Freelance Scrum Master, Human Made
Americas
Enterprise WordPress agency
Open for applications
Enterprise WordPress agency
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To bring the power of open source to the world's largest companies.
Role
Who you are
- Scrum Master certification or qualification, or equivalent work experience
- Experience applying scrum, a wider awareness of agile principles, and a data driven mindset
- Enterprise agency environment experience
- Highly developed skills in servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
- Experience in using a wide range of project management tools such as, budget/time tracking tools and issue tracking software with the depth of knowledge to recommend the right tools for a project
- Proficiency in written and oral communication in English, and ability to utilise and parse through technical terminology comfortably
- Broad understanding of web technologies such as HTML/HTML5, CSS, CMS, Javascript, and version control
- We work in English, so excellent written and spoken English is essential
What the job involves
- Join Human Made as a freelancer and you’ll feel like part of the team. You’ll be working on interesting and complex projects, alongside some of the industry's top talent. We’re fully remote, and have been for over 10 years, so you can expect well established ways of working, and a vibrant online culture
- Once you are qualified, you'll be added to our freelance talent pool and be invited to projects that suit your availability and expertise as soon as they become available, which might not be immediately. Once you are booked on a project, you will integrate as part of the team, so you are expected to join team meetings and activities (although we have a strong emphasis on asynchronous communication)
- As a Scrum Master you will create self-organising teams that are flexible and fully productive during sprints, with the goal of creating high performing teams. To do this you should be able to plan deliverables and help teams monitor their performance.
- You should have a thorough understanding of scrum/agile concepts, and can apply them through coaching and mentoring. You understand value, as it applies to the companies we work with and its alignment with our own priorities, and you are consistent in pursuing it
- Applying Scrum To Produce High Quality Work
- Manage each projects scope and timeline
- Create and maintain a team culture that facilitates a shared responsibility for successful delivery
- Guide team on principles and practice of the agile framework being used in the project
- Work with team to help define and refine project scope, estimates, and resource requirements for projects
- Prepare and facilitate workshops (either virtual or in-person) to establish project needs and relationships
- Facilitate meetings to monitor project progress and resolve any issues the team may be experiencing
- Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
- Assess the time and financial impact of scope change and communicate to stakeholders as appropriate
- Identifies when to use experiments for learning and solutioning
- Accountability To The Business
- Be commercially aware: Understand the status of the budget of your projects and be able to report on them back to the company
- Allocation management of project needs in conjunction with your squad composition
- Building And Safeguarding Relationships
- Facilitate wider engagement with internal and external stakeholders, and partners engaged in delivery
- Build a partnership relationship with clients, understanding their business imperatives as context for helping align the team on those goals
- Understand the workings and needs of the account you are partnered with
- Communicate regularly; be proactive in facing difficult conversations
- Manage your interactions with clients and internal team professionally, and personably
- Using data to allow the team and wider business to make critical decisions
- Striving For Great Work
- Develop creative and technical judgement and strive for high quality output
- Share progress and communicate to internal and external stakeholders
- Conduct team reviews and retrospectives to promote continuous improvement
- Endorse and present appropriate metrics to sustain continuous improvement to get the best out of each team. Report progress, team status, and issues across the board
Our take
In today's digital landscape, the key to brand scaling lies in forming strategic partnerships with technology companies and other business growth services. However, the presence of various fragmented service providers can pose challenges for businesses seeking efficient scaling solutions, highlighting the demand for a more integrated approach.
Human Made offers a suite of brand growth services, encompassing customised brand development, strategic consultancy, editorial platforms, migration and audits, and team expansion and capability enhancement. While the company faces competition from specialised providers in each of these areas, Human Made recognises the value of all-in-one partnership opportunities for brand growth.
Through this unified approach, Human Made aims to provide brands with more streamlined and holistic methods to enhance their business operations. The company's impressive track record with renowned clients such as Google, Red Bull, and TechCrunch underscores its ability to deliver efficient and effective brand growth solutions.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Remote First: We're fully distributed and provide a remote work allowance for a co-working space or home office equipment, plus a work laptop and mobile phone.
- Flexibility: We put people first. We are adamant work life balance should be a priority for everyone to be able to perform their best! You are in charge of your time, and we want you to feel fully autonomous to manage it
- 35 days paid holidays: We encourage you to book yourself some holidays in whichever length and periods work best for you throughout the year, so you can return well-rested and full of energy (local holidays included).
- Matched pension contributions
- Health insurance if your country doesn't provide public healthcare
- Sick and carers leave
- Enhanced parental leave
- EAP and mental health resources
- Annual Company Retreat: Previous retreats have been held at beautiful locations such as: UK, Norway, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia, Italy and Sri Lanka.
Company HQ
Matlock, UK
Leadership
Tom Willmot
(CEO)CEO and co-founder of Altis BXP since 2019. Previously served as the CTO of majamba.
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