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We are tasked with developing a world-class BVOD service, as well as complementary digital products and partnerships to grow audiences and contribute to the long-term profitability of UKTV.\n\nWe’ve experienced rapid growth in VoD views in 2025, topping 460 million views last year, averaging 1.3 billion viewing minutes a month and almost 6 million registered users. We have ambitious plans to become a VoD destination: delivering new content, features, and functionality to U, our owned and operated VoD product, FAST channels and our pay platform partners.\nThis role will be working with 3 small squads, Roku and mobile Android and iOS/tvOS on the U VoD product, alongside other squads. You will be accountable for your squad’s effectiveness, organising and facilitating Scrum events, whilst promoting self-managing teams. Working as part of a high performing and talented cross functional team you will take on a servant leader mentality to remove impediments, eliminate obstacles and support the team to do their best work.\n\nAs we mature in our practices of Agile ways of working, this provides a great opportunity to continue to help shape how we work, continuing to grow our capabilities as a team to support the fast-paced growth of the product. Being data driven, having a growth mindset and strong focus on continuous improvement, not just across our product but also how we work as a team is critical.\n\nWhat we would like you to bring to the role….key experience, knowledge, skills & personal qualities\n Experience\nDemonstratable experience as a scrum master in digital, working on a direct-to-consumer product. \nDeep understanding of Scrum and Agile principles. \nProven experience working across a mobile product (iOS/tvOS/Android) and / or Roku and an understanding of the end-to-end delivery. \nExperience working with contract developers who work remotely on varying days. \nExperience promoting a culture of accountability whilst fostering a safe environment for experimentation and learning. \nAbility to promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement. \nExcellent communication and stakeholder management experience. \nStrong facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution experience. \nChallenging 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continuous learning and personal development. \nWhat you will get to work on….key outputs and responsibilities of the role\nIn this role you will be in three squads, Roku, iOS and Android (mobile) for the U VoD app, reporting into the Delivery Lead, where you will get to:\nDeliver major changes and key updates to the U product on mobile to align to our user needs and company strategy, meeting goals within agreed sprints. \nWork closely with several Product Owners in each squad to maintain and prioritise the product backlog, with alignment to the project goals. \nAct as a link between the development team and external stakeholders, communicating project status, risks and dependencies, as appropriate. \nFacilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. \nAct as a gatekeeper for the development team, shielding them from external disruptions. \nFacilitate a self-organising team, empowering ownerships of squad deliverables. \nManage 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We are committed to ensuring a level playing field at UKTV where all employees and job applicants are given equal opportunity, and that we have diverse voices at the table in everything we do. 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