Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Group Scrum Master - £50/hr (Inside IR35) - Warwickshire/Hybrid - 12 Months (potential for yearly renewal)

Division:
Vehicle Office

Position Description:
- Guiding and coaching team members in self-management and cross-functionality; (Emphasize Importance of Communication)
- Helping Scrum Team focus on creating high-value product increments that meet the Definition of Done
- Helping removal of obstacles to Scrum Team's progress (Managing obstacle board reviews)
- Ensuring that all Scrum events take place and are positive, productive and kept within the timebox
- Helping stakeholders understand and enact an empirical approach for complex work (from tools and processes usage perspective i.e. change management 1 pager population)
- Evolving new ways to bridge between business tools & processes and Agile WoW
- Ensuring top-down and bottom-up sync between product groups and vehicle group for any activity
- Governing effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management
- Managing group Product Backlog and ensuring clear and concise Product Backlog items which are linked to stories/features/capabilities
- Facilitating stakeholder collaboration where necessary
- Preparation of vehicle team QBR memo in conjunction with SPM, Prog Chief and PGLs

Scrum Master is a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART). The GSM major responsibilities are to facilitate the ART events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value. GSM's communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk, and drive relentless improvement.
Guide team on introspection to continually improve agile ways of working
Representing impediments to Programme/Vehicle Teams via Obstacle process (JIRA tickets) - support with escalation in Obstacle Reviews

- Support the group in obstacle resolution i.e.. helping removal of obstacles to Scrum Team's progress
- Protects the Team from Outside interference
- Conscience of Product Owner - Backlog creation & refinement, estimation, roadmap development and dependency alignment
- Helping stakeholders understand and enact an empirical approach for complex work (from tools and process usage perspective)
- Assist in driving continuous improvement, transparency and consistency amongst the teams ensuring clear and concise Product Backlog items which are linked to stories/features/capabilities.
- Ensure that the group members know how to check that stories exist related to their MBIs & how to check the status/ timing of them
- Review performance charts every sprint to pinpoint challenges
- Contributing to the delivery activities for my squad through planning and MBI assessments
- Promoting and soliciting of timely change requests as required
- Facilitate Retrospective (improve team efficiency), Daily Stand-ups and Sprint Planning/ Backlog refinement. Ensure Group remains focused on meeting objectives.
- Supporting/leading resolution of obstacles and align with other squads if necessary
- Ensure AGILE Ceremonies are scheduled
- Help Coordinate Showcase and make sure on time. Prepare meeting materials for Group Sync meetings to ensure effective info flow to team members.
- Support Squad(s) and Group Product Owner to run the BRP and Marketplace sessions effectively. Including any preparation of presentation materials.

Experience Required:
- Prior experience as a Group Scrum Master within the automotive sector.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.