Lead Delivery Manager- 14 month Fixed Term Contract EXTEND

ENGINEERINGUK; London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the media sector is seeking a Lead Delivery Manager for a 14-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will drive the delivery of Video On Demand and Syndication products. This role demands hands-on leadership, along with the ability to oversee larger delivery practices. Ideal for individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about delivering high-quality products.

Qualifications

• Experience in a managerial role, leading and mentoring a team.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• In-depth knowledge of agile tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Delivery Managers ensuring high-quality output.
• Manage and orchestrate efforts across multiple teams.
• Responsible for defining deliverables against articulated outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Relationship-building

Agile methodologies

Product delivery

Tools

Agile tools

Job description

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Lead Delivery Manager- 14 month Fixed Term Contract EXTEND

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Job Reference: 23966
Band: E
Salary: £72,000 - £82,000 plus London Weighting Allowance of £5319 and 15% bonus depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Location: TVC, London based .This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.

ABOUT BBC STUDIOS

BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content.

EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010) , or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our BBC Extend programme , please contact the BBC Extend team [e-mail]

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place. If you'd like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. EX2324

ABOUT THE TEAM

Studios Product Group is a growing function dedicated to crafting and delivering exceptional, customer-centric products. Our collective drive fuels growth and operational excellence at BBC Studios. United in our commitment to quality, we relentlessly strive to surpass customer expectations, adapt to and lead change, and help shape the future of our business.

Our portfolio is diverse and fully focused on supporting our global business, whether that be direct to consumer offerings or tools that support our teams internally. Our products include a number of marquee brands including BBC.COM, Top Gear and Bluey.

You will join a team where everyone - including you - strives to better understand our customers and improve our products daily. As a team

THE ROLE

This is a 14 month Fixed Term contract.

We are hiring for an experienced Lead Delivery Manager to join our team and help drive the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of Video On Demand and Syndication products. Reporting directly to the Head of Delivery, you'll play a key role in shaping and executing against our delivery plans in support of several key business initiatives.

This role requires someone that can combine hands-on delivery leadership for our most significant or complex workstreams, whilst providing broader oversight of delivery across the full product portfolio. You'll lead a small team of Delivery Managers, providing support and direction to ensure we maintain high standards of delivery practice, agility and continuous improvement.
This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, wants to play a hands-on delivery role whilst supporting a wider team and is passionate about delivering world-class products to our global audience.

Role Responsibility

• Accountable for applying the most appropriate agile delivery methodology as needed to deliver a successful outcome at scale, in high profile and complex environments involving multiple teams.
• Lead and develop a small team of Delivery Managers ensuring a consistent level of high-quality output.
• Orchestrates efforts across multiple teams and disciplines towards clear outcomes. Responsible for maintaining delivery momentum and managing blockers, risks and impediments to progress product delivery at scale.
• Responsible for ensuring deliverables are defined against clearly articulated outcomes. Ensures work is visible and there is an iterative plan to work towards that is actively communicated and understood by teams & stakeholders across BBC Studios.
• Responsible for identifying and bringing the right people together at the right time. Understands how and when to include people in communications and to make decisions. Builds meaningful relationships with stakeholders, partners and suppliers to encourage engagement and set expectations.
• Leads procurement processes and manages suppliers towards successful outcomes.
• Responsible for taking a lead on establishing healthy team dynamics and fostering an environment that builds high performing teams. Ensuring teams are collaborative and communicating effectively with each other.
• Responsible for leading on creating an environment where continuous improvements of teams' working practices can happen, including measuring success, inspecting and adapting for their product area.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Experience in a managerial role, leading, mentoring a team.
• Adept at delivering products and services using both in-house and 3rd party teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• In-depth knowledge and experience of a range of agile tools and techniques, with an ability to lead, role model, and coach within your team.
• Innovative and keeps up to date with the latest agile delivery and product development trends.
• Excellent understanding of the Product Operating Model and able to lead, plan, and implement in each phase.
• Experience delivering products at scale using agile techniques and optimising the delivery flow across multiple teams. Managing dependencies, risks and issues across teams and departments.
• In depth understanding of syndication and VOD technologies and/or experience within a media organisation is highly desirable.

LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS

We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on [e-mail].

REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS

We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on [e-mail]

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