Agile Practitioner Vodafone

To support the agile transformation and delivery of medium to large projects, it s required to have a highly capable, independent & experienced Agile Practitioner that can be responsible for coaching team members (including other Scrum Master, Product owners, developers... etc) and stakeholders in different agile methodologies that can best suit the project type maintaining best quality. Your objective is to ensure that the project you re handling is delivered effectively in a customer centric approach and as promised to our customers. Your eagerness to extend your knowledge and experience to other teams & being passionate to people management will be a plus.

• Take E2E ownership and accountability of establishing agile values, methods, principles & practices for the delivery of the project he/she handles.
• 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 daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
• Coach and mentor their project members on agile standards and best practices; ensure consistent best practices are applied across the work streams.
• Ensure the correct setup & usage of 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.
• On spot risk raising for management, asking for support if any.

• At least 5 years of experience in IT delivery with at least 2 years of dedicated full-time Scrum Master/project manager experience in IT domain (Data Analytics domain experience is a plus).
• Experience working in large-scale products and/or programs, multiple Agile teams and with different Agile frameworks
• Experience in Agile / Scrum development methodologies & tools (Jira) and techniques, having Knowledge about tasks, backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, user stories etc.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle and DevOps practices.
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, and Excellent communication and mentoring/Teaching skills

• Proven hands-on experience in managing projects in agile environments, especially, in a facilitator role.
• Technical background and ability to understand architecture & technical issues to drive effective agile delivery.
• Exceptional communication, organization, and team building skills; articulate and able to steer a meeting with presence.
• Ability to maintain calm attitude during difficult situations and handle pressuring situations.
• Creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Experience in maintaining and reporting against relevant metrics (i.e. burn down and velocity, risks, timelines, etc.). In timely manner.
• Strong team player with an ability to identify and remove impediments or conflicts that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint & project goals.
• Self-starter & self-motivated with a drive to identify opportunities for improvement across the agile delivery processes.
• Highly independent, takes ownership, does not need to be told what to do and seeks feedback and execute actions. Willing and able to extend his expertise to other teams.