Freelance Scrum Master / Delivery Manager - New Technology Hub | Budapest, Hungary | Hybrid | Contract
đź“… Duration: 12 months | đź’Ľ Contract / Freelance
About the Opportunity
A major European telecommunications group is establishing a new technology hub in Budapest to deliver engineering excellence, on-site support, and knowledge exchange across its European programmes. As Scrum Master / Delivery Manager, you will be the driving force behind agile delivery within this hub — keeping cross-functional engineering teams aligned, unblocked, and consistently shipping in a mission-critical telco environment.
This is a hands-on delivery role: you will own the rhythm of the team, protect the process, and act as a bridge between technical teams and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
* Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies — sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews
* Own the delivery cadence and ensure teams are consistently hitting sprint goals
* Identify, track, and remove blockers that slow engineering progress
* Act as the interface between product owners, architects, developers, and DevOps teams
* Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes and team ways of working
* Manage dependencies across workstreams and escalate risks where necessary
* Support onboarding and knowledge exchange within the new Budapest hub
* Maintain transparency across delivery status, risks, and milestones for senior stakeholders
* Coach teams on agile best practices — Scrum and Kanban
* Contribute to the wider agile maturity of the organisation
Required Skills & Experience
* Proven experience as a Scrum Master and/or Delivery Manager in enterprise tech environments
* Strong facilitation and coaching skills — able to run ceremonies and drive team accountability
* Experience managing delivery across cross-functional teams including developers, architects, and DevOps
* Solid understanding of Java-based microservice development environments — you don't need to code but you need to speak the language
* Familiarity with modern tooling: Jira, Confluence, GitLab or equivalent
* Experience working in agile Scrum and/or Kanban environments
* Telecommunications sector experience — strong advantage
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
* German language skills — strongly preferred
* Fluent English — essential
* Interest in AI-assisted delivery tooling and ways of working
Nice to Have
* Certified Scrum Master (CSM, PSM) or equivalent
* SAFe or scaled agile framework experience
* Experience managing delivery within a newly established team or hub environment
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows
* German as a first language or business fluent
The Details
Location: Budapest, Hungary — hybrid (mix of home working and Budapest office)
Start: TBC — targeting candidates available within 2–3 months (Q3 2026)
Duration: 12 months, extension highly likely
Workload: 100%
Languages: German strongly preferred; English essential
Must be based in or willing to relocate to Budapest
EU work authorisation required
To apply: jamaine.agyepong@xcede.de
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