We are seeking an experiencedScrum Masterto join our client's growing team inGalwayon a12-month contract.Responsibilities:Coaching: Guide and coach the Scrum Team on how to use Agile and Scrum practices and principles. This includes coaching the team in self-organisation and cross-functionality.Facilitating Scrum Events: Ensure all Scrum events—Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective—take place, are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.Impediment Removal: Proactively identify and remove obstacles, roadblocks, or "impediments" that hinder the team's progress. This can involve resolving issues related to tools, resources, or process bottlenecks.Protecting the Team: Shield the Development Team from external distractions and unnecessary interference, allowing them to remain focused on the Sprint Goal.Continuous Improvement: Coach the team to continually improve their processes, practices, and definition of "Done" through effective Sprint Retrospectives.Backlog Management: Help the Product Owner find techniques for effective Product Goal definition and Product Backlog management.Communication: Ensure goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team and external stakeholders.Stakeholder Collaboration: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed.Agile Adoption : Lead, train, and coach the organisation in its Scrum adoption, helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact an empirical approach for complex work.Removing Barriers: Help remove barriers between stakeholders and Scrum Teams.Collaboration: Work with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of Scrum application across the organisation.Preferred Requirements:Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivalent certification.Experience in a Scrum Master role.Knowledge of an agile framework or method (e.g., Kanban, XP).Experience with Agile tools like Jira, Trello, or Azure DevOps.Familiarity with software development or the domain in which the Scrum Team works.Essential Skills:Deep understanding of Scrum and Agile: Expert knowledge of Scrum theory, practices, and rules.Servant Leadership: The ability to lead by example, supporting the team without being authoritative, and putting the team's needs first.Coaching and Mentoring: A natural tendency to coach and mentor individuals and the team to higher levels of performance.Adaptability and Transparency: The ability to be open to change and foster a culture of transparency within the team and with stakeholders.