Agile Delivery Manager

CenterXchange Inc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services seeks an Agile Delivery Manager for their Castle Fintech team in Manchester. The role includes facilitating team meetings, supporting delivery across stakeholders, and applying Agile methodologies. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in Agile environments and strong interpersonal skills. Join a company committed to diversity and a supportive work culture while enjoying a hybrid work model with excellent benefits.

Benefits

24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)

Annual bonus scheme

Enhanced maternity and adoption leave

Company pension with up to 8% contribution

Mental Health support

Colleague discount across all brands

Onsite café with subsidised rates

Paid volunteer time

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in Agile delivery environments.
• Proven success in delivering technology products or transformation initiatives.
• Experience in coaching agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate daily stand-up meetings and planning sessions.
• Support delivery across internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and remove impediments faced by teams.

Skills

Agile delivery experience

Interpersonal skills

Team coaching

Job description

Here at N Brown Group, were seeking an experiencedAgile Delivery Managerto join our Castle Fintech team, an exciting venture to assemble a new financial services platform.

What will you do as an Agile Delivery Manager at N Brown?

• Facilitate daily squad stand-up meetings and other squad ceremonies, planning and refinement meetings and retrospectives. Youll also support in ensuring that user stories are translated into actionable tasks for team to work on during the current sprint
• Support the delivery of work involving multiple internal and external stakeholders, driving the communication and visualisation of progress, transparency, and position of delivery
• Create transparency and predictability across your teams using appropriate methods, tools, and metrics, such as sprint plans, burn down charts, velocity charts and so on.
• Handle conflicting priorities well, communicate clearly and understand how to drive a high level of focus and excellence within strong, talented, and passionate multi-disciplinary teams
• Identify and remove impediments faced by the team by working collaboratively with stakeholders to proactively manage any risks, issues or delays.
  
  

What skills and experience will you have as Agile Delivery Manager?

• Relevant experience of working in an Agile delivery environment
• Proven success in delivery of a set of technology products/services or transformation initiative within a complex technology portfolio
• Knowledge of Agile, Lean, and Waterfall methods, with proven aptitude to applying in context and demonstrating how this has supported the delivery of outcomes
• Experience in matrix-managing multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team player who can work collaboratively
• Experience in coaching agile ways of working at all levels of maturity
• Proven experience in using a range of agile project management methods
  
  

What type of person are we looking for?

• Driven by boundless curiosity and experimentally minded, always starting with why?.
• Tenacious and persistent, willing to go above and beyond to deliver great outcomes.
• Focused and decisive, able to ruthlessly prioritise to stay on track.
• Energised by collaboration and a champion of radical candour.
• Work hard whilstmaintain our sense of humour, and don't take ourselves too seriously.
• Have a start-up attitude to getting stuff done.
  
  

Whats in it for you?

• Hybrid working
• 24 days holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
• Company pension with up to 8% N Brown contribution
• Mental Health support both internally and externally, including access to our wellbeing champions and counselling services
• A range of financial wellbeing support
• Colleague discount across all N Brown brands
• Onsite café with subsidised rates and local restaurant discounts!
• Life Assurance and Private Medical Insurance
• Paid volunteer time all our colleagues can take a full day paid to volunteer for a charity of their choice
  
  

N Brown who we are and why work for us?

At N Brown, were committed to building a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment that values equality for all. Our vision is that by championing inclusion, well become the most loved and trusted fashion retailer. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging are, therefore, at the heart of our culture.

Were a forward-thinking digital retailer with a financial services proposition to be proud of. Were customer-obsessed, serving them through three core brands: JD Williams, Simply Be, and Jacamo. Were experienced, with over 160 years of trading under our belt. Were inclusive, as we believe in fashion without boundaries; and were sustainable, striving to make as little impact on the planet as possible.

In May 2024 we were delighted to be named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. We work hard to create a happy and inclusive culture for everyone and were so proud to have made this list - as voted for by our very own colleagues!

Ways of Working

We offer hybrid working which varies across the business depending on the role youre in. Our Head Office is located in the Northern Quarter in Manchester City Centre. So, if you are travelling by train, tram or bus were perfectly located, plus were surrounded by cool cafes, trendy bars and the best places to eat!

Our working hours are 36.17 per week and our core working hours are between 10am - 4pm. Given we dont have strict working hours you can find the working pattern thats right for you.

Our Promise To You

Were an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

What happens when you apply to this role as Agile Delivery Manager at N Brown?

As soon as we receive your application, well send you an email to let you know. We always aim to come back to you as soon as possible with an update and we really appreciate you taking the time to apply for a role with us. Good luck!