Scrum Master at Kidadl

Responsibilities

• Manage each project’s scope and timeline
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
• Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it

Requirements

• Experience in a scrum master role
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Familiarity with software development
• Excellent working knowledge of and experience with Jira
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP etc.)
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field
• Scrum master certification is a plus
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Benefits

• Impact - an awesome role in a global business that is rapidly scaling
• Exposure - we work with exciting people and partners across the globe and we’re a merit-based organisation
• Hybrid-working - this is a hybrid/remote working opportunity for a company that is virtual-first
• Feel good factor - you’ll be working with a company at the heart of education and technology, focused on improving family life for the better