About the Job
WPP Media is WPP's AI-driven media operating unit, bringing together media, data, and partnerships to deliver creative personalisation at scale. Connected through WPP Open and powered by Open Intelligence, clients see exactly where, how, and why their media investment is working.
For more information, visit wppmedia.com.
3015 - Director, Media Solutions - Scrum Master, UK
Key Responsibilities
Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (e.g., Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective) ensuring they are productive, engaging, and aligned with Agile principles.
Help the Product Owner manage the product backlog, ensuring stories are well-defined, estimated, and prioritized.
Support the team in self-organizing and cross-functional collaboration, helping them to achieve sprint goals and ultimately, product vision.
Ensure transparent communication of team progress, impediments, and metrics to all relevant stakeholders.
Coach the development team on Scrum principles, Agile values, and engineering best practices to maximize productivity and continuous improvement.
Provide guidance and support to the Product Owner in understanding and implementing Agile practices, particularly regarding backlog management and stakeholder collaboration.
Foster a culture of open communication, inspect-and-adapt, and continuous learning within the team.
Help resolve team conflicts and build a strong sense of team ownership and accountability.
Identify, track, and actively work to remove impediments that hinder the team's progress and productivity.
Shield the team from external distractions and interferences, allowing them to focus on sprint commitments.
Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and management to identify and address organizational impediments to Agile adoption.
Promote effective decision-making processes within the team, encouraging autonomy while ensuring alignment with broader goals.
Guide the team in using metrics (e.g., velocity, burn-down/up charts) to understand and improve their performance and predictability.
Lead retrospective meetings, facilitating discussions around "what went well," "what could be improved," and action items for the next sprint.
Champion Agile adoption and maturity across the organization, sharing best practices and insights with other teams and leadership.
Help the team establish and refine their definition of "Done" to ensure consistent quality and delivery.
Required Skills & Abilities
If this opportunity looks right for you, we are looking for candidates who have:
Experience as a dedicated Scrum Master for multiple software development teams, preferably in a data-intensive or technical product environment.
Strong understanding and practical application of Scrum framework, Agile principles, and various Agile methodologies (Kanban, Lean).
Proven ability to facilitate meetings effectively, manage conflict, and drive consensus.
English fluency C1/C2
Excellent communication, coaching, and mentoring skills, with the ability to influence and inspire others.
Experience with Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Asana).
Understanding of the software development lifecycle and common engineering practices (e.g., CI/CD, TDD).
Ability to understand complex technical issues at a high level and articulate them to non-technical stakeholders.
Proactive problem-solver with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II), or other equivalent Agile certifications are highly desirable.
