Why we're hiring:

 

We are seeking a seasoned and pragmatic delivery specialist to lead teams to deliver high quality projects on budget and within an agreed timeframe.  This is a critical role that blends the delivery focus of a project manager with the facilitation and coaching of a Scrum Master.  You will be responsible for guiding your teams through the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, ensuring they have a clear plan to deliver high-quality technology solutions, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and agile excellence.

Experience working in business change and transformation projects and part of large programmes is essential. 

 

What you'll be doing:

 

 End-to-End Delivery Ownership: Shepherd initiatives from initial planning and scoping through to final release, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap and strategic objectives.

• Agile Facilitation & Coaching: Lead and facilitate all agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives), ensuring they are productive and outcome-focused. Coach the team on SCRUM principles and best practices to enhance their effectiveness and self-organisation.
• Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate risks, impediments, and dependencies. Work across squads and with other Delivery Managers to resolve blockers and ensure a smooth flow of work.
• Planning & Forecasting: Collaborate with Product Owners and engineering leads to create realistic delivery plans, forecasts, and timelines. Ensure the team's workload is sustainable and that expectations are managed effectively.
• Stakeholder Communication & Reporting: Serve as the key point of contact for delivery status. Provide clear, concise, and regular updates to stakeholders and leadership, using metrics (e.g., velocity, cycle time, burn-down charts) to report on progress and team health.
• Continuous Process Improvement: Drive a culture of relentless improvement by analysing team metrics and facilitating retrospectives. Implement process changes that increase predictability, quality, and team morale.
• Keep up to date with emerging industry practices and focus on improving the delivery processes   

 

What you'll need:

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  • Experience: 7+ years of experience in a relevant role such as Scrum Master, Agile Project Manager, or Delivery Lead within a software development environment.
  • Agile Expertise: Deep, hands-on knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and principles. You should be able to adapt practices to fit the team's context, not just follow them by the book.
  • Project Management Fundamentals: Strong skills in project management disciplines, including risk management, dependency tracking, planning, and stakeholder communication.
  • Technical Acumen: A solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including modern CI/CD practices, to facilitate effective conversations with engineering teams.
  • Tools Proficiency: Expert-level user of Jira, Confluence, or similar agile management tools to manage backlogs, create reports, and track progress.
  • Leadership & Influence: Proven ability to lead and motivate teams without direct authority. You are a facilitator, a coach, and a driver of outcomes.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is preferred. Agile (e.g., CSM, PSM II) or Project Management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) certifications are a strong plus.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

 

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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