We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Agile Delivery to lead the organization's Agile transformation and ensure the successful delivery of business-critical initiatives. This role combines thought leadership, scaled Agile expertise, and senior stakeholder engagement to drive business agility and align delivery processes with organizational objectives. You will embed Lean Software Development principles and champion the adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), ensuring that Scrum Masters across the organization are equipped to enable teams to achieve exceptional outcomes. Acting as a trusted partner to the C-suite, you will influence and guide strategic decisions, foster collaboration across teams, and establish a culture of continuous improvement.
What will you be doing?
* Define and execute the organization's Agile delivery strategy, aligning it with business priorities and objectives.
* Drive the implementation and scaling of SAFe practices, ensuring effective facilitation and coaching by Scrum Masters.
* Embed Lean Software Development principles to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and enhance value delivery.
* Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives, to align on Agile transformation efforts and delivery outcomes.
* Lead and mentor a team of Scrum Masters, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
* Act as a change agent to drive organizational transformation and embed Agile practices across diverse teams and departments.
* Advocate for Agile and Lean principles while driving organizational change and innovation.
Minimum Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field - Desirable
* Telecoms experience and/or experience in a start-up or PE environment - Desirable
* Deep expertise in Kanban or Scrum and SAFE
* Experience with Jira for issue tracking
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
* Ability to think strategically, provide practical solutions, and make sound decisions in complex and evolving product and customer journey environments.
* Strong leadership abilities, including the capacity to build and motivate teams, manage change, hold people to account and drive a culture of customer and product focus.
Company Vision
We're in our customer's corner and our vision is to be the UK's most loved and desired broadband provider, that shows the way broadband is done!
Awarded Broadband Provider of the Year 2023 Uswitch Telecoms Awards, as voted for by 20,000 customers, plus Fair Terms Gold Award 2023. We're also very proud to have been awarded Great Place to Work Certification (2022-23) and UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (2022).
How We Work
Going beyond the expected is the benchmark for everything we do. How we work is shaped by our three culture principles:
* We work smarter, together
* We stay focused
* We strive for excellence
Some of Our Key Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Global Remote working for up to 2 weeks per year for those who are able to work remotely
* 25 days' paid holiday increasing each year, to a max of 35
* Extra days off for your birthday, moving home, wedding/civil partnership and to volunteer
* Private medical Insurance provided by AXA health
* Life assurance giving you cover of 4 times your base salary
* Partnership with the Kings Trust
* Our pension scheme matches your contributions up to 4%
* Retail offers - discounts from hundreds of recognisable brands
* Free Hyperoptic broadband if you live in a Hyperoptic area
* Enhanced pay for new parents
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