Mediacell - Scrum Master

Are you looking to develop a career in within one of the world’s largest Research Organisations?

In 2021, Intrasonics was acquired by their long-term partner Ipsos, the third-largest market research company in the world. Together, we have developed our proprietary passive measurement solution, and are investing in new products to support market research in innovative new ways. As a Scrum Master at Intrasonics, you will working to support a development of a platform that collects and processes sensor data to provide market research insights.
Headquartered in Cambridge, you’ll be working in a collaborative environment with an exceptional R&D team who are constantly refining our technologies and products as well as creating new ones.

The role…
Ipsos-Intrasonics is looking for an excellent Scrum Master, someone experienced as an Agile practitioner who can guide and coach the team on Agile principles and best practices, while ensuring product team and with our engineering teams to understand key priorities and to plan release delivery. You will lead the scrum process of a team of developers, designers, QA, and product managers to implement the requirements of the passive monitoring solution.

Successful applicants will be joining at an exciting time in the company's life, working on brand new projects as well as on established projects with several new major clients.

What will I be doing?
This is a varied and interesting role including:-

• Facilitating and managing Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Guiding and coaching the team on Agile principles and best practices, and promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Collaborating with Product Owners to ensure that the backlog is properly refined and prioritized, and that requirements are clear and concise
• Managing the project schedule, scope, budget, and resources, and ensure that they are aligned with business objectives
• Communicating project progress, risks, and issues to stakeholders, and escalating them as necessary
• Fostering a positive team environment that encourages collaboration, creativity, and innovation
• Working closely with technical leads and architects to ensure that technical solutions are aligned with the project goals and that technical debt is managed effectively

What do I need to bring with me?
To be successful in this role you will need to bring the following skills and experience:-

• Professional experience as a Scrum Master and/or Technical Project Manager in a software development environment
• Strong understanding of Agile principles and frameworks, such as Scrum and Kanban, and experience in implementing them
• Experience in managing software development projects from initiation to closure, and ability to balance competing priorities and constraints
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong leadership and facilitation skills, and ability to inspire and motivate team members
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and to adapt to changing circumstances

Essential Skills

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong organisational skills
• Professional experience with Agile project management tools, such as Jira, Confluence, and Trello
• Professional experience with software development methodologies, such as Waterfall and Agile
• Knowledge of software development practices, such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, and test-driven development
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, and ability to use data to drive project decisions

Desirable Skills

• Experience in coaching and mentoring team members on Agile principles and best practices.
• Experience in managing complex software development projects, such as enterprise-scale systems or cloud-based solutions
• Experience in managing distributed and/or remote teams
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools
• Familiarity with customer service
• Knowledge of IoT and sensor devices

About us...
We are one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers. With offices in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts globally with local knowledge to deliver top-quality research.

Our culture is unique - we have the entrepreneurial spirit and quirkiness of a small boutique, but we also have the resources, scale and diversity of a large global agency. We have more bright, friendly, hard-working and enthusiastic people, from more backgrounds, with more interests, skills and experiences to learn from. Our values are based on our diverse cultural backgrounds, helping us to be responsive, client-focused and flexible.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We understand the importance of choice and offer a blended work environment, office and work from home. We also realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider all flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.

Note that if you have not heard from us within 14 days, consider your application unsuccessful.

If this is what you are looking for from your next role, we look forward to hearing from you!