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Scrum Master

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Scrum Master

Job Introduction

Are you looking for a new challenge in Selfridges that gives you the chance to get creative and use your knowledge of the business to take IT to the next level?  Looking for a company that wants to help further your career in IT as well as provide you with an exciting, inspiring and fun place to work?  

If the answer to all of these questions is ‘yes’ then you’re just the kind of person we’re looking for! 

Role Responsibility

This role is responsible for ensuring that the Dev teams in Selfridges Digital platform understand, practice and are guided by the principles of the Scrum framework in developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products. We are currently seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join our technology team. You will be expected to bring in your Agile experience to work with other members of the project team and to work with Selfridges development release team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to work within a friendly, innovative retail company which prides itself on delivering their customers with an extraordinary experience online.

As a Scrum Master you will:

  • Lead one or more Agile development team
  • Be able to inspire and  coach teams with varying levels of Agile experience and maturity
  • Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Sprint reviews, Retrospectives and the daily stand-up (and backlog refinements)
  • Support the efficient flow of work through Agile teams by helping the teams remove obstacles / impediments and make improvements
  • Work closely with Product Owners to deliver value to the business
  • Support the team do develop a continuous improvement culture
  • Enable teams to monitor progress within and across sprints using effective metrics
  • Plan, forecast and report on team velocity and throughput both internally and to the client
  • Participate in scheduling of deliverables to meet the needs of wider programme dependencies
  • Be involved in the team budget and resource management
  • Teach and coach Agile practices and values within the Development Teams and organisation in which Scrum is not yet fully adopted and understood
  • Have working knowledge of Agile frameworks, in particular Scrum and Kanban
  • Identify risks, issues and dependencies
  • Keep up to date with emerging industry practices.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Highly self-motivated team player who has the passion to motivate, plan and organise a team to ensure projects are delivered.
  • Someone who lives and breathes Agile, and who can drive teams forward with a positive and infectious enthusiasm!
  • A natural leader who is relentlessly pro-active in unblocking their teams).
  • Result driven and appreciate that returning value to the business is the ultimate goal 

Skills & Experience:

Required:

  • Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM I)
  • Over 3 years’ experience as a Scrum Master
  • Proven experience in working with multiple teams
  • Proven experience working with teams remotely / virtually
  • Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, BDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
  • Excellent communication and mentoring skills

Desirable:

  • Experience in running training sessions on Agile / Scrum
  • Experience transitioning teams with no Agile experience to Agile
  • Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc

This guide represents a summary of the role, however all team members are expected to be flexible in the work they undertake, which may change from time to time, according to the needs of the business

This job is a brilliant opportunity to join a close-knit team who are incredibly passionate about taking IT to the next level. If you’re looking to come into a new role and make a real impact, then this will be perfect for you.

About the Company

Our creative spirit

We are more than a shop. We are a social space where culture and commerce collide to release an energy that we call the Selfridges spirit. We are here to make our world brighter, and everyone is welcome.

Our awards cabinet

We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. 

Our future

Since 1909 we have been at the forefront of retail and today our stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham – alongside selfridges.com and the Selfridges App – continue to redefine the way we shop and socialise. As a Selfridges team member, you will learn what it takes to consistently drive innovation, success and amazing customer experiences.

THE FUN STUFF

There are lots of reasons to be excited about joining Team Selfridges – from our fantastic team member communities to volunteer days and behind-the-scenes Selfridges experiences throughout the year.

Other benefits and rewards include:

• Generous bonus and/or commission scheme

• Discounted gym memberships

• Pension contributions 

• Annual travel pass and cycle to work schemes

• A volunteer day for all team members

• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development

Selfridges

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