ThoughtLabs Belgium
Scrum Master
ThoughtLabs BelgiumLuxembourg17 hours ago
Full-timeInformation Technology, Business Development

Key Responsibilities:

1. Facilitate Scrum Processes

  • Guide and coach the Agile team in Scrum practices and events, ensuring adherence to Scrum
  • principles and Agile ceremonies such as Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and
  1. Retrospective.
  • Ensure that team activities align with the SAFe 6.0 framework and that Agile ceremonies are
  • efficient and effective.

2. Serve as a SAFe Facilitator

  • Participate in SAFe ceremonies, including PI (Program Increment) Planning, System Demos, Inspect and Adapt, and Scrum of Scrums.
  • Coordinate with Scrum Chapter Leads and Service Owners (Product Owners) to ensure alignment between program-level priorities and team-level execution.

3. Support Team Collaboration and Communication

  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging open communication and transparency among team members and stakeholders.
  • Act as a liaison between the Agile team and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication regarding progress, risks, and dependencies.

4. Remove Roadblocks and Manage Dependencies

  • Identify, document, and work to remove any impediments or dependencies that prevent the team from meeting sprint goals.
  • Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and Chapter Leads to resolve cross-team dependencies and align on shared goals.

5. Drive Continuous Improvement

  • Champion Agile best practices and continuously seek opportunities to improve team productivity, quality, and predictability.
  • Encourage the use of metrics and data-driven insights (such as velocity, burn-down, and cumulative flow) to support continuous improvement and transparent progress tracking.

6. Coach and Mentor Team Members

  • Serve as a mentor and coach for team members and other stakeholders in Agile methodologies, SAFe principles, and self-organizing practices.
  • Promote a collaborative and self-sustaining Agile environment where teams can adapt and improve their processes independently.

7. Align with Organizational Goals

  • Work day-to-day with Service Owners (Product Owners), Support Team Leads, Chapter leads and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between team goals and program objectives, maintaining focus on delivering customer value.
  • Support organizational Agile maturity by contributing to and supporting SAFe initiatives, training programs, and knowledge sharing across teams.

8. Own Team Capacity Transparency and Performance Monitoring

  • performance across Sprints and Program Increments.
  • Ensure team capacity is properly planned, documented, and aligned with PI objectives and sprint commitments.
  • Monitor and analyse metrics such as velocity trends, commitment reliability, predictability, rollover, throughput, and dependency impact.
  • Identify performance deviations early and initiate corrective actions in collaboration with Service Owners and stakeholders.
  • Ensure alignment between planned capacity and actual workload, highlighting structural overcommitment or underutilization risks.
  • Provide transparent reporting on team performance and delivery health to support data-driven decision-making at program level.


Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business or related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience:

  • 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, preferably in a SAFe environment.
  • Proven experience in software development or IT environments, with a strong understanding of Agile and Lean principles.
  • Certifications: Certified SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master (SSM) is required. Additional Agile certifications such as
  • CSM (Certified Scrum Master) or CSP (Certified Scrum Professional) are a plus.


Skills:

  • Strong understanding of SAFe 6.0 principles, roles, and artifacts.
  • Excellent facilitation, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively within cross-functional, cross-cultural teams.
  • Experience using Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, or similar platforms.

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