Location: Newbury OR London + Hybrid*
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

*Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are
We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join our Digital teams where we harness the power of digital and embody the spirit of innovation to deliver the best solutions for our customers.

What you’ll do
As a Scrum Master Manager, you'll develop and lead a team of high-performing Scrum Masters as they create cross functional performant Agile Development Teams.

In this role you will be responsible for a team of expert Scrum Masters at various stages within their Agile career. You must live the Agile mindset with and through the Scrum Masters to achieve a positive culture where failure is celebrated, change through continuous improvement is normal and waste is eliminated.

• You will provide leadership and support to your direct reports & assist in hiring and maintaining the best Agile talent.
• You will be a Mentor and coach Scrum Masters and other senior leaders to question why we work the way we do. Be open to adjusting to achieve high performing software development teams.
• You will be embedding operating models that value ownership, responsiveness, predictability, and transparency.
• You will drive cultural change through OKRs and other techniques, constantly championing and evangelising the Agile mindset.
• You will be regularly Mentoring and executing Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery best practices. Embedding DevOps behaviours and principles driving a model of continuous delivery with multiple cross functional teams.
• You will proactively and assertively removing multiple-team blockages.
• You will showcase a focus on leadership through trust and empowerment; helping your reports to grow themselves and succeed in their career.
• You will be engaging with others throughout Vodafone globally to share and learn through reuse.

Who you are

• You will have a proven track record of managing a team of highly performant Scrum Masters.
• You will showcase the ability to create and promote a healthy culture where trust and empowerment are key.
• You will be a leader that constructively questions everything, with a pragmatic approach towards results and continuous improvement.
• You will have significant experience within a Scrum Master role.
• You will adopt a data-first approach; using and developing insights to help Scrum Masters with their role.
• You will have experience in facilitation, collaboration, situational awareness and influencing across teams and departments.
• You will possess excellent communication skills and experience, improving transparency and cross-fertilisation of information.
• You will have a knowledge of and implementation experience of one or more scaled agile frameworks, such as SAFe, LeSS, Scrum at Scale, etc.

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 we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools, market leading parental leave policies and an innovative Reconnect programme for people who have taken a career break.

Together we can
Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.