Scrum Master

About the Project

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Scrum Master to guide the development teams working on "Property Search," a groundbreaking digital real estate platform in Dubai. This is a complex initiative to build a comprehensive ecosystem integrating long-term sales, short-term stays, and advanced technologies including AI/ML, data analytics, Web3/blockchain, and conversational AI. The project is structured into multiple, concurrent workstreams operating within an Agile framework to deliver a state-of-the-art product.

This is a vital role focused on process, efficiency, and team empowerment, ensuring our development engine runs smoothly and effectively.

Job Summary

As a Scrum Master, you will be the servant-leader and coach for one or more of our development workstreams. Your primary responsibility is to facilitate the Scrum framework, remove impediments, and foster an environment where the team can be as productive and effective as possible. You will not be a project manager, but rather a guardian of the Agile process, ensuring the team lives by the values and practices of Scrum to deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies for your assigned team(s), including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Act as a servant-leader, coaching the team in self-organization and cross-functionality.
• Identify, track, and remove any impediments or blockers that are hindering the team's progress, coordinating with other teams and the Project Manager as needed.
• Protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions, ensuring they can remain focused on achieving their sprint goals.
• Work closely with the Product Manager to ensure the product backlog is well-defined, prioritized, and ready for upcoming sprints.
• Promote transparency by ensuring the team's progress and work are visible to all stakeholders, often through Agile tools like Jira (e.g., burndown charts, velocity tracking).
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, helping the team to reflect and improve its processes and practices after each sprint.
• Ensure the team understands and adheres to Agile principles and the Scrum framework.

Required Skills and Experience

• 3-5+ years of experience

  as a dedicated Scrum Master for a software development team.
• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II), or equivalent certification is required.

• A deep understanding of Scrum and Agile principles, values, and practices.
• Proven experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies and coaching development teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Expert proficiency with Agile project management tools such as Jira or Clickup.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a Scrum Master on projects with

  multiple, concurrent development teams

  .
• Experience in the

  PropTech (Property Technology)

  or

  FinTech

  sectors.
• Experience working on projects that involve advanced technologies like

  AI/ML or blockchain

  , and understanding the unique development lifecycle of such features (e.g., research spikes, model training).
• A technical background (e.g., former developer or QA engineer) is a plus, as it aids in understanding and resolving technical impediments.
• Experience with scaled Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS) is beneficial.