Role Overview
Working as part of our dynamic technology function, the Scrum Master will directly contribute to an award-winning digital platform that supports over 2,000 entrepreneurial travel businesses. You will help organise and coach our engineering teams in agile ways of working, positively driving key metrics and supporting the technology and platform modernisation journey.
Principal Accountabilities
* Agile coaching and mentoring of the delivery teams, knowing when to lead from the front, side, or behind
* Guiding the team on the facilitation of their ceremonies and ways of working whilst providing valuable input and coaching on how to improve and get more value out of the ceremonies
* Enabling and guiding the team to drive their continuous improvement
* Encouraging negotiation between the team, PO, and various other stakeholders, shortening feedback loops and ensuring everyone’s views are considered
* A very close ally to the Product Owner, offering insight into how value is sliced (vertical vs horizontal) and ensuring the team is fully engaged when refining PBIs
* Helping the team to remove any impediments themselves whilst shielding the team from distractions that may arise beyond their control
* Educate stakeholders outside the scrum team about how to inspect what the team is working on, advising what metrics offer insight and avoiding their misuse
Benefits
Working here at Travel Counsellors, we value the hard work and effort that our colleagues put in. Because of this, you can expect a wide range of employee benefits, including:
* A competitive basic salary + annual company bonus
* Flexible hybrid working model (2 days home, 3 days office)
* Career development and promotional opportunities
* 25 days holidays (increasing to 28 after 5 years of service)
* A Moments That Matter Day (annually)
* Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
* Holiday buy and sell (up to 5 days per year)
* 3 paid days charity leave
* Company events, socials, and incentives
* 3x annual salary death in service benefit
* Company pension scheme
* Costco membership
* Salary sacrifice, company car scheme
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Free breakfast, fruit, and hot/cold beverages
* Referral scheme
* Employee discount
* Private medical insurance (taxable benefit) or healthcare cash plan (costs incurred by employees)