Scrum / Delivery Lead

Run the software delivery for your Squad ensuring there are smooth and efficient processes for getting software through from requirements to working in production.

Identify and work to eliminate blockers.

Responsible for ensuring your Squad is motivated, collaborative, efficient and empowered.

e2e Delivery of working software for 1 or more products or solutions into production.

You will generally be responsible for 2-3 squads of between 6-15 people.

You will have an Enterprise mind-set able to foster collaboration, break down silos, identify and work to remove blockers.

You will be a recognized Agile Expert intimately familiar with the processes and practices required for successful and sustainable delivery. Our main delivery methodologies are Scrum and Kanban.

You will be proficient at creating highly performing teams and take a hands on approach where required.

Hands on experience of a range of squad based roles is an advantage.

Solid understanding of Software Development, Architecture, Test Engineering and Security best practice in an Agile environment.

Pods support the full lifecycle of a product and we operate on the philosophy that the work comes to the team. You will need to consider tech debt, obsolescence, security and modernization.

Ensure our Agile governance and ceremonies are in place and effective.

Plan product releases.

Our standard metrics are visible and actively being used to drive making choices.

Own the Continuous Improvement backlog for your squad. This is the key mechanism by which we deliver improvements for the following; time to market, efficiency and quality.

You will provide coaching and support to your squad ensuring that they operate well as a team and foster o culture of ownership and respect.

You may be asked to be a line manager to 1 or more other squad leads.

In addition to your day to day activities you will be assigned 1 or more workstreams leadership opportunities that will deliver cross-functional benefits to our organization

What you need to have:

Experience and track record of successful delivery in a regulated, complex, multi-product technological. landscape. We also have significant security processes and legislative requirements to protect our customers and their data.

You will be expected to have a broad technical understanding to support your Agile credentials from software architecture through test, DevOps practices, security and operational run.

A metrics driven approach to delivery evaluation and drive out systems and processes that help define and report on the metrics we believe to be important.

Excellent stakeholder management skills. As we work to transform the IT and Business into a truly Agile organization you will need to influence and coach senior executives, many of whom will be new to Agile.

Pods and squads are distributed globally and utilize a mix of permanent and partner staff who work largely remotely so experience of working with and motivating distributed teams is vital.

You will be collaborative, Inquisitive and interested in technology and best practices.

Technical skills or qualifications required:

Experience of a wide range of Technology roles is desirable, ideally with some form of development engineering background.

Rounded and holistic understanding of Agile Methodologies such as CSP, KMP & ICP-ACC.