Description
We’re recruiting for two Lead Delivery Managers to be part of our Probation Digital Team and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.
As a Lead Delivery Manager, you will have a proven ability in successfully delivering large software development projects/programmes. You will be building, maintaining and motivating teams; protecting them and making sure the teams in your area collaborate effectively.
You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:
- A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
- 25 days of annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
- Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and lead an Agile Delivery Management function with approximately 15 Delivery Managers managing upwards of 50 digital products.
- Accountability for product implementation planning with the associated product managers ensuring backlog items are addressed and prioritised alongside other deliverables.
- Lead project planning and work closely with the Lead Product Manager ensuring MVPs are clearly defined and value slicing is optimised for delivery.
Person Specification:
- Agile and Lean practices (expert level)
- Commercial management (expert level)
- Communication skills (expert level)
- Life-cycle perspective (expert level)
- Maintaining delivery momentum (expert level)
- Making a process work (expert level)
- Planning (expert level)
- Team dynamics and collaboration (expert level)