Senior Agile Delivery Lead

Hippo; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days holiday

Perkbox

Private health cover

Private dental cover

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Hippo is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager for our Manchester-based consultancy. You will lead agile delivery, embed ways of working, and coach multi-disciplinary teams to focus on priorities and deliver products or services.

You will run ceremonies, manage risks, and champion user-centred design, with growth at senior level and a clear salary band progression. You may be asked to be on-site at Hippo offices or client locations across the UK, with travel about two days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex digital projects.
• Proficient in agile project management (SCRUM/Lean/DSDM/APMG).
• Proven ability to lead teams of various configurations.
• Experience with collaboration/project management tools.
• Understanding of user-centred design principles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the on-site team and keep them motivated.
• Identify obstacles and help the team overcome them.
• Facilitate and track risks and dependencies.
• Focus the team on priorities to deliver the product or service.
• Encourage continuous improvement of the delivery team.
• Coach and mentor team members in agile/lean techniques.
• Build relationships with team and stakeholders.

Skills

Delivering digital projects

Agile project management

Team leadership

Collaboration

User centred design

Tools

Jira

Confluence

PM tools

Job description

Hippo is seeking a Senior Delivery Manager for our Manchester-based consultancy. You will lead agile delivery, embed ways of working, and coach multi-disciplinary teams to focus on priorities and deliver products or services.

You will run ceremonies, manage risks, and champion user-centred design, with growth at senior level and a clear salary band progression. You may be asked to be on-site at Hippo offices or client locations across the UK, with travel about two days per week.