Scrum Master

A large enterprise organisation in Ireland is seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to support the delivery of complex, large-scale initiatives within a regulated environment. This contract role is suited to someone with a strong agile mindset who can lead teams independently, influence stakeholders, and take a pragmatic approach to agile delivery.

Reporting into an Agile / Scrum leadership function, you will play a key role in coaching teams, embedding best practices, and driving continuous improvement across delivery teams, including collaboration with third-party vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate all core agile ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews and Retrospectives

• Lead, coach and motivate agile delivery teams to maximise performance and outcomes

• Track and use agile metrics to support continuous improvement

• Coach teams in self-management, cross-functional collaboration and continuous learning

• Support Product Owners with backlog management, prioritisation and refinement in complex delivery environments

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and transparency

• Provide coaching and mentoring on agile best practices and methodologies

• Support the wider organisation in improving agile maturity and ways of working

• Demonstrate flexibility in responding to changing priorities while managing own workload effectively

• Build strong relationships across delivery teams, business stakeholders and third-party partners

• Collaborate effectively within environments using a blend of agile and traditional delivery models

• Maintain a solid understanding of system architecture, software development practices and tooling

About You

• Certified Scrum Master (or equivalent recognised agile certification)

• 7+ years’ experience leading teams using Agile and Scrum practices, ideally on large-scale programmes

• Strong knowledge of agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban and SAFe, with the ability to tailor approaches to context

• Comfortable operating in regulated or compliance-driven environments

• Proven experience working with third-party vendors and external delivery partners

• Experience contributing to or operating within large-scale agile transformation programmes

• Outcome-driven mindset with a passion for continuous improvement

• Excellent facilitation, communication and stakeholder-management skills

• Collaborative working style across technical and non-technical teams

• Third-level qualification desirable