At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Agile teams, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, and drive continuous improvement.
- Company: Join Version 1, a forward-thinking tech company focused on employee wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, wellness benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on collaboration and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by enabling teams to deliver innovative technology solutions.
- Qualifications: 5+ years as a Scrum Master with strong Agile delivery experience.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
We are seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master to support multidisciplinary technology delivery teams.
The ideal candidate will have strong Scrum Master experience and a practical understanding of Delivery Management disciplines, including planning, dependency management, risk and issue management, stakeholder engagement and delivery reporting.
This is primarily a Scrum Master role initially, but successful candidates must be able to operate with a wider delivery mindset.
They should be able to create clarity, improve team flow, support governance and help ensure that delivery commitments are understood, actively managed and achieved.
Key Responsibilities
- Agile Delivery and Team Enablement - Primary Focus (approximately 70%)
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives.
- Coach delivery teams, Product Owners and stakeholders in Agile principles, Scrum practices and effective delivery behaviours.
- Support teams in maintaining a healthy, sustainable delivery cadence and improving predictability over time.
- Foster self-organisation, accountability and continuous improvement within Agile teams.
- Identify, remove or escape impediments that impact team effectiveness, delivery flow or sprint commitments.
- Promote transparency through appropriate Agile metrics, team-level reporting and evidence-based conversations.
- Support effective backlog refinement, prioritisation and sprint readiness activities.
- Encourage collaboration between delivery teams, business stakeholders, Product Owners and technical specialists.
- Facilitate workshops, collaborative planning sessions and retrospectives that lead to practical improvements.
- Help teams embed a culture of continuous improvement, regular feedback and shared ownership of delivery outcomes.
- Delivery Management and Governance - Broader Capability (approximately 30%)
- Support delivery planning, forecasting and roadmap management across agreed workstreams or product areas.
- Manage delivery risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies, ensuring they are visible, owned and actively progressed.
- Monitor delivery progress against agreed objectives, timelines, sprint goals and wider delivery commitments.
- Work with stakeholders to ensure expectations are understood, managed and reflected in delivery planning.
- Provide concise, accurate status reporting covering progress, risks, dependencies, decisions and forecast delivery outcomes.
- Coordinate cross-team dependencies where multiple teams or suppliers contribute to shared outcomes.
- Support programme and project governance activities, including delivery assurance, planning reviews and escalation routes.
Essential
- 5+ years' experience working as a Scrum Master within Agile software or technology delivery environments.
- Experience operating as a Delivery Manager, Project Manager or similar delivery leadership role, with responsibility for planning, risk management, dependency management and stakeholder engagement.
- Demonstrable experience delivering complex software, digital or technology change initiatives within Agile delivery environments.
- Strong understanding of Scrum principles, Agile methodologies and practical Agile delivery practices.
- Experience facilitating Scrum ceremonies, delivery planning sessions and stakeholder workshops.
- Experience managing and reporting on delivery risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies.
- Experience producing delivery reporting and communicating progress, risks, dependencies and forecast outcomes to stakeholders.
- Experience working with Product Owners, delivery teams and business stakeholders to translate priorities into clear, actionable delivery plans.
- Familiarity with delivery governance, planning, forecasting and assurance practices.
- Familiarity with project budgeting and spend tracking/reporting.
- Excellent communication, facilitation and coaching skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience using Agile and delivery tooling such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops or equivalent platforms.
Desirable
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification.
- Project Management qualification (PRINCE2, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent).
- Experience operating across multiple Agile teams or coordinating cross-team dependencies.
- Experience working within public sector, regulated or complex stakeholder environments.
- Understanding of project and delivery management disciplines, including governance, reporting, financial management, change control and benefits realisation.
- Experience supporting technology transformation, cloud, data, digital or software delivery programmes.
- Knowledge of Lean, Kanban or other Agile approaches.
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
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Scrum Master employer: version1
At Version 1, we pride ourselves on being an award-winning employer that places our employees at the heart of everything we do. With a strong focus on professional growth, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package, we create an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued. Join us in making a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive work culture that champions wellbeing and career progression.
