Scrum Master

RES; Kings Langley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in Kings Langley seeks a dedicated Scrum Master to guide Agile teams in a business-critical project. The role involves facilitating Agile ceremonies, coaching team members, and driving deliveries in a remote work setting. Ideal candidates should possess strong organizational skills, Scrum Master certification, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field along with extensive experience in managing cross-functional teams effectively. Excellent communication and adaptability are essential for success.

Benefits

Pension schemes

Flexible working

Private healthcare

25 days holiday

Enhanced family leave

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experienced Scrum Master with a strong background in product development.
• Experience in Agile management and coaching teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Run Agile ceremonies and manage Scrum teams remotely.
• Coach the Product Owner on effective backlog management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Team motivator

Organization skills

Communication skills

Education

Scrum Master Certification

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero‑carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top‑down emphasis on better work‑life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make a difference somewhere else.

The position

RES require a Scrum Master with significant delivery responsibility to provide the Scrum Master role within a business‑critical project for RES Digital Solutions.

You would be based in the Kings Langley or Barcelona office three days per week, and reporting to the Head of PMO.

Accountabilities

You would be running the Agile ceremonies, and managing one or two Scrum teams remotely. You would have a unique opportunity to influence the product roadmap and release strategy, as well as to improve and streamline the process and ways of working.

Agile Management

• Scrum Master – ability to servant lead a Scrum development team and help them achieve and maintain productivity.
• Use online Agile process management tools to help increase transparency and efficiency of the work done by the Team, and capture key metrics to detail, and help manage, the teams performance.
• Coach the Product Owner in effective product backlog management and facilitate reporting regularly to the management team.
• Guide and mentor the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices.
• Manage impediments, eliminate waste and direct the team to foster an environment where they do their best work.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and efficiency.
• Adaptability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

Team Management

• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.

Delivery Assurance

• Liaise with Delivery Assurance (PMO) within RES, in respect of run rate, Scrum team performance, impediments, risks and dependencies impacting the project.
• Contribute to project status reporting.

Skills

• Excellent team motivator
• Excellent organization skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience

• Experienced Scrum Master and project / delivery manager in product development
• Experience in using Azure DevOps, Jira or similar, for work management and analytics
• Experience working with a fully remote cross‑functional team
• Experience of working in high value Agile Projects
• Commercial experience
• Full SDLC experience

Qualifications

• Scrum Master Certification
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.