Scrum Master

Summary

Join Version 1, a leading technology services company, as an experienced Scrum Master to contribute to our growth in business consulting. You will leverage your software development background and agile experience to manage projects, teams, and client relationships. Responsibilities include Agile process management, project management, business analysis, and team management. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication, stakeholder management, and budget management skills. Version 1 offers a comprehensive benefits package, including profit sharing, career progression opportunities, flexible/remote work options, financial wellbeing initiatives, employee wellbeing programs, generous leave policies, and educational assistance.

Requirements

• Overall strong Project Management capabilities
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Budget management, commercial and Customer experience
• Full SDLC, ideally in a Microsoft development environment
• Excellent team motivator
• Proven track record in successfully delivery fixed price engagements
• Experience in using standard Project Management and MS Office tools incl. MS Project, Excel, Word and Visio
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Excellent command of English
• Strong interest in developing PM Capability solutions and methodologies
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Understanding of the Agile Manifesto
• SCRUM Master – ability to manage a SCRUM development team
• SCRUM Task dashboarding & Kanban workflow management
• Responsible for product backlog management and reporting regularly to the client
• Guiding the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices
• Project Budget development
• Manage and prioritize V1 Development Resource Work (Agile approach)
• Project Status Reporting
• Customer Liaison (Support Issues, Schedule, Requirements, Testing)
• Resource planning, budget management
• Requirements review and development
• User Requirements Specification
• Functional and Technical Specifications
• Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Project and Ticket management experience
• Team management experience
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Agile methodology, an advantage
• PMP Certification is desirable

Benefits

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes