Scrum Master

Euromonitor International is a global leader in data analytics and market research, providing actionable insights into industries, economies, and consumers. Our products empower organisations to make strategic decisions with confidence, leveraging our expertise across 210 countries and jurisdictions.

Role Purpose

The Scrum Master will enable agile delivery within the Subscription Products team, by fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and driving continuous improvement. This role requires a proactive mindset, adaptability, and strong commitment to supporting teams across multiple geographies and time zones.

Key Responsibilities

• Agile Leadership & Facilitation

• Champion Scrum principles and practices across the team.

• Facilitate ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives).

• Proactive Impediment Management

• Identify and address impediments early, support teams to resolve where possible, escalating when necessary.

• Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to maintain smooth delivery flow.

• Team Support & Collaboration

• Act as a servant leader, ensuring teams have the resources and clarity needed to succeed.

• Foster a culture of trust, transparency, and open communication.

• Organise cross-team syncs and maintain alignment with delivery roadmaps.

• Global Team Collaboration

• Coordinate effectively with teams in Cape Town, Vilnius, London and Bangalore.

• Adapt to different time zones and cultural contexts to ensure seamless communication.

• Partner with the Bangalore-based Scrum Master, as well as other Scrum Masters within the organisation to align practices and share learnings.

• Help facilitate Product Planning Workshops and Release Planning Sessions

• Continuous Learning & Adaptation

• Demonstrate willingness to learn new tools, techniques, and practices.

• Drive process improvements and foster a culture of experimentation and growth.

• Play an active role in driving Agile maturation in the organisation

Requirements

• Scrum Master foundation certification (i.e. Certified Scrum Master / Agile Certified Practitioner / Professional Scrum Master) or relevant Scrum Master training

• At least 3 years’ experience working in a Scrum Master or similar role

• Comfortable managing multiple scrum teams and feature development in one backlog

• Solid understanding of standard software development roles and responsibilities

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across distributed teams.

• Ability to anticipate challenges and resolve them proactively.

Preferred Attributes

• Behavioural and interpersonal

• Growth mindset with openness to feedback and learning

• Ability to adapt to evolving priorities and business needs.

• Familiarity with global delivery models and cultural sensitivity.

• Excellent time management

• A bias for action

• Technical

• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)

• Knowledge of the software development life cycle

• Experience working with Azure Dev Ops (preferred, but not essential)

Benefits

• Flexible work time with the perfect work/life balance

• Competitive salary with wide variety of benefits like longer holidays, additional health insurance, social responsibility initiatives you can take part in, office perks

• Intelligent and fun colleagues working in a constructive and inspiring atmosphere

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Why work for Euromonitor

Our values

• We act with integrity

• We are curious about the world

• We are stronger together

• We seek to empower

• We find strength in diversity

International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office but we are all dealing with our 16 offices worldwide on a daily basis. With 16 offices globally there are regular opportunities for international transfer.

Hardworking but sociable: our staff know how to work hard but also how to enjoy themselves! We pride ourselves on creating an appropriate work-life balance, with flexible hours and regular socialising including frequent after work meet ups, summer and Christmas parties and a whole range of sports and other groups to be involved with.

Committed to making a difference: We think that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives…