Agile Delivery Manager


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Listed on

18th July 2018

Location

Manchester

Salary/Rate

Upto £55000

Type

Permanent

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The Agile Delivery Manager is responsible for the following:

* Delivery of projects and products using the appropriate agile project management methodology, learning & iterating frequently

* Agile reporting and governance alongside key project stakeholders

* Facilitating scrum teams for greater creativity and improved efficiency

* Managing the scrum process and the coordination of multiple scrum teams

* Removing impediments for scrum teams

* Arranging and facilitating daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint demo and sprint retrospective meetings across multiple projects

* Helping Product Owners build, maintain and prioritise product backlogs, ensuring they are detailed enough at the right time

We're keen to talk to people with the following skills and experience:

* 2-3 years' experience of managing agile project delivery through software development teams

* 2-3 years' experience working in a Scrum Master role alongside software development teams

* Successfully applied Agile/XP/Scrum practices and introduced Agile techniques - you may have coached teams to apply these techniques effectively

* Understanding of basic fundamentals of iterative software development and incremental delivery

* Understanding of high quality user stories and how to drive to a satisfactory MVP

* An adaptable and pragmatic approach and a curious mind, continually asking 'why'

* An appreciation of what 'better' looks like, and the will to make improvements happen

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The following skills and experience are nice to have:

* Knowledge of other Agile methodologies such as DSDM and SAFe

* Project management qualifications such as Agile PRINCE2

* Knowledge / experience of using tools such as Jira for Agile project / product management

Our ideal Agile Delivery Manager demonstrates the following behaviours:

* Servant Leader- Must be able to garner respect from his/her team and be willing to get their hands dirty to get the job done

* Communicative and social- Must be able to communicate well with teams

* Facilitative- Must be able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team

* Assertive- Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, must be able to be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls.

* Situationally Aware- Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management

* Enthusiastic- Must be high-energy

* Continual improvement - Must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team

* Conflict resolution - Must be able to facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches

* Attitude of empowerment - Must be able to lead a team to self-organization

* Attitude of transparency- Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust

About the Digital Delivery Centre

In the Manchester Digital Delivery Centre you will be working alongside the best engineers in the world at a time of exciting technological innovation within the automotive industry. This role is based in Jaguar Land Rover's brand new hi-tech office in the heart of Manchester.

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