Agile Delivery Manager

TN United Kingdom; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to enhance delivery and agile practices. This role involves overseeing complex projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and mentoring teams to ensure high-quality delivery. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in Agile Delivery Management and excellent communication skills. Join a dynamic team and help shape a best-in-class delivery function while enjoying a range of perks and benefits.

Benefits

Frasers Champion

Fearless 1000 Bonus

Frasers Festival

CEO Sessions

Frasers Fit

Retail Trust Support

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Agile Delivery Management.
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban.
• Skilled in aligning and managing diverse stakeholders' expectations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex development and integration projects.
• Mentor squad leads & cross-functional teams.
• Drive the adoption of Agile practices.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Agile Expertise

Problem-Solving

Collaboration

Education

Agile Certifications

Project Management Certifications

Tools

JIRA

MS Project

Trello

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We are seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to enhance delivery and agile ways of working across the Frasers Group Digital technology team.

This role offers a unique opportunity to help the digital technology team scale and grow our delivery capabilities. You will oversee complex development and integration projects across our brand portfolio, collaborating to tailor solutions to meet our project needs and ensuring high-quality delivery.

With a background in agile delivery management and experience working with technical SMEs, you will leverage your technical and business expertise to shape delivery strategies and improve processes. Your excellent communication skills, natural collaboration, and ability to influence and inspire teams will be key to success.

As we scale, you will help shape our delivery function to provide a best-in-class, scalable, and repeatable delivery experience. You will work closely with our engineering squads and internal leadership to ensure alignment with business goals and deliver valuable, customer-focused outcomes. This is a chance to lead change and drive the continued success of our growing brand portfolio.

Delivery Management:

Delivery Oversight: Own the reporting of work progress, partner with Engineering and Product teams, oversee cross-team resource planning, promote delivery excellence, work closely with stakeholders, and hands-on coaching across multiple work streams.

Consultative & Advisory Leadership: Mentor squad leads & cross-functional teams, providing guidance and support to ensure delivery teams meet their targets. Foster and promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and outcome focus across delivery. Agile & Product Management Evangelist: Drive the pragmatic adoption and evolution of Agile practices, tailoring approaches to fit the unique needs of a fast-paced, evolving organization. Quality Assurance & Delivery Governance: Oversee delivery governance to ensure that all deliverables meet Frasers quality standards and align with expectations.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to enhance delivery and agile ways of working across the Frasers Group Digital technology team.

This role offers a unique opportunity to help the digital technology team scale and grow our delivery capabilities. You will oversee complex development and integration projects across our brand portfolio, collaborating to tailor solutions to meet our project needs and ensuring high-quality delivery.

With a background in agile delivery management and experience working with technical SMEs, you will leverage your technical and business expertise to shape delivery strategies and improve processes. Your excellent communication skills, natural collaboration, and ability to influence and inspire teams will be key to success.

As we scale, you will help shape our delivery function to provide a best-in-class, scalable, and repeatable delivery experience. You will work closely with our engineering squads and internal leadership to ensure alignment with business goals and deliver valuable, customer-focused outcomes. This is a chance to lead change and drive the continued success of our growing brand portfolio.

Delivery Management:

Delivery Oversight: Own the reporting of work progress, partner with Engineering and Product teams, oversee cross-team resource planning, promote delivery excellence, work closely with stakeholders, and hands-on coaching across multiple work streams.

Consultative & Advisory Leadership: Mentor squad leads & cross-functional teams, providing guidance and support to ensure delivery teams meet their targets. Foster and promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and outcome focus across delivery. Agile & Product Management Evangelist: Drive the pragmatic adoption and evolution of Agile practices, tailoring approaches to fit the unique needs of a fast-paced, evolving organization. Quality Assurance & Delivery Governance: Oversee delivery governance to ensure that all deliverables meet Frasers quality standards and align with expectations.

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

Essential:

● Proven Leadership: 4+ years of experience in Agile Delivery Management, including a history of driving successful delivery across multiple teams/squad and digital projects.

● Stakeholder Management: Skilled in aligning and managing diverse stakeholders' expectations while focusing on delivery goals.

● Agile Expertise: Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) and the ability to apply them effectively in a dynamic environment.

● Strategic Oversight: Strong knowledge of delivery lifecycle processes, controls, strategies, and methods, with the ability to plan and coordinate cross-team initiatives.

● Technical Awareness: Familiarity with modern engineering practices, including architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.

● Proactive Problem-Solving: Excellent analytical skills and the ability to identify, analyse, and resolve issues that may impede project progress.

● Collaboration and Influence: Exceptional Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coach teams and bring stakeholders along on the journey.

● Tools: Knowledge of tools such as JIRA, ADO, Trello, MS Project, Miro, Mural.

Desirable:

● Experience in the eCommerce/Retail industry.

● Agile Certifications (e.g. CSM, CSPO, ACSM)

● Experience in Agile scaling methodologies

● Project Management experience (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP).

Additional Information

Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition and Opportunities

Frasers Champion- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

Fearless 1000– By October 2025, we want our share price to hit £10. If that happens for 30 or more consecutive trading days, all colleagues across the business will receive a bonus! The top 1000 performers in the company will receive unprecedented bonuses, worth from £50,000 to £1million! Senior leaders across the business nominate these performers twice a year for embodying our core values and delivering exceptional performance*.

*subject to terms and conditions

Frasers Festival– an event like no other! Our Frasers Festival is our celebration for Head Office and Retail Staff across the UK and Europe – hosting a MEGA brand village, guest speakers from the world's biggest brands, evening entertainment,the ultimate Frasers Fearless Fitness Challenge and much more.

CEO Sessions –Once a quarter we offer 20 employees the opportunity to attend our “CEO Sessions” ran by our CEO and leadership team. Employees have the chance to connect, network and submit questions around specific topics such as our Sports or Luxury business.

Retail Reconnect –In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, Head Office employees will gain insights by spending two days in one of our stores or the Warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit– Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.

Retail Trust– We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.

What’s next?

Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter- this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.