Lead Delivery Manager/Lead Scrum Master
c. £85,000 per annum
Bedford Based (occasional travel to London)
Hybrid Working
Permanent
As the Lead Delivery Manager, you will be an experienced professional who can lead a team of other delivery manager practitioners. There are currently four MaPS delivery managers, assigned to continuous improvement and project work in cross functional teams, who will report to you.
The Lead Delivery Manager will own the community of practice for the discipline at MaPS which also includes 3rd party colleagues. You will support professional development and continuous improvement of your community.
The Lead Delivery Manager will collaborate closely with peers in Technology, Change, Product, Engineering and User-Centred Design Teams to achieve our delivery goals and improve performance. You will also support in developing the digital maturity of the organisation.
You will be the Operational Contract Manager for MaPS Digital Delivery Partner and be responsible for the recruitment and onboarding of the right people to the right teams.
You will be asked to work with other lead roles to promote effective cross-functional delivery. You will be a skilled team leader who can confidently communicate the value of the role to digital and non-digital stakeholders and be credible and influential across departments.
In this role you will be responsible for the following:
* Lead a team of Delivery Managers, providing them with frequent feedback and coaching to support their development needs.
* Perform a Leadership role in quarterly planning events, Scrum of Scrums, Delivery Management Community of Practice and other forums.
* Proactively managing dependencies, overcoming obstacles and removing or mitigating against constraints and blockers.
* Operational Contract Manager for MaPS Digital Delivery Partner contract.
* Collaborate with Technology colleagues to ensure a seamless transition of products into support and implement quality assurance gates to minimise production incidents.
* Championing agile delivery across the organisation and leading a community of practice which includes MaPS employees, contractors and 3rd party partners.
* Ownership of onboarding 3rd party resources into MaPS delivery methodology and ways of working.
* Managing risks and budgets to deliver the best possible value for money.
* Ensuring that teams have psychological safety to enable them to perform.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties. The need for flexibility, shared accountability and team working is required, and the role-holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee's skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
* 4 years+ experience leading Agile teams throughout the product lifecycle (must be certified in Agile).
* People leadership and line management experience.
* Demonstrable evidence of planning large Agile deliveries.
* Able to manage a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.
* Strong team leadership and experience with working cross functional teams, including collaborating with peers and other community of practice leads to plan and manage delivery.
* Experience of managing contracts and external stakeholders, ideally in a government organisation.
Job Reference: MaPS00700
Close Date: 22/11/2024
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £85,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bedford, MK42 9AP
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