Scrum Master

Location

Gaydon, Warwickshire | United Kingdom

Job description

REQ ID: 122459
JOB TITLE: Scrum Master
SALARY: £45,500 - £54,000
POSTING END DATE: 20/03/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon - Hybrid

We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

WHAT TO EXPECT

JLR have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Scrum Master, ideally with an engineering background, to work in their industry leading Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) Team.

A key objective of the JLR SVO organisation is to expand the range of well executed, high revenue product and feature deployed either on-line or off-line at each of the Production Assembly Plants or through the Dealer Channel. To support this objective there is a requirement to appoint a new exciting Programme Scrum Master role to work within a new Agile operational model within SV, delivering new Halo products.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily stand-up, Sprint Planning and Retrospective reviews.
• Promotes, supports and trains the squad in the usage of agile principles.
• Enables the squads to resolve impediments and de-bottleneck challenges.
• Able to hold a mirror to the team to see where things could be improved.
• Manage programme delivery while ensuring transparent communications and reporting.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• A strong understanding of Agile methodologies
• Experience in leading/managing a technical delivery team.
• A background in delivering engineering-based products.
• A resilient and problem-solving mindset.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Experience in Project / Programme Management, with track record of delivery.
• A high level of understanding of Agile and its principles.
• Experience in delivering a project in an engineering-based sector.
• Proactive and able to help to coach the squad to learn and improve.
• An enabler and facilitator, enabling the team to remove obstacles.
• Experience in using agile tools such as JIRA and Confluence

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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Salary

£45.5k - £54k per annum