Delivery Manager

Delivery Manger

The delivery manager will have extensive experience in delivering agile projects in a blended or multi vendor environment, ideally in a government setting. We also expect the candidate to have played the role of a scrum master to agile delivery teams as well as have a history of promoting the correct behaviors and tools to ensure collaboration and transparency. The candidate will have working experience of agile tracking tools such as Jira or Trello.

Candidate should have experience into Cloud Technologies. You are responsible for creating the right environment for your multidisciplinary team to succeed, helping them to self-organize whilst creating a culture of learning and transparency. You'll be a key part of one of the UK's biggest and most high‑profile digital transformation programmes, a once‑in a‑generation reform of government products and services.

• Overseeing the delivery of products and services or functional components using agile methodologies
• Managing and facilitating a cross‑functional agile delivery team
• Coordinating agile methodology ceremonies such sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives
• Working with the Product Managers and Product Owners to create product roadmaps
• Overseeing the creation of a backlog of prioritised and refined user stories with acceptance criteria
• Ensuring that the end products are of the highest quality, fully tested and deployed within timelines
• Coordinating activities across teams and the delivery lifecycle including Business & Systems Analysis, Creative, Content. Architecture, Development, Test, Business Change, and Project Management
• Working closely with programme leadership to monitor progress, manage risks and dependencies
• Using data insights to inform the performance of the team and opportunities for continuous improvement
• Assisting with resourcing needs of the agile delivery team for the appropriate mix of experience and capability
• Assisting with coaching and mentoring to the team and looking for continuous improvement opportunities
• The performance management of delivery team members, providing opportunity for self development
• Encourage respect and inclusion, leading by example Requirements

Hands on Agile delivery experience i.e. as a Agile Delivery Manager or Scrum Master, working on digital or technology projects either at a leading consultancy, agency or Government organization Experience in working on digital projects which have included cross functional teams such as Designers, Researchers, UX, Product Owners & Developers Agile or Scrum Master certification, or be willing to attain the certification Experience in coordinating ceremonies associated with Agile delivery, such as planning sessions, reviews and retrospectives Experience in running workshops, in particular getting to the root cause of the problem Displays Innovative leadership behaviours - coaching the team, self‑organising, transparent, respectful to people's working styles, motivating A self‑starter, comfortable working in both process driven and ambiguous environments Experience and a passion for working within Central Government and other sectors.

Experience in dealing with the commercial side of project delivery such as Statements of Work (SOWs), balance scorecard, supplier contracts and reports. Proven capability of working successfully with senior client stakeholders and end-users, quickly building successful relationships and establishing credibility A passion for digital and technology, with the drive and determination to continually learn new things and develop yourself and others Strong written, presentation and verbal communication skills, with a high degree of attention to detail Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work independently in a highly collaborative, team‑based environment

Product Ownership, Software Development, Product Integration, Agile Delivery Management, Testing Experience in managing teams,…