Sarah Roberts shortlisted for DevelopHER Award

The awards programme aims to raise the profile of women in technology in East Anglia, creating role models to inspire the next generation to become developers, technicians, project managers, testers and digital experts.

“Sarah is a fantastic member of the team, always full of energy and ideas to improve the delivery of our features to benefit our customers. We’re in no​ ​doubt Sarah’s​ ​contribution​ ​helped​ ​Epos​ ​Now​ ​win​ ​the​ ​SaaS​ ​Award​ ​for​ ​‘Best​ ​SaaS​ ​product​ ​for​ ​small​ ​business’ and I’m really rooting for her to win this award, as she certainly deserves some recognition for all her hard work!” Jeremy Glenn, Epos Now’s CTO

Sarah has been recognised in the ‘Agile Angel’ category, promoting the effective use and delivery of Agile project management. This style of working is characterised by the division of tasks into short phases of work and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans.

Sarah, who was nominated by her colleagues, is essential ​to​ ​managing​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​and​ ​priorities​ ​of​ ​the​ ​entire Software​ ​Department​ ​and​ ​how​ ​these​ ​can​ ​best​ ​fit​ ​with​ ​the​ ​business​ ​as​ ​a​ ​whole.​ Sarah​ ​is constantly​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​the​ ​relationship​ ​between​ ​the​ ​Software​ ​Department​ ​and​ ​the​ ​rest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​business, believing​ ​a​ ​more​ ​joined-up​ ​approach​ ​improves​ ​the​ ​products​ ​and​ ​services​ ​available​ ​to​ ​our​ ​customers.​ ​Her commitment​ ​to​ ​the​ ​role​ ​and​ ​her​ ​passion​ ​for​ ​leading​ ​a​ ​growing​ ​team​ ​means​ ​she​ ​is​ ​an​ ​excellent​ ​deputy​ ​to​ ​the CTO,​ ​and​ ​in​ ​his​ ​absence​ ​takes​ ​on​ ​the​ ​additional​ ​responsibilities​ ​of​ ​his​ ​role​ ​in​ ​her​ ​stride.​

“I’m absolutely thrilled to be shortlisted! A huge thank you to everyone in the software team for the nomination. I’m excited to attend the ceremony and meet so many inspiring ladies in the technology industry! Diversity within the sector is still a prominent issue, so I’m pleased events like this can open up valuable conversations to address this and inspire the next generation of female tech superstars!” Sarah Roberts, Epos Now's Product Owner

The awards were inspired by the team at Norwich based SyncDevelopHER, who run regular meet-ups hosting female role models speaking about their experiences in tech and encouraging more women to join their growing community. If you would like more information on the awards, or to see the full shortlist, please click here or follow the action on social media!