Scrum Master with a technical background required to join our eCommerce Team on a contract basis.

The opportunity:

You will be expected to lead one or more Agile team(s) in the delivery of bespoke development projects as well as operational improvements, often in very challenging timescales. You also have excellent knowledge & experience of Agile teachings, approaches, behaviours and be capable of helping both teams and the wider organisation to address the dysfunctions that may result from teams and others misinterpreting, ignoring or rejecting Lean and Agile values and principles.

What you’ll be doing:

• Scrum Master responsibility facilitating development using an Agile framework
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to inspire, coach and lead teams with little Agile experience
• Facilitation of all team meetings and ceremonies, including Planning sessions, Showcases, Team Retrospectives and the daily stand-up
• Support the efficient flow of work through Agile teams by helping the teams remove obstacles and make improvements
• Support Lean and Agile thinking as the norm and help foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Cultivate trust through personal and team relationships with a range of product owners
• Enable teams to monitor progress within and across sprints using effective metrics.
• Working knowledge of Agile frameworks, in particular Scrum and Kanban
• Good understanding of the software development cycle and release management
• Flexible attitude towards changing client needs and working with remote Product Owners
• Active participation in the identification of risks, issues and dependencies
• Proactive problem solver, removing team impediments and raising team issues to management
• Regular reporting both internally and to the client, by helping to determine team velocity and other measures of throughput
• Keeping up to date with emerging industry practices.

What we want from you:

• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience of working multiple projects with some exposure to eCommerce or web based projects
• Exposure of working in the following environments would be advantageous -  Java, J2EE,  Hybris, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence
• Experience of leading and managing teams
• Strong time management & organisational skills.
• Ability to define, manage and deliver to customer expectations within strict deadlines
• Excellent negotiation skills and an ability to handle sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
• Be capable of teaching and coaching the adoption of Continuous Delivery Practices such as integrating continuously (CI), TDD, ATDD, BDD, Pairing, Mobbing

In return, this is what you can expect from us:

• Hybrid way of working (2 office days, 3 days working from home)
• Private health insurance package (for employees working with us for a year and more)
• International and in-house training possibilities
• Education budget to suit your own development
• International projects
• Diverse teams (in 2023 our office has the the 'Most diverse Company' special award in the Loveable Workplace competition)

And there's more:

• Kid and dog friendly office
• Annual team building days and many fun events
• Award-winning and well-equipped office

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.