Senior Scrum Master

emagine is looking for a Senior Scrum master for our client in Stockholm.

Location: Södertälje (2–3 days remote per week)

Scope: 100%

Language: English

Assignment Period: 18 May – 31 December

Assignment Overview

The purpose of this assignment is to support high-performing, self-organising teams and enable predictable delivery of business value within a complex Sales & Marketing environment. The role requires strong facilitation, servant leadership, and a continuous improvement mindset to strengthen agile ways of working and delivery effectiveness.

Main Responsibilities

Agile Delivery & Ways of Working

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies with a clear focus on sprint goals, outcomes, and effective decision-making.
• Maintain transparency through relevant agile artefacts that accurately reflect progress, risks, and impediments.
• Drive continuous improvement by ensuring retrospective actions are actionable, measurable, and followed through.
• Promote agile principles and foster effective collaboration within the team.
  
  

Flow, Risks & Dependencies

• Proactively identify, manage, and escalate impediments impacting team delivery.
• Coordinate and manage dependencies, risks, and alignment across teams and stakeholders.
• Protect team focus by minimising disruptions, scope changes, and conflicting priorities during sprints.
• Support sustainable and predictable delivery through effective planning and flow management.
  
  

Product Owner & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Support the Product Owner with backlog refinement, prioritisation, and planning activities.
• Ensure backlog items are sufficiently prepared to enable accurate estimation and efficient delivery.
• Facilitate clear communication and alignment between teams and stakeholders regarding priorities, expectations, and delivery status.
  
  

Team Development & Agile Coaching

• Foster a culture of psychological safety, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Observe and address team dynamics that may impact performance or delivery capability.
• Coach teams beyond formal ceremonies to strengthen agile maturity, ownership, and self-leadership.
  
  

Organisational Collaboration

• Communicate delivery progress, risks, trends, and dependencies in a structured and fact-based manner.
• Represent the team in relevant coordination forums and decision-making discussions.
• Support cross-functional collaboration through facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement.
  
  

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master in delivering Agile projects.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, practices, and frameworks.
• Experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies effectively.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and coaching skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Relevant Agile certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe certification).
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, Trello, or similar Agile project management tools.
• Prior experience in a Sales & Marketing environment.
  
  

Other Details

This assignment runs from 18 May to 31 December, with a commitment of 100% availability. The role allows for 2 to 3 remote working days per week, providing flexibility in a dynamic working environment.