Scrum Master

Location: City of Edinburgh

** Motorola Solutions values your privacy**    .##
** Company Overview
** At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.##

** Department Overview
** Our world class Video Management Software allows Enterprise customers to monitor all aspects of security at their sites. From integrating video analytics in Windows applications to making highly scalable cloud microservices - our engineering teams have opportunities to work with a very diverse and exciting range of products.
We are looking for a talented Scrum Master to work with our software engineering teams. We have a fantastic city center office in the heart of Edinburgh and fully embrace a hybrid home/office working model.##

Job Description
** THIS ROLE IS BASED IN THE UK EDINBURGH
** Your primary responsibility is to foster an environment where your Scrum teams can be as effective and productive as possible, removing impediments and shielding them from external distractions. You will champion agile values and continuously seek to improve our processes and practices.

You will:
* Foster a Healthy Team Environment:
Promote a positive and collaborative working environment where the team feels safe to experiment, learn, and grow.
* Sprint Management:
Assist the team in managing the sprint backlog, promoting a continuous flow of work items and ensuring the team is focused on delivering value.
* Improve Efficiency:
Work with the team to identify areas for process improvement, implement changes, and define metrics to measure changes in efficiency and productivity.
* Promote Agile Practices:
Champion agile and Scrum principles across the organization, helping to build a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and transparency.
* Progress Reporting:
Encourage transparency regarding the team's progress and current state, ensure stakeholders have clear visibility of this.
* Scrum Events:
Plan, facilitate, and coach the team to lead Scrum events, including Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
* Remove Impediments:
Proactively identify and remove obstacles and distractions that may hinder the team's ability to achieve their sprint goals.
* Protect the Team:
Shield the team from external interruptions and serve as a buffer between the team and outside influences.
* Coach the Team:
Serve as a Scrum coach for the development team, product owner, and the organization, guiding them on Scrum principles, practices, and values.
* Decision Making:
Facilitate decision-making moments, even during difficult times, and to summarize and communicate those decisions with rationale and assumptions to a wider audience

* Collaboration:

Work with Product Owners, Managers and Technical Leads to help coordinate project and feature dependencies across Scrum teams.## Basic Requirements##

To apply you must have:
* Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Business, IT) or equivalent work experience.
* 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master for Software Engineering teams in an agile environment.
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) certification is required. Additional certifications (e.g., A-CSM, PSM II) are a plus.
* Deep understanding of Agile principles, values, and the Scrum framework.## Ideally you will also have:
* Experience in a large-scale or multi-team Scrum environment.
* Experience with the use or adoption of AI tools in a Scrum Master context.
* Technical background (e.g. a former developer or QA engineer).
** In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:
*** Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
* Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
* 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
* Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
* Employee stock purchase plan.
* Flexible working options.
* Private medical care.
* Life assurance.
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
* Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
* Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.
* Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
* Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
* Well known companies discount scheme.#LI-DJ1## Travel Requirements Under 10%## Relocation Provided None## Position Type New Grad## Referral Payment Plan Yes##
** Company
* * Motorola Solutions UK Limited
*** EEO Statement
*** Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive…