Scrum Master
Job in
City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-07-17
Listing for:
Experis - ManpowerGroup
Part Time
position Listed on 2026-07-17
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
IT Project Manager, Scrum Master, Systems Analyst, IT Consultant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
My client based in Edinburgh are looking for a Scrum Master to join them for an initial 3 months (Project Scope 9 months) to drive Agile ways of working, managing team delivery through Jira, facilitating Scrum ceremonies and coordinating dependencies and ensuring delivery progress is visible across multiple product teams. The role is Inside IR35, Hybrid in Edinburgh (2-3 days a week in the office).
Key Responsibilities- Act as Scrum Master across Product teams
- Facilitate Spring Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews and Retrospectives
- Coach teams in Scrum and Agile best practice
- Ensure Agile principles are understood, adopted and continuously improved
- Remove delivery impediments and help teams maintain momentum
- Protect teams from unnecessary disruption and competing priorities
- Own and administer Jira boards, workflows, permissions and reporting
- Drive consistency int he use of Jira across the product teams
- Support backlog management, sprint planning and prioritisation activities
- Develop meaningful delivery reporting and dashboards
- Recommend and implement any improvements to Jira configuration, if applicable
- Support quarterly planning and sprint planning activities
- Coordinate dependencies across teams and third parties
- Identify delivery risks across teams and third parties
- Ensure alignment between strategic objectives, product road maps and sprint delivery
- Support portfolio level reporting and delivery governance
- Work closely with Product Owners and Technology Leadership to ensure a joined up approach to delivery
- Facilitate workshops, planning sessions and retrospectives
- Promote a culture of inspection, adaptation and continuous improvement
- Coach teams towards greater agile maturity
- Introduce practical improvements to delivery processes and tooling
- Proven experience operating as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead or Delivery Manager within Technology teams
- Strong practical experience of Scrum, Kanban and Agile delivery methodologies
- Experience configuring Jira workflows, boards, schemes, permissions and reporting
Experience managing delivery across multiple teams and work streams simultaneously - Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills
- Experience tracking risks, issues, cross dependencies and delivery progress
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
- Ability to operate independently within a fast-paced environment
- Jira administration experience (not just end-user experience)
- Experience working with Product Operating models
- Experience in Digital, ERP, Business Systems or Technology Transformation Programmes
- Experience working with external suppliers and implementation partners
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