Principal Agile Delivery Lead

Jaguar & Land Rove; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in luxury vehicles as a key player in their Information and Digital Technology team. You will lead cross-functional delivery initiatives, champion Agile practices, and drive operational excellence. This role offers the chance to shape the future of digital experiences in luxury mobility, collaborating with top experts in a dynamic environment. If you are a resilient leader with a passion for innovation, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in large-scale agile delivery projects.
• Comprehensive understanding of Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional delivery portfolio end to end.
• Establish best-in-class delivery operations and processes.
• Drive strategic engineering enablement for digital work streams.

Skills

Agile

Leadership

Collaboration

Job description

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POSTING START DATE: 14/05/2025

POSTING END DATE: 28/05/2025

LOCATION: Manchester

JLR’s Information and Digital Technology team is a place where you can unleash your technical ability. Whether expertly supporting applications, managing digital products, architecting solutions, or securing our platforms, you’ll work alongside other tech experts to shape our digital landscape and provide a stable platform for our operations. Stay at the forefront of innovation, and use cutting-edge technology to reimagine the future of modern luxury – be a proud creator of the exceptional.

Join JLR as we drive a revolution in luxury vehicles and digital experiences. Our mission is to power JLR's Digital Transformation by rapidly growing digital capabilities to meet the needs of our luxury brands and an evolving market.

What to Expect

JLR is on a journey to become the best tech, modern luxury, and sustainable mobility company in the world.

We believe in the power of bespoke software technology to create a seamless customer experience within our vehicles, dealerships, and connected lives.

The Connected Services portfolio aims to enable seamless new customer experiences across all our iconic brands. Here’s what to expect in the role:

• Lead a cross-functional delivery portfolio end to end, delivered by our onshore and offshore network, including Tata Group Companies, 3rd party Partners, and Consultancies.
• Champion Agile, DevOps, and Product delivery with an 'as-a-product' mindset, collaborating across engineering, product, and leadership teams. Serve as a cultural architect who drives execution, removes impediments, manages risks and dependencies, and fosters continuous improvement.
• Establish and implement best-in-class delivery operations, scalable processes for global value delivery, and structured planning across all timeframes to ensure standardization and operational excellence.
• Drive strategic IDT Engineering enablement for Connected Services Digital work streams, ensuring leadership excellence, enterprise awareness, and seamless alignment across multiple scrum teams while iterating towards a high-functioning, domain-aligned structure.
• Lead and optimize the IDT Engineering Delivery strategy by managing a multidisciplinary Product Family of 40+ experts, driving structured execution, financial governance, RAID resolution, stakeholder alignment, and continuous improvement.
• Participate in the ongoing development of the IDT Engineering function, including leadership, resourcing, recruiting, mentoring, and line management.

What You'll Need

• Extensive experience working on large-scale, multi-team, multi-vendor agile delivery projects with multi-million-pound budgets.
• Solid industry-leading experience and examples of implementing effective delivery methods at scale, with continuous improvement.
• Understanding of the opportunities and challenges in facilitating and aligning large development programs across multiple teams and projects.
• Previous experience in transformation and delivery within an enterprise.
• Comprehensive experience and understanding of Agile, with skills in influencing, coaching, and mentoring multiple cross-functional agile teams.
• A results-driven, resilient, and energetic leader who combines short-term pragmatism with long-term vision, thrives in complex environments, challenges thinking constructively, builds credibility, communicates effectively, fosters teamwork, and accelerates decision-making through alignment, clarity, and urgency.

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is voluntary and non-contractual, providing employees with more choice and flexibility. Some roles may require more on-site work, which can be discussed during the interview.

We foster an inclusive and welcoming culture. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during recruitment; please discuss this with your recruiter.

Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. If you're unsure about meeting all criteria but are interested, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth and development within roles, which makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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