Lead Scrum Master

Job Overview:

We are seeking a versatile and driven individual to join a team of Scrum Masters within Arm's IT Portfolio Office department. You and your team will support and enable IT groups to be the very best they can be, by coaching them to develop achievable plans and to deliver against commitments.

As a superb communicator with an eye for detail, you will be responsible for a group of Scrum Masters, taking ownership of how successfully they support their teams. You will also provide exceptional Scrum Master support to a range of teams yourself. Spanning a variety of exciting change programmes, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be able to employ your knowledge and experience to the benefit of others.

Responsibilities:

• Provides support for teams across a global IT function, with a focus on facilitation of work, encouraging decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Works closely with other senior roles to help develop and refine the end-to-end process for planning and delivering sprint work across all teams.
• Provides line management for a small team, ensuring they are setting and meeting objectives, following our collaborative planning processes, and delivering to the highest quality.
• Coaches their teams to follow best practices to achieve success; identifies blockers and takes an active role in removing them.
• Training colleagues in how to use Jira and our internal processes to plan and monitor work and capacity.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Scrum Master experience of at least 5 years for multiple teams, applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
• Experience leading and developing a team, taking accountability for their performance, objectives, and outcomes.
• Experienced user of Jira for sprint management, with experience of board configuration and JQL searches. and advanced functional knowledge of Excel.
• Advanced understanding of servant-leadership management styles, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, and continual improvement.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Experienced knowledge of on-premise Jira implementation.
• Experience designing and developing reports using PowerBI (or a similar reporting suite)!
• Professional Scrum Master level 2 (PSM2 or equivalent)!

In Return:

We offer exciting and interesting work in a diverse team. Arm's growth trajectory will ensure career progression and the opportunity to have a significant impact on our success.

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Accommodations at Arm

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Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s hybrid approach to working is centred around flexibility, where we split our time between the office and other locations to get our work done. Within that framework, we empower groups and teams to determine their own particular hybrid working pattern, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.