Greater London, England, United Kingdom["Full time"]
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As a Scrum Master at Heathrow, you will play a pivotal role in driving agile
delivery across our technology and business teams. This role is essential to
ensuring that Heathrow remains at the forefront of operational excellence and
customer experience. You will work within our Digital and Technology function,
collaborating closely with product owners, delivery managers, and engineering
teams to deliver high-value solutions that keep the airport running smoothly and
efficiently.
Your purpose is to champion agile principles, remove delivery obstacles, and
foster a culture of continuous improvement. Success in this role means enabling
teams to deliver on time, adapt quickly to change, and consistently meet the
needs of our passengers and stakeholders. You will be instrumental in shaping
how we deliver technology solutions that support Heathrow’s strategic goals.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams to ensure effective adoption of
agile practices and principles.
• Facilitating key Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, and
retrospectives, to maintain team alignment and focus.
• Identifying and removing impediments that hinder delivery progress,
escalating where necessary to maintain momentum.
• Collaborating with product owners and stakeholders to ensure backlogs are
prioritised and delivery goals are clear and achievable.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives across teams, promoting a culture
of learning and adaptability.
• Providing mentorship and guidance to other Scrum Masters, contributing to the
development of agile capability across Heathrow.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, with a strong track
record of delivering complex projects in an agile environment.
• Deep understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and other agile frameworks, with the
ability to apply them pragmatically.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to removing
delivery obstacles.
• Experience working with multiple teams and managing dependencies in a scaled
agile environment.
Ideally you'll have the following
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or equivalent agile certification.
• Experience in the aviation, transport, or similarly complex operational
environment.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools to support continuous delivery.
This is your chance to build a career in an industry-leading rail operator. Our
service is the first and last element of the Heathrow journey for millions of
passengers each year. We’re proud that we provide an award-winning experience.
Joining us now means exciting challenges and opportunities. You’ll play your
part in safely getting passengers to their destination.
We are a close-knit team that proudly work together to achieve outstanding
results. Our culture is friendly and supportive, championing diversity and
inclusion. We are passionate about sustainability and focus on supporting our
local communities.
We are proud to be a part of the wider Heathrow Airport family, helping to
connect London to the world. Join us and see where we could take you.
Our rewards
As well as competitive salaries, we’re committed to providing great benefits
that make this an even more rewarding place to work. They include an excellent
pension scheme, life assurance and access to private health insurance. As a rail
operator, we can also offer you an ATOC railcard. Not only that, when you get
here, we’ll support you to grow your skills and help you to reach your full
potential.
With 80 million passengers passing through our airport each year, it takes
hundreds of systems, platforms and networks to keep our airport running
smoothly, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Join us, and you'll thrive on the buzz of providing the technology, data, cyber
and digital capabilities that run all the services you'd expect to see in a
city, and more. Tech at Heathrow isn't typical. The scale and non-stop nature of
our airport make it truly unique.
Our Data, Digital and Technology team are leading the way in innovations that
will make our airport more efficient, resilient and competitive in an
increasingly digital marketplace, as well as keeping Heathrow safe and secure.
Every day will test your skills and give you the opportunity to make your mark.
We're constantly looking for new ways to help Heathrow transform and grow,
responding to the changing needs of passengers, colleagues and partner
businesses.
It means the chance to work on a huge variety of inspiring projects and to
develop in lots of exciting directions. Our team covers technology, cyber
defence, data and digital, offering one-of-a-kind careers you won't find
anywhere else.