Ampa - Legal & Professional Services
Scrum Master - 12 month FTC
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Scrum Master - 12 month FTC
Team: Applications and Development
Location: We have a blended work to your diary approach where we flex where, when and how we work, with attendance at our hub spaces 3 or 4 times a month – as project meetings and client need requires.
Role Context
The Scrum Master is responsible for facilitating and coaching one or more scrum teams within the Applications & Development function. The role supports the delivery of continuous improvement, system enhancements and new application capabilities across the application landscape, ensuring agile principles are applied effectively and consistently.
Role Purpose
- Lead and facilitate agile ceremonies across Applications & Development teams, supporting both business-as-usual delivery and change initiatives
- Support Product Owners and delivery leads to prioritise, refine and manage backlogs in line with business outcomes and strategic objectives
- Coach scrum teams to adopt and continuously improve agile practices, adapting approaches where necessary to maximise delivery effectiveness
- Act as a key liaison between technical teams, Product Owners, Architecture, Business Change and PMO to ensure clarity of goals, dependencies and delivery quality
- Support change, release and governance processes as part of the end-to-end software development lifecycle
- Constructively challenge requirements, delivery plans and proposed technical solutions to ensure they are well-defined, achievable and aligned to standards
What you will be doing:
- Develop a strong understanding of the applications, platforms, integrations and roadmaps within the Applications & Development portfolio
- Maintain effective and consistent agile ceremonies and delivery cadence
- Create and maintain meaningful delivery metrics, dashboards and reporting
- Lead daily scrums and promote transparency around progress, risks and blockers
- Build strong, collaborative relationships with team members and stakeholders
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What you will need:
- A minimum of 2 years’ demonstrable experience working as a Scrum Master or in a similar agile delivery role, supporting the delivery of complex technical or service-based solutions.
Significant experience in:
- Leading and supporting high-performing scrum teams
- Introducing or improving agile maturity within an organisation
- Backlog management and business requirements prioritisation techniques
- Scrum and Agile principles and frameworks
- Delivery metrics, reporting and visualisation of progress and outcomes
- Azure DevOps or equivalent tooling
- Stakeholder engagement and communication across technical and non-technical audiences
Experience with the following technologies would beneficial:
- Case management systems or low-code platforms (e.g. Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar)
- Azure Services
- C#,.NET, ASP.NET
- MS SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, T-SQL
Key Competencies:
- Ability to produce high-quality delivery and technical artefacts that demonstrate business value
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to assess, coach and mentor teams and individuals
- Strong relationship-building skills with colleagues, stakeholders and delivery partners
- Ability to remain objective, troubleshoot effectively and apply agile principles pragmatically
- Confidence interacting with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and subject matter experts
Benefits, Agile Working And Additional Information
We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.
We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.
We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Stratford upon Avon and in the South East; Brighton, Chichester, Crawley, East Grinstead, Eastbourne, Lewes, Seaford, Storrington, Southampton & Tunbridge Wells.
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Equal opportunities
Ampa Group is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
About Ampa Group
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Ampa Group is the name behind leading brands like Shakespeare Martineau, Lime Solicitors, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Marrons and more. We bring them together through shared culture, infrastructure and career opportunities - giving our people the freedom to grow, explore and make an impact across a family of ambitious brands.
We believe in the power of &. Corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. With empowered working, genuine flexibility, and award-winning development, we back our people to do their best work in the way that works for them.
You’ll find real collaboration here, not just words. Access to multi-brand experiences, diverse expertise, modern tech, and a culture that encourages you to think boldly, be yourself, and shape a career that excites you.
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