James Adams is currently looking for an experienced Agile Delivery Manager. This is a contract position working 1 day pw in Birmingham 4 days from home. This is inside IR35, 6 months initial with a view to extend.
As an Agile Delivery Manager, you will lead one or more projects to deliver products, services, or transformations through a team. You will excel at managing complexity and breaking down barriers, ensuring the delivery of quality solutions on time and value to customers. You will play a key role in determining project needs, building high-performing teams, and providing practical solutions that meet the strategic and tactical needs of the business.
Role Responsibilities:
- Deliver projects and products using appropriate agile project management methodologies, with frequent learning and iteration
- Work with Product Owner to define product roadmap and translate it into customer journeys and user stories
- Lead the collaborative, dynamic planning process and prioritize work with the product owner
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and use Agile Tools such as Azure DevOps to adhere to the agile framework
- Matrix-manage a multidisciplinary team
- Ensure deliverables are built to an appropriate level of quality by using an established test framework
- Deliver releases at the end of each sprint
- Provide clear, transparent reporting and communication throughout the SDLC
- Develop and implement solution roadmaps with the product owner
- Act as a key liaison point between the product owner and delivery stream, ensuring solutions meet business needs
- Develop and implement rationale for portfolio management and phase-in-phase-out plans
- Implement appropriate technologies and meet customer needs
- Collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to ensure solution compatibility with company standards
- Collaborate with the Change Team on the pipeline management process
The ideal candidate will have:
- Extensive familiarity with financial industry practices and regulatory guidelines
- A proactive and optimistic attitude
- Strong ability to meet deadlines and maintain composure in high-pressure environments
- Exceptional communication capabilities
- Establishing trust and serving as a reliable advisor to the company
- Demonstrated success in completing projects and developing products
- Proficiency in utilizing various agile project management techniques
- Proven capacity to manage multiple tasks and navigate uncertain situations
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix management structure.
If of interest please send your CV now to apply!
