Delivery Scrum Master (Remote)

Job description / Role

Role Purpose

To support Vodafone’s key strategic growth areas in Vodafone UK, D&IT requires a highly capable and experienced Scrum Master. This role will be responsible for establishing an end-to-end agile culture within the delivery D&IT enablement and applications organization. You will develop, manage, execute agile processes and take full accountability for bringing agility to all of the D&IT project deliveries. You will work very closely with technical delivery leads (product owners), solution architects, integration engineers, system integrators, and software developers and ensure the D&IT deliveries happen in time, on budget, and effectively follow the agile best practices and principles.

This is a very central and exciting role within the young and dynamic D&IT team. You will be leading and establishing an agile environment and will become a key part of major ongoing and upcoming projects for delivery. Your objective is to ensure that every D&IT project that you lead gets delivered effectively in agile and as promised.

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership

• Take end-to-end ownership and accountability of establishing agile values, methods, principles, and practices for the delivery of D&IT projects.
• Take the role of agile Scrum Master and facilitate discussions and conflict resolution, and enable the exploration of alternatives or different approaches, ensuring no impact on the delivery of projects.
• Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Coach and mentor team members on agile standards and best practices; ensure consistent best practices are applied across the work streams.
• Ensure the correct setup and usage of CDI tools for projects and ensure project documentation is up to date for every sprint.
• Manage stakeholders and vendor interfaces as required for technical delivery and report on project progress and activities.

Core Competencies, Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of Internet of Things technologies and architecture.
• Strong interest and skills in software development for internet, mobile, and/or communications technology.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and reporting skills in English (both written and spoken).
• Proven track record of managing complex software projects with agile methodology and CDI tools in Scrum Master role.
• Certified Scrum Master with the ability to manage multiple projects comfortably.

Language Requirements

English (B2 or above). Any other non-native language is an advantage.

Must Have Technical/Professional Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Master/Scrum Practitioner.
• Must have several years of proven hands-on experience in managing projects in agile environments, especially in a Scrum Master role.
• A strong technical background and ability to understand architecture, source code, and technical issues to drive effective agile delivery.
• Exceptional communication, organization, and team building skills; articulate and able to steer a meeting with presence.
• Ability to maintain a calm attitude during difficult situations and handle pressure situations.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Experience in maintaining and reporting against relevant metrics (i.e., burn down and velocity, risks, timelines, etc.) in a timely manner.
• Strong team player with an ability to identify and remove impediments or conflicts that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint and project goals.
• Self-starter and self-motivated with a drive to identify opportunities for improvement across the agile delivery processes.
• Highly independent, takes ownership, does not need to be told what to do, and seeks feedback and executes actions.
• Expert level knowledge of CDI tools, such as ADO, Jira, GIT, Confluence, Jenkins, etc.
• Experience with multi-device and consumer/enterprise developments based on technologies such as Java, Oracle Databases, ITIL, and SOA.
• Familiarity with cloud and data warehousing technologies will be highly preferred.
• BSc or MSc level degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Telecommunications.

About the Company

At Vodafone, we are known for our technology, but the truth is, it is humanity that drives our business forward. With the global pandemic raising so many questions for tech brands, it has highlighted the leading role that we need to play.

We believe that, when working together, humanity and technology can find the answers and create a better future for all.

Working at Vodafone is all about helping people feel ready to benefit from new technology. We bring the future to even the most remote places, using technology to help families in disaster zones, showing young people that a phone is not just for fun and thinking about technology that doesn’t even exist yet.