Senior Scrum Master (Remote from EU)

We are looking for a Senior Scrum Master to guide and coordinate a cross-functional Agile team, ensuring that delivery objectives are achieved efficiently and in compliance with established governance standards. The selected professional will play a key role in fostering collaboration, maintaining process discipline, and supporting continuous improvement across all delivery phases. 

Technical Requirements and Knowledge

• Proven experience leading Agile software delivery teams, ideally in SAFe or scaled Agile environments.

• Advanced proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint for sprint tracking, backlog management, and documentation control.

• Deep understanding of Scrum and Kanban frameworks, sprint planning, retrospectives, and performance measurement.

• Familiarity with governance frameworks, traceability standards, and audit requirements within regulated environments.

• Strong documentation management skills: version control, approval cycles, and change tracking.

• Experience coordinating across multiple roles — developers, testers, architects, and product owners — to align technical and delivery objectives.

• Knowledge of delivery metrics and reporting methods (burn-down charts, velocity trends, KPI dashboards).

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence and coach team members at all levels.

• Proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement, quality, and delivery predictability.

Key Responsibilities

• Sprint and Release Delivery: Plan and manage sprints, ensuring scope, timing, and quality objectives are met; proactively identify and remove impediments.

• Ceremony Facilitation: Lead Agile ceremonies with an outcome-driven approach — stand-ups, planning sessions, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Risk and Dependency Management: Act as the primary escalation point for delivery risks, coordinating with technical leads and other stakeholders.

• Progress Monitoring: Maintain transparent tracking and reporting using Jira dashboards, metrics, and KPIs for delivery visibility.

• Agile Discipline: Ensure that backlog refinement, Definition of Done, test coverage, and quality gates are consistently upheld.

• Documentation Management: Create and maintain technical and functional documentation, ensuring full traceability from requirements to releases.

• Governance & Compliance: Verify that all deliverables, test evidence, and release documentation meet internal and regulatory standards.

• Knowledge Management: Keep Confluence and SharePoint spaces organized, up to date, and easily navigable for all stakeholders.

• Continuous Improvement: Capture lessons learned, document best practices, and integrate them into team workflows.

• Team Coaching: Promote accountability, ownership, and self-organization within the team through mentorship and consistent feedback.

Hiring Details

• Seniority: Senior (5–7+ years of relevant experience).

• Language: English level B2/C1 (mandatory).

• Work setup: 100% remote. Travel: Occasional travel to Brussels may be required.

• Eligibility: Open to EU citizens or professionals residing in the EU with a valid work permit.

• Engagement options: Freelance or Spanish employment contract, depending on the candidate’s preference and location.