Scrum Master - X3 Mth Contract - Sydney

Scrum Master 3 Month Contract - with likelihood of extension. Sydney

This is a Scrum Master role supporting one of our leading clients.

We are looking for a positive, energetic professional who takes ownership, drives outcomes, and gets things done.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate key milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery activities to support successful outcomes.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, showcases, retrospectives, and refinement sessions.
• Improve team agility by identifying opportunities for simplification and continuous improvement
• Work closely with the Product Owner and delivery team to prioritise and manage the backlog, refine user stories and epics, and support effective estimation.
• Identify, track, and elevate delivery risks, issues, and cross-team dependencies, working with stakeholders to agree mitigation actions.
• Provide clear, timely delivery updates to key stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions required.
• Coach the team in Agile principles and practices, promote self-management, and facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Proactively identify and remove impediments by collaborating with team members, stakeholders, and dependent teams.

Key Skills & Experience

• At least five years' experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or in a similar role delivering complex technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience applying Agile and Scrum practices in complex delivery environments.
• Demonstrated ability to embed Agile principles, behaviours, and ways of working across delivery teams.
• Strong organisational, prioritisation, and delivery-planning skills.
• Strong problem-solving, facilitation, and continuous-improvement skills.
• Ability to manage scope, delivery progress, risks, issues, and dependencies, and elevate concerns with clear mitigation options.
• Proven ability to build and work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Professional Scrum Master or Certified ScrumMaster certification is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A growth mindset, with enthusiasm for navigating new situations and solving problems collaboratively.

Note:

• This position is based Sydney, Australia.
• The candidate must have full working rights in Australia to be eligible for this role.