Scrum Master (all genders) at Thorit in Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

About the Role

You'll install our delivery operating system at the Lisbon hub. We're scaling Lisbon from a 5 FTE pilot in Q3 2026 to 15 FTE by 2027 across backend, frontend, AI, QA, and DevOps streams, and the cadence needs an owner before it scales.

You'll run a single, predictable Scrum cadence across all Lisbon delivery streams, set up the Jira plus Forecast reporting layer so the COO sees a unified weekly view, and coach the Lisbon Senior Backend Anchor and the Lisbon Engineering Manager to a point where they can run ceremonies independently.

The bar at 12 months is 90% of committed sprint scope delivered on time, on budget, and visible in one dashboard.

This role is internal-facing in Phase 1 (no direct client contact). In Phase 2, scope can expand to selected client cadences as Lisbon seniors build a documented track record.

What You'll Do

• You'll establish a single predictable Scrum cadence across the full Lisbon delivery team (backend, frontend, AI, QA, DevOps) within 3 months: Daily, Refinement, Planning, Review, Retro, with 100% ceremony attendance tracked in Jira
• You'll cut sprint scope slippage to under 10% (committed vs. delivered story points) within 6 months
• You'll implement a unified Jira plus Forecast reporting layer so Lisbon sprint burndown and capacity utilisation are visible in a single dashboard reviewed weekly by the COO
• You'll coach the Lisbon Senior Backend Anchor and the Lisbon Engineering Manager to a level where each can run independent ceremonies without you in the room
• You'll establish a Definition of Done and Definition of Ready adopted across all Lisbon work and referenced in every ticket template
• You'll cut blockers aging more than 5 days to under 10% of the open backlog through proactive impediment removal and escalation
• You'll integrate Lisbon delivery cadence into the cross-site Practice standup and weekly sync, with zero timezone friction reported in retros from any of the three sites
• You'll deliver a quarterly Agile Maturity Assessment to the COO with concrete improvement actions per stream and per cross-site touchpoint

What You Bring

Must-haves

• 3 to 5 years as a Scrum Master in a software delivery context, with concrete velocity, predictability, and cycle-time numbers you can cite from your own teams
• Deep working knowledge of Scrum Guide 2020 and comfort adapting ceremonies to a consulting context (not pure product development). Familiarity with SAFe, LeSS, or Nexus for multi-team scaling
• Hands-on Jira configuration: boards, workflows, custom fields, JQL queries, dashboards, cross-project boards, all without admin support
• Track record translating sprint data into management-ready narratives (velocity, predictability, cycle time, throughput) and connecting sprint output to commercial outcomes
• Demonstrated cross-site, async-first collaboration across at least 2 timezones
• Business-fluent English (daily working language across all sites)
• Lisbon-based or willing to relocate, with sustainable 5-hour CET overlap commitment

Nice-to-haves

• Forecast experience (resource and project planning) at the cross-team reporting level
• Coaching certification (CSM, PSM, ICAgile, or equivalent), used as a complement to outcomes rather than a substitute
• Experience standing up a delivery cadence in a hub or site that was being built from scratch
• Background in B2B consulting delivery (not just product engineering)

Your Team

You'll report directly to the COO, with day-to-day coordination across the Lisbon delivery team and the Lisbon Engineering Manager. You'll join the PMO Practice as the Lisbon PMO seat, working closely with the Director Development & Technology, the Lisbon engineering hub, and the Böblingen leadership cadence.

Tech Stack

• Delivery management: Jira (boards, workflows, JQL, dashboards), Confluence (documentation, ceremony notes, team agreements)
• Resource and project planning: Forecast
• Async collaboration: Slack, Loom, Confluence
• Internal Tooling: Claude AI, Claude Code (when relevant for delivery analysis)

What We Offer

• Employment & Statutory: Compliant Portugal employment via http://Remote.com EOR (paid time off, public holidays, parental leave, statutory health coverage), salary paid in EUR
• Health: Private health insurance top-up on top of statutory coverage
• Learning: Full Blinkist Business library (4,500+ books), 3 months of Babbel, dedicated agile and PMO certification budget
• Flexibility: Remote-first setup with Lisbon hub access, daily CET overlap (5 hours minimum)
• Culture & Tools: Flat hierarchies with direct line to COO and Leadership, modern stack (HubSpot, Jira, Confluence, Claude AI), foundation Lisbon PMO seat

About Thorit

Thorit is one of Europe's leading HubSpot partners and a top business and technology consultancy. We combine strategic advisory with hands-on IT implementation, from CRM architecture to fully automated go-to-market infrastructure powered by AI and agentic systems.

Ready to Apply?

Send your application via Ashby. A cover letter is optional, but a concrete example of a team where you measurably moved velocity, predictability, or cycle time (with the numbers, the intervention, and the measured impact 3 and 6 months later) is required.