Organize and facilitate agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, and product backlog refinement sessions

Ensure that all meetings are positive, productive, stay on topic, and are kept within the timebox

Collaborate closely with the product owner to manage the backlog

Coach team and Product Owner on empiricism, value‑based backlog slicing, and incremental delivery

Track and radiate flow metrics (velocity, sprint burndown, iteration burn rate) and guide the team in data‑driven improvement.

Champion and facilitate adoption of agile standards, tools, and best practices

Proactively identify and resolve impediments to team progress

Promote empowered, self‑organising teams, shared vision, psychological safety, collaborative decisions (e.g., Fist‑of‑Five)

Uphold Definition of Done, quality gates, and compliance with organisational standards

Communicate with other SCRUM masters and product owners across the organization to ensure transparency into delivery progress, challenges, and risk

Utilize team feedback and metrics (e.g., quality, delivery, cadence, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and work with team to continuously improve

Support the team in using agile planning and development tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Confluence)

Experiment with new practices and frameworks to improve team outcomes

Actively participate in learning opportunities such as communities of practice or conferences to improve skills and better support the team

Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization.

B2 level of English minimum. Any knowledge of French is an asset.

4 years of studies + at least 6 years of professional experience OR 3 years of studies + at least 7 years of professional experience

A minimum of 3 of dedicated experience working as a Scrum Master at SM2 level or above

Led at least 2 production teams through full sprint cycles (planning, review, retrospective, and refinement)

Implemented data-driven continuous improvement initiatives, such as increasing team velocity or reducing lead time

Experience coordinating cross-team work via Scrum-of-Scrums or PI Planning events

Possession of Scrum Master certifications: PSM II (or higher) and SAFe 5/6 Agilist

Deep knowledge of the Scrum Guide and Agile Manifesto principles and values

Good knowledge of facilitation techniques (e.g., Fist of Five, participatory decision-making, Liberating Structures)

Good knowledge of systems-thinking and process tailoring to fit complex or evolving environments

Good knowledge of team motivation and stakeholder engagement techniques (e.g., information radiators, team empowerment models

Tool proficiency in Azure DevOps (preferred) or Jira (acceptable), particularly in backlog management, dashboards, and workflow configuration

Good knowledge of Agile metrics (velocity, cycle time, burn-up/down charts, cumulative flow diagrams) and the ability to build and interpret dashboards to support team performance and forecasting

English

Azure DevOps Server

Scrum

Agile

JIRA

Our client within the European Institutions is currently looking for a Scrum Master to work on the organization and facilitation of agile activities and ceremonies including daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, and product backlog refinement sessions.

Public

SCRUM Master

€320

Location:

The Hague, Netherlands (the)

Apply before:

30/09/2025

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