Lead Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead

Job Title: Business Agility Lead/Scrum Master / Agile Coach
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Halifax - 2 days per week onsite
Daily Rate: 550/Day
Contract Length: 3 months
Working Pattern: Full Time

About This Opportunity
Are you an Agile enthusiast ready to make a real impact? Join our client as a Business Agility Lead (BAL) and become an integral part of a dynamic team. In this role, you'll partner with Labs to enhance effectiveness, efficiency, and predictability, delivering remarkable value to customers and colleagues alike.

As the Business Agility Lead, you will:

• Drive the performance of your Lab, focusing on data quality and optimised workflow.
• Transition to a data-led approach to accelerate speed to market.
• Introduce proactive improvements and coach teams back on track when needed.
• Collaborate closely with Lab Leaders to enhance performance and maturity.

Skills required:

• Proven experience in Agile Coaching/Scrum Mastery, with relevant certifications (e.g., PSM 1, PSM 2, PK1).
• Strong understanding of Agile Delivery Metrics and evidence-based decision-making.
• Experience coaching and influencing Lab leadership in Agile Ways of Working.
• Proficiency with JIRA, JIRA Align, and Confluence.
• Ability to drive data quality and use insights to enhance Lab performance and productivity.

What You'll Do:

• Support and coach colleagues in implementing and refining agile practises like Scrum, Kanban, and scaled frameworks.
• Use your experience and data to guide teams in selecting the right approach for their needs.
• Solve problems creatively, drawing from your deep understanding of customer, business, and industry dynamics.
• Facilitate brainstorming, process flows, and value hypothesis setting to unlock team potential.

Bonus Points For:

• Familiarity with diverse Agile methodologies and the ability to select the best fit for varying contexts.
• Experience in enhancing Lab cadence and supporting effective planning and sequencing of work.

About Working For Us
We are committed to building an inclusive environment that reflects modern society, celebrating diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel they belong and thrive, regardless of their background, identity, or culture.

• We embrace diversity at all levels and support initiatives such as a menopause health package and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.
• We are disability confident and welcome applications from under-represented groups. If you need adjustments in the recruitment process, just let us know!

Are You Ready to Join Us?
If you're excited about the prospect of driving Agile transformation and helping teams reach their full potential, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a team that is passionate about Agile excellence and continuous improvement.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.