Scrum Master

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 escalate 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 DevOps 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.

• 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.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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