Scrum & Release Manager

Company Overview

Version 1 is a leading Technology Services company, trusted to deliver impactful digital solutions. With over 4,000 employees and a strong reputation as a premier Oracle, Microsoft, and AWS partner, we are committed to customer success, innovation, and employee engagement.

Role Overview

As a Scrum & Release Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading Agile delivery teams while ensuring the smooth release relating to Oracle E-Business Suite projects, changes, developments and patching. You will facilitate Scrum ceremonies, coach teams in Agile best practices, manage customer relationships, and oversee the end-to-end release lifecycle. This role requires a blend of technical delivery expertise, people management, and commercial acumen.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Delivery & Scrum Leadership

• Promote high-quality delivery and adherence to Definition of Done.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach and guide development teams on Scrum, Lean, and DevOps principles.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and prioritise requirements, translating them into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain and prioritise the product backlog to maximise value.
• Drive continuous improvement and accountability within teams.
• Monitor project and squad performance, using data metrics to measure and improve delivery.

Release Management

• Own the release lifecycle for Oracle EBS deployments, ensuring timely and high-quality defect free deployments.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders and customers.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, driving high satisfaction and engagement.
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies effectively
• Work closely with Product Owner, Development Team, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Explore and drive opportunities for new and additional work within existing accounts.

People & Resource Management

• Forecast team costs and resource management and project revenues
• Collaborate with other team leads to identify resourcing issues and cross-team opportunities.

• Demonstrated leadership in Agile delivery and service management.
• Extensive experience managing product backlogs, development teams, and release cycles.
• Professional Scrum Master or Product Owner certification.
• Strong customer service, relationship management, and communication skills.
• Experience with DevOps, and digital collaboration tools (e.g., Miro).
• Strong analytical, commercial, and business acumen.
• Experience with Data and Power BI is a plus.
• Experience in cratering and managing project plans, Acceptance Criteria and Transition plans

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.