scrum master Brighton, England
Job description
We are MPB, the world’s largest online platform for used photography and videography equipment. Our platform transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade in photo and video kit. MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro.
MPB has always been committed to making kit more accessible and affordable, and helping to visualise a more sustainable future. We recirculate more than 300,000 items of used kit every year, extending the life and creative potential of photo and video equipment for creators around the world.
Headquartered in the creative communities of Brighton, Brooklyn and Berlin, the MPB team includes trained camera experts and seasoned photographers and videographers who bring their passion to work every day to deliver outstanding service. Every piece of kit is inspected carefully by our product specialists and comes with a six-month warranty to give our customers peace of mind that buying used doesn’t mean sacrificing reliability.
MPB has raised multiple rounds of venture capital and private equity funding, most recently £50m Series D in April 2021, and is listed in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100.
We recognise the benefit of inclusive practices to better build a diverse community here at MPB. Our commitment to ensuring inclusion fuels and connects us as one with the diverse community of visual storytellers that we serve.
MPB customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of family makeup, race, sexuality, religion, gender identity, disability or age. At MPB, every employee has the opportunity to make an impact and grow.
The Opportunity:
This role looks after our development teams' well-being and improvement journey, resulting in increased delivery, transparency and predictability within teams and across departments. We have a high level of ownership and accountability at MPB, which will empower you to drive change and improvement across teams. Psychological safety is the fundamental basis of all improvement journeys, so it is the top priority for the Senior Scrum Master at MPB.
A keen investment in technology is at the forefront of the company’s mission with a clear vision of what our product should be. We take a cloud native approach to development and infrastructure with lots of room for experimentation and improvement. We foster a culture of quality and openness within the team.
This role is based in our friendly head office in Ship Street, Brighton, with a team of co-located skilled engineers and product professionals.
We operate a hybrid working pattern of 2 fixed days in the office and 3 days remote working.
What You'll Do:
Guide, coach and motivate the team and organisation on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers, improve the flow of work and increase team engagement and happiness
Organise and lead Scrum ceremonies across 2 Scrum teams
Remove impediments and guide the teams to remove them within the spirit of increasing self-organisation
Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
Work with the teams to create useful, reliable and practical plans for software development projects, exposed through Jira
Identify and track key KPIs to build confidence in the software delivery process and support the stakeholders in prioritisation decisions
Prepare and lead communication with key stakeholders to improve transparency
Influence and drive positive change across the department
Line management responsibilities of 1-2 scrum masters
About You:
Passionate about Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean Thinking, eXtreme Programming, SAFe, LeSS, and other Agile frameworks.
Experience in playing the Scrum Master role for four to six years for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory.
Experience driving change within and outside of the scrum teams.
Experience coaching and/or managing other scrum masters.
Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
Passionate about leveraging hands-on, in-person team dynamics to achieve the best possible outcomes whilst driving team improvements.
Understanding and experience with widely successful Agile practices and techniques such as Value-driven User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Automated Testing, Pairing
Experience using Jira to both organise scrum team work and to drive reporting
Excellent communication, coaching and mentoring skills
Highly organised and with strong problem-solving drive
A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company's success
Benefits:
At MPB we support our staff and their careers in every way we can.
We provide 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, 4% employer contributory pension scheme, private healthcare from your start date and flexible hybrid working options.
You will also have access to our EAP, a range of employee discounts, a buzzing social calendar and a dog friendly workplace.
We also offer access to our bespoke Learning Management System - the MPB 'Learning Lab' where you have access to thousands of free courses to upskill in any areas you'd like; whether personally or professionally.
You can also take 2 days off per year, to actively volunteer for a charity that is close to your heart, that aligns with the MPB values.
