Delivery Manager & Scrum Master — On-site Taunton (2 days)

Scrumconnect Limited; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting in Taunton, UK, is seeking a Delivery Manager / Scrum Master to lead agile delivery across client work packages, ensuring scope, timelines and quality are met.

You will facilitate ceremonies, manage multi-package delivery, track progress, escalate risks and produce regular client reports. Attendance in Taunton is required a minimum of two days per week. Strong knowledge of GDS phases and Azure DevOps is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience as Delivery Manager or Scrum Master on Agile software development programmes.
• Strong understanding of GDS delivery phases (Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live) and associated governance.
• Experience managing multiple work packages or streams simultaneously.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps (Boards, Pipelines) for sprint and backlog management.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills at both technical and senior levels.
• Experience producing and maintaining delivery documentation, risk registers, and status reports.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, reviews) aligned to the GDS phased delivery approach.
• Manage work package delivery from scoping through to completion, tracking progress against agreed deliverables, timescales, and SLAs.
• Co-ordinate cross-team dependencies and escalate risks and issues to authority representatives.
• Own the formal work package response process including time, cost, and resource planning in collaboration with the technical lead.
• Maintain delivery artefacts including GDS governance checklists, progress reports, and risk registers.
• Support resource scaling decisions, working with the supplier resourcing team to adjust team composition in line with demand.
• Facilitate onboarding of new team members and manage knowledge transfer during work package transitions.
• Provide regular reporting to client covering delivery status, risks, SLA performance, and improvement actions.
• Ensure all working practices comply with client Ways of Working standards and Technology Code of Practice.

Skills

Delivery Manager

Scrum Master

Agile software

Stakeholder management

Azure DevOps

GDS delivery phases

Communication skills

Governance reports

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Scrumconnect Consulting in Taunton, UK, is seeking a Delivery Manager / Scrum Master to lead agile delivery across client work packages, ensuring scope, timelines and quality are met.

You will facilitate ceremonies, manage multi-package delivery, track progress, escalate risks and produce regular client reports. Attendance in Taunton is required a minimum of two days per week. Strong knowledge of GDS phases and Azure DevOps is preferred.