As a leading data-first agency, we specialise in the creation and management of high-quality dynamic websites, SaaS products, and efficient back-office management systems. Our team is driven by innovation, dedication to quality, and a commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions to our clients. We are seeking a Scrum Master to lead and oversee the delivery of our diverse range of products and services. This role is pivotal in ensuring that our projects are executed efficiently, meet the highest quality standards, and exceed client expectations. The agency has recently adopted agile software development methodologies, with much of this still being rolled out. The Scrum Master will be pivotal in helping with this rollout and will provide coaching and support to team members who are using the methodology for the first time. You will have an open mind and be happy to flex the process as required to meet client needs using your judgement and experience of agile delivery.
Scrum Master
Lead development team(s) through sprint planning, daily sprint activity, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
Ensure that requirements are broken down into meaningful tasks for the development teams, with tasks prioritised and estimated appropriately.
Maintain a backlog that will utilise the available capacity across the development, marketing and design teams for at least three sprints.
Monitor team capacity and highlight potential availability to management.
Define development milestones to be fed into portfolio plans.
Identify and resolve impediments and dependencies.
Identify and manage risks and issues to delivery.
Partner with stakeholders across internal teams to support resource management.
Manage trade-offs among scope, quality, time, and cost
Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques.
Report and escalate to management as needed.
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors.
Two or more years’ experience in a Scrum Master role, with strong working knowledge of:
Agile estimation
Scrum, kanban and the benefits of each
Leading of agile ceremonies
Benefits of iterative product development
How to break high-level requirements down into technical tasks
Jira
Ability to use Excel to calculate data and present complex information
Strong negotiation skills
Must be an excellent communicator with aptitude in fostering long-term relationships – indeed you may even have clients that will move agency to stay with you
Awesome Problem-solving skills
Able to work autonomously.
Unfaltering attention to detail
The ability to take complex solutions and explain them in a way that a client understands and can therefore approve
Equally the ability to take an ambiguous brief and know what questions to ask to pin down the exact requirements
Have a genuine passion for your work and all things digital
Whilst this role is not a Business Analyst or Product Owner/Manager role, experience of Product Management and capturing requirements via story mapping sessions be advantageous as we plan for this role to have hybrid responsibilities.
Scrum Master qualification.
What we can offer you
A salary of £25-35k depending on experience
25 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
Private Medical insurance
Group life assurance scheme
Company pension scheme
Regular socials and company away days
We plant trees and fund the world’s best climate crisis solutions to offset the carbon emissions of our team members
Training and development including events and conferences
The tools you need to be awesome, a new Apple Laptop and a super comfy Herman Miller chair
Flexible and Hybrid Working - We have an amazing studio in Leicester’s Cultural Quarter we are sure you’ll. Love. We are a studio-first agency and ask our team to all come in together on a Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. It is optional to work from home on Wednesday and Thursday after successfully completing your probation.