Scrum Master

Our Company

Hitachi Vantara is part of the Global Hitachi family. We balance innovation with an open, friendly culture and the backing of a long-established parent company, known for its ethical reputation. We guide customers from what's now to what's next by unlocking the value of their data and applications to solve their digital challenges, achieving outcomes that benefit both business and society.

Our people are our biggest asset, they drive our innovation advantage and we strive to offer a flexible and collaborative workplace where they can thrive. Diversity of thought is welcomed and our employee base is represented by several active Employee Resource Group communities. We offer industry leading benefits packages (flexible working, generous pension and private healthcare) and promote a creative and inclusive culture. If driving real change gives you a sense of pride and you are passionate about powering social good, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

This person will be responsible for leading and managing large Agile delivery teams, as defined by the Professional Services and Managed Services Engagement Managers using the approved Delivery Service Office project management tools and methodology. The role is responsible for ensuring project/programmed success, within the agreed timescales, whilst maintaining an exemplary level of customer satisfaction, in a rewarding and flexible environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish, agree and communicate the Agile Delivery Plan for each assigned project, in line with Hitachi standards and practices, tailoring information, insights and arguments for different stakeholders.
• Implement best of breed Agile processes for delivering projects, including Scrum and Kanban Board management, running daily Scrums, Sprint;
• Planning, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retros, Backlog grooming with Product Owner, verifying technical and User Stories, and overseeing Sprint Testing.
• Ensure that client deliveries are done in accordance with the Hitachi and client technical and operational expectations, and exercise proactive escalations as necessary.
• Operate tight controls to monitor and report on Sprint progress, specifically recording all effort expended, producing burn down reports.
• Report progress to both the customer and Hitachi management, ensuring a sound, comprehensive status is reported and all issues and risks are highlighted to the Project Manager.
• Provide coaching to all Scrum Team members, building mutual support and ensuring that a sense of common purpose is developed, by providing a clear sense of direction and aligning goals, objectives and priorities to business strategy.
• Manage Sprint Retros and feedback lessons learned, as part of Hitachi process improvement.

What you bring to the team

• Extensive Agile development experience within a technology or service delivery environment.
• Experience with the full Microsoft Suite, including Excel, Word and Powerpoint. Experience with and/or knowledge of Agile development tools such a Jira.
• Demonstrated ability to manage Scrum teams in a complex environment.
• Driving delivery: Instilling accountability and keeping the team's performance on track, aligning capabilities and motivation.

Our Values

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all and are open to considering home working, compressed/flexible hours and flexible arrangements. Get in touch with us to explore how we might be able to accommodate your specific needs.

We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. With Japanese roots going back over 100 years, our culture is founded on the values of our parent company expressed as the Hitachi Spirit:

Wa - Harmony, Trust, Respect

Makoto - Sincerity, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity

Kaitakusha-Seishin - Pioneering Spirit, Challenge