Delivery Manager

Harvey Nash; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Delivery Manager for a 6-month contract in Glasgow. This role requires strong experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, capable of leading multi-disciplinary teams. Successful candidates will manage planning, resources, and processes to ensure timely delivery of digital services. This position is Inside IR35 requiring a Basic Disclosure Scotland.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of technology and change delivery.
• Ability to manage an Agile delivery team.
• Experience with Scaled Agile (SAFe) frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for planning team delivery aligned to program plans.
• Leading teams to focus on priority deliveries.
• Managing team ceremonies to support programme goals.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Resource planning

Financial management

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Overview

Delivery Manager 6 Month Contract (Inside IR35) Hybrid Starting ASAP

Please note, that only Scotland based candidates will be considered for this role.

Day Rate: 470

About the Role:

The Delivery, Integration and Testing Team sits at the heart of the delivery of the program. You are a key part of this team and the programme, as we look to deliver the new digital services to support the needs of the client and Agency users. These services range from the Digital Portal, where clients can find information about benefits and submit their online applications all the way through to the processing and award of successful applicants. You will play a pivotal role in leading the management of the overall Programme.

As Delivery Manager you will manage key elements of the delivery. You will be leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver a complex digital and business programme, driving forward progress at pace and to agreed timescales, managing competing priorities, breaking down barriers for the team, and both planning at a higher level and getting into the detail to ensure key deliverables are met on time.

Responsibilities

Main Duties:

• Accountable for planning your team's delivery and managing the plan aligned to wider program plans
• Leading the team to focus on what is most important to the delivery of products and services, making clear, pragmatic and manageable plans
• Work with other teams across the programme to plan in and deliver shared deliverables
• Champion, lead, inspire and drive Agile change in your team/s
• Champion Delivery Train (Scaled Agile) processes within your team
• Manage the loop between team level and programme level, i.e. team ceremonies including stand up and planning support the Epics/RAID items that are in SoS. They are not disconnected.
• Manage your team/s to ensure all Deliverables (JIRA tickets) are estimated
• Lead on resource planning and ensure this is assessed regularly against plans
• Protect your team from 'other' work and help the team balance their capacity against demand

Essential Skills & Experience

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Good understanding of technology and change delivery using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Ability to manage an Agile delivery team using the core skills and techniques There is a blend of skills in terms of technical delivery, Agile (and to a lesser extent Lean) practices and the overall product delivery lifecycle that we use within the programme in terms of Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live.
• The financial management across to the initial business case and when supplier/commercial management needs to take place.
• Planning requires specialist skills in terms of defining the Agile approach and supporting this through the delivery of Scaled Agile (SAFe) that we utilise in the programme.

This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.