Agile Delivery Manager - SC Cleared

Shareforce; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defence sector is seeking an experienced Delivery Manager to lead a new team in delivering a complex digital service. The role requires strong agile experience and existing SC clearance, with responsibilities including leading scrum teams and engaging stakeholders. This hybrid position offers a competitive daily rate and significant opportunities for extension.

Qualifications

• Significant public sector digital transformation experience.
• Experience leading complex data driven software applications.
• Candidates must hold existing ACTIVE SC level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Leading scrum teams through iterative delivery of complex data solutions.
• Acting as Scrum Master and providing project leadership.
• Engaging senior stakeholders to define requirements.

Skills

Agile experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Public sector digital transformation

Complex data solutions

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Delivery Manager to lead a new team to deliver a complex greenfield digital service for a major defence customer on the South Coast. The successful candidate will have strong agile experience and solid appreciation for GDS and Defence operations. Due to the nature of the work, we require all candidates to have active SC clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Leading one or multiple scrum teams through the iterative delivery of complex data solutions
• Acting as Scrum Master alongside providing overall project leadership
• Taking an active role in the project delivery such as User-Centered Design
• Engaging senior stakeholders to help define requirements through the development of use cases
• Ensure best practices of Agile working
• Effectively manage team through discovery, alpha and beta phases

Required Skills / Experience

• Significant public sector digital transformation experience
• Experience delivering projects from start to finish
• Experience leading the delivery of complex data driven software applications
• Experienced Agile practitioner
• Experience working in the defence sector ideal
• Strong awareness of the GDS Service Standards
• Comfortable with uncertainty and complexity and able to progress with tasks and plans without everything being known
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and communication skills
• Candidates are required to hold existingACTIVE SClevel security clearance

Additional Information:

• Rate offered: £500-525 per day
• Hybrid working - Remote & 1-2 days per week on site in Hampshire
• IR35 Status: Outside
• Start Date: Mid June
• Duration: 6 months (Significant opportunity for extension)