Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master

Accenture; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master to oversee the delivery of complex products and services. This role involves leading teams in a fast-paced environment while ensuring adherence to Agile methodologies. The successful candidate will enjoy a vibrant work culture that promotes innovation and continuous learning, alongside a competitive salary and extensive benefits including vacation days and private medical insurance. If you thrive in dynamic settings and are passionate about technology delivery, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

30 days vacation

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

Extra leave for charitable work

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex products and services through the entire product life cycle.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and ability to lead software development teams.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the effective delivery of complex, high-risk products.
• Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical team members.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Budget Control

Software Development

Team Leadership

Risk Management

Microsoft Excel

Education

PMP Certification

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master

Location: Newcastle

Please Note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this role, which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) at the point of application.

You will require you to work from our Newcastle, Cobalt Business Park office 3 days per week.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

Our Advanced Technology Centre is a thriving technology and innovation hub from where we deliver high quality services to a number of private and public sector clients.

You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.

If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you.

As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

As a Technology Delivery Lead, you will:

• Hold overall accountability for the effective delivery of complex, high risk products and services.

• You must be an expert in communicating between technical and non-technical team members, agile and lean practices, maintaining delivery momentum, making processes work and planning. You should also have experience of commercial management, financial management, life cycle perspective and managing team dynamics.

• You must be able to act as an enabler for the effective functioning of a software development team using Agile Methodology.

• Be a custodian for the Agile process and ensures all scrum processes are used as intended.

• Helps the Product Owner maximize productivity. Maintain the backlog and release plans, publish reports to ensure the product owner is updated about the team's progress.

Job Qualifications

The following skills and experience are required for this role:

• Demonstrable experience across a range of products and services, throughout the entire product life cycle.

• Proven project management experience across a number of years including; mobilisation, project planning, resourcing, monitoring and reporting, risk and issue management and budget control.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to organise project teams accordingly and manage change.

• An understanding of core technologies and technical concepts, that supports successful project delivery through the ability to question, challenge and communicate.

• Experience of software development methodologies particularly Agile Scrum.

• Ability to independently build and lead medium-to-large teams.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple initiatives at once to meet deadlines.

• Possess market relevant certifications that are relevant to this role (e.g. PMP).

• Have strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the other suite of Microsoft Office products.

• Have experience working with Agile Delivery tools (e.g. JIRA).

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, car allowance, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first-class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.

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