Scrum Master

Who is HelloKindred?

HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.

Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: May 1st, 2026 - July 31st, 2027

Work Set Up: Onsite (Mondays - Thursdays in-office)

Our client, a leading global professional services organisation, is seeking a Scrum Master/Project Manager who will be responsible for enabling high performing delivery teams by fostering effective Agile practices and ceremonies, removing impediments, and ensuring alignment between day to day execution and programme level governance. The role balances team leadership and delivery execution with strong collaboration, predictability, and transparency required for a large, regulated transformation. This role requires someone that is a driver with impeccable organising skills.  

What you will do:

• Lead, manage and coach cross functional delivery teams (Product, Design Engineering, QA, DevOps) to deliver agreed outcomes predictably and with quality.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring they are outcome focused and time boxed.
• Act as the primary servant leader for the team, removing delivery impediments and enabling continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to ensure work is well defined, prioritised, and ready for delivery.
• Ensure delivery progress, dependencies, risks, and impediments are visible, accurately tracked, and proactively managed.
• Support hybrid delivery requirements, including alignment to Waterfall milestones, stage gates, and release readiness where applicable.
• Own and manage RAID across the team(s) ensuring delivery data, dependencies, and risks are captured correctly to support reporting and decision making.
• Promote adherence to client security, quality, and regulatory standards throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and collaboration within the team and across workstreams.

 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred.   
• At least 6-10 years of experience working in software development teams.  
• Relevant Agile and Scrum Master certification.
• Bachelor’s degree/diploma in Systems Engineering, Information Systems, IT, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in Software Engineering as a Scrum Master with project management.
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in Agile methodology for software development.
• Software package experience (Jira, Confluence, Figma etc.)
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Experience in the banking industry is advantageous.

 

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.