JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Role Purpose
To support Vodafone's key strategic growth areas in Digital industry and following the Agile mind-set requires a highly capable and experienced Scrum Master.
This role will be responsible for establishing an end to end agile culture within the delivery of digital channels.
You will develop, manage, execute agile process & take full accountability for bringing agility to all of the Digital channels' project deliveries.
You will work very closely with product owners, solution architects, integration engineers, system integrators and software developers and ensure the deliveries happen in time, on budget & effectively follows the agile best practices & principles.
This is a very central & exciting role within the Digital Channels team, which is a newly formed team to address ever-growing demands of Digital trends.
You will be leading & 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 Digital project that you lead gets delivered effectively in agile and as promised.
Role Profile
- Take E2E ownership and accountability of establishing agile values, methods, principles & practices for the delivery of digital projects.
- Take the role of agile Scrum Master and facilitate discussions and conflict resolution, and enable the exploration of alternatives or different approaches & ensure 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 & usage of CDI tools for projects & ensure project documentations are up to date for every sprint.
- Manage stakeholders and vendor interfaces as required for technical delivery and report on project progress & activities.
Requirements:
Not a perfect fit?Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.
What's in it for you
We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.
Who we are
You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.
As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.
Together we can.
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.