Scrum Master Project Manager

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: 3 months
Work Set Up: Hybrid - 4 days onsite and 1 day remote

Our client in the global professional services industry is looking for a Scrum Master / Project Manager to enable high-performing delivery teams by fostering effective Agile practices and ceremonies removing impediments and ensuring alignment between day-to-day execution and programme-level governance. This role balances team leadership and delivery execution with the collaboration predictability and transparency required to support large-scale regulated transformation initiatives.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised driver with exceptional coordination skills capable of leading cross-functional teams while promoting accountability continuous improvement and adherence to governance security and quality standards throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Lead manage and coach cross-functional delivery teams comprising Product Design Engineering QA and DevOps resources.
• Deliver agreed outcomes predictably while maintaining quality and alignment to programme objectives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups sprint planning sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Ensure Agile ceremonies remain outcome-focused and time-boxed.
• Act as the primary servant leader for the team and remove delivery impediments.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across delivery teams and workstreams.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and Business Analysts to ensure work is well-defined prioritised and ready for delivery.
• Monitor delivery progress and proactively manage dependencies risks and impediments.
• Support hybrid delivery models by aligning Agile delivery with waterfall milestones stage gates and release readiness activities where applicable.
• Own and manage RAID logs to ensure risks assumptions issues and dependencies are accurately captured and tracked.
• Maintain delivery data and reporting to support governance decision-making and stakeholder visibility.
• Promote adherence to security quality and regulatory standards throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Foster a culture of ownership accountability collaboration and high performance across teams.
• Facilitate effective communication and alignment across business and technical stakeholders.
• Support project execution and delivery management activities to ensure successful programme outcomes.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree or diploma in Computer Science Information Systems Systems Engineering Information Technology or a related field is preferred.
• Relevant Agile and Scrum Master certification is required.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience working within software development environments as a Scrum Master with project management responsibilities.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience applying Agile methodologies within software development teams.
• Experience leading and enabling cross-functional delivery teams in complex environments.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks Scrum principles and delivery governance practices.
• Experience managing RAID logs dependencies risks and delivery reporting.
• Proficiency with collaboration and project management tools such as Jira Confluence and Figma.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and delivery methodologies.
• Exceptional analytical conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent facilitation coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent written verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional organisational multitasking and time management skills.
• Banking industry experience is preferred and would be advantageous.

Additional Information :

Please submit a CV/resume (mandatory) along with your application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair transparent and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills experience and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract