to real-world, high-impact projects.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to join a UK-based client in the healthcare and pharmacy domain, supporting Data Science & Analytics delivery squads.

This is a 6-month contract with potential extension.

You will operate in an enterprise Agile environment focused on delivery predictability, transparency, and continuous improvement, working closely with UK stakeholders and distributed teams.

You will collaborate with:

  • Product Owners

  • Delivery Managers

  • Engineering Leads

  • Business Analysts

  • Test Leads

  • Distributed delivery teams

This is a hands-on Scrum Master role requiring independence, strong facilitation skills, and a practical approach to improving team ownership and delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities
  • Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews / demos, and retrospectives.

  • Maintain clear sprint boards, dashboards, RAID logs, dependency tracking, and delivery status reporting in Jira and DevOps / Azure DevOps.

  • Coach teams on Agile behaviours, including sprint goals, estimation, story clarity, acceptance criteria, Definition of Ready, and Definition of Done.

  • Work closely with Product Owners, Delivery Managers, Engineering Leads, Business Analysts, Test Leads, and stakeholders to keep work prioritised and ready for delivery.

  • Track blockers, risks, dependencies, and key decisions, ensuring they are escalated through the right delivery forums and resolved in a timely manner.

  • Support PI / release planning, Scrum of Scrums, ART alignment, and continuous improvement across distributed teams where required.

  • Improve story quality, estimation discipline, backlog hygiene, sprint predictability, and follow-through from retrospectives.

  • Ensure delivery reporting is clear, evidence-based, and reliable.

Essential knowledge, skills & experience
  • Strong Scrum Master experience in technology delivery environments

  • 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar Agile delivery role, ideally within large-scale or enterprise environments

  • Hands-on Jira experience, including sprint boards, dashboards, work item tracking, and sprint reporting

  • Familiarity with DevOps / Azure DevOps

  • Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum delivery

  • Experience improving backlog hygiene, story readiness, acceptance criteria, and sprint discipline

  • Ability to provide clear, evidence-based status reporting

  • Strong stakeholder management skills

  • Experience working with distributed teams, including onshore / offshore delivery models

  • Comfortable working with UK stakeholders and overlapping with UK working hours

Nice-to-have
  • SAFe experience

  • PI planning experience

  • Scrum of Scrums or ART alignment experience

  • Mural experience

  • Retail, digital, data platform, cloud, data, or AI delivery exposure

  • PSM, CSM, or SAFe certification

  • Experience working in governance-heavy enterprise delivery environments

Interview Steps
  1. GT interview with Recruiter.

  2. Technical interview.

  3. Final interview.

  4. Offer.

  5. Security check.

Skills Required

  • Strong Scrum Master experience in technology delivery environments
  • 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or similar Agile delivery role
  • Hands-on Jira experience including sprint boards, dashboards, work item tracking, and sprint reporting
  • Familiarity with DevOps / Azure DevOps
  • Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum delivery
  • Experience improving backlog hygiene, story readiness, acceptance criteria, and sprint discipline
  • Ability to provide clear, evidence-based status reporting
  • Strong stakeholder management skills
  • Experience working with distributed teams, including onshore/offshore delivery models
  • Comfortable working with UK stakeholders and overlapping with UK working hours
  • SAFe experience
  • PI planning experience
  • Scrum of Scrums or ART alignment experience
  • Mural experience
  • Retail, digital, data platform, cloud, data, or AI delivery exposure
  • PSM, CSM, or SAFe certification
  • Experience working in governance-heavy enterprise delivery environments
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The Company
686 Employees
Year Founded: 2019

What We Do

GT was founded in 2019 by a former executive from Apple, Nest, and Google. GT’s mission is to build teams and products that address some of the more challenging requirements from fast-growth clients in Europe and North America.

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