SCRUM Master

Our Partner is an online fashion destination for on trend and affordable clothing and beauty products.  We cater to every customer need from the latest trend-led pieces to celebrity inspired looks, to the everyday wardrobe staples and that ultimate party piece. Our Partner’s Software Development team drives our mobile and web application development and delivers cutting edge and innovative shopping experiences to our customers across the globe. 

As an established global fashion retailer, setting up operations in Bangalore, we are seeking creative and proactive engineers to help us define the future of our technology. 

We are seeking a meticulous, organised and confident Scrum Master with excellent communication skills. You’ll need a keen eye for detail and the big picture. As a Scrum master, You must be experienced in managing multiple teams and projects, and report on them efficiently.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Educate the team and company on how to use Scrum/Agile practices.
• Encourage self-organisation and work towards teams becoming self-sufficient.
• Has knowledge of the Scrum guide content as well as information not located in the guide and the ability to apply it practically.
• Work with the Product Owners to increase ownership and maturity levels as well as backlog grooming/maintenance & dependency management.
• Encourage the team to proactively remove impediments and step in to help when they can’t.
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged; with an emphasis on problem-solving & team unity.
• Facilitate getting work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Track retrospective actions and ensure that they get completed as part of continuous improvement.
• Provide all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example.
• Adapt to shifting circumstances while maintaining stability.
• Facilitate discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution.

KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE:

• Overall 3 to 5 years of experience with a minimum of 2+ years as a SCRUM Master for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory. 
• First-level Scrum Master certification (PSM1 preferred).
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches and techniques like User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, and Automated Testing.
• Knowledge and experience of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the gaps left in the Scrum approach (eg: Multiple burndown techniques, Retro formats, bug handling approaches, sprint disruption strategies etc).
• Comfortable working on multiple Scrum teams simultaneously.
• Kanban / ScrumBan knowledge.
• Experienced in sustainable mid-high level organisational change.
• Previous experience as a team lead.
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills.