Senior Agile Delivery Manager

Maxwell Bond; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is seeking an experienced Senior Agile Delivery Manager in Lancashire, with hybrid work flexibility (2 days on-site). The role focuses on complex, high-risk digital services and responsible delivery across multiple teams and senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will apply Agile and Lean approaches, coaching teams to improve maturity and alignment with business goals, while navigating dependencies and governance forums.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex, high-risk digital services using Agile.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage dependencies.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in delivery environments.
• Clear communication of technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps or ServiceNow is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Owning delivery plans, risks, issues, dependencies and assurance across multiple workstreams.
• Working with multidisciplinary teams to remove blockers and keep delivery moving.
• Using Agile and Lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban or hybrid models.
• Coaching teams and senior stakeholders to improve Agile maturity and ways of working.
• Working closely with Product, Architecture, Security, Operations and wider business teams.
• Managing senior stakeholders and presenting delivery updates through governance and strategic forums.
• Having the confidence to challenge around scope, risks and deadlines when needed.
• Turning complex technical delivery issues into clear, straightforward information for non-technical stakeholders.
• Providing leadership and line management to delivery practitioners and analysts.
• Helping shape Communities of Practice and improve delivery standards across the wider organisation.

Skills

Agile

Lean

Scrum

Kanban

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure DevOps

ServiceNow

Job description

Senior Agile Delivery Manager
Lancashire -Hybrid (2 days min onsite)
Salary up to 70K

We're working with a large organisation that's going through an exciting period of digital and technology change, and they're looking for an experienced Senior Agile Delivery Manager to join their IT Product & Delivery team.

This isn't just a role where you'll be running stand-ups and keeping projects on track.

You'll have real ownership across complex, high-risk digital products and services, working across multiple teams and senior stakeholders to make sure delivery is focused, joined-up and actually delivering value.

What you'll do as Senior Agile Delivery Manager:

• Owning delivery plans, risks, issues, dependencies and assurance across multiple workstreams
• Working with multidisciplinary teams to remove blockers and keep delivery moving
• Using Agile and Lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban or hybrid models, adapting them to suit the environment
• Coaching teams and senior stakeholders to improve Agile maturity and ways of working
• Working closely with Product, Architecture, Security, Operations and wider business teams
• Managing senior stakeholders and presenting delivery updates through governance and strategic forums
• Having the confidence to challenge around scope, risks and deadlines when needed
• Turning complex technical delivery issues into clear, straightforward information for non-technical stakeholders
• Providing leadership and line management to delivery practitioners and analysts
• Helping shape Communities of Practice and improve delivery standards across the wider organisation

What we are looking for:

• Strong experience delivering complex, high-risk digital services using Agile
• Excellent knowledge of Agile and Lean delivery, with the ability to apply it pragmatically rather than following a framework for the sake of it
• Experience working with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of delivery risk, dependencies, financial management and suppliers
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and creating high-performing delivery environments
• The ability to understand technical challenges and explain them clearly to non-technical audiences
• Experience with tools such as Azure DevOps or ServiceNowis desirable

If you're an Agile Delivery Managerand you're looking for a role where you can have a genuine influence on how technology is delivered, we'd love to hear from you.