Squad Delivery Lead

Openwork Limited; Swindon; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to 62,600

On-target bonus 10%

Pension matching up to 10%

Critical illness cover

Income protection

Death in service 4x

27 days holiday + bank holidays

Additional 10 days purchase option

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Job summary

We’re looking for a Squad Lead to join Openwork Limited’s technology function and take ownership of delivering outcomes through high-performing, cross-functional teams. Operating within our Tribe model, you’ll lead a Squad aligned to a clear mandate - whether that’s decommissioning legacy systems, building new platforms, or delivering business-critical change.

Your focus is on how delivery happens: ensuring work is well-planned, prioritised, and executed in a structured and predictable way.

Qualifications

• Experience leading delivery-focused or agile teams.
• Proven track record delivering technology or change initiatives.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, analysis).
• Coaching and developing individuals within a squad.
• Experience in regulated or structured environments is advantageous.
• Delivery leadership using Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid approaches.

Responsibilities

• Owning and coordinating end-to-end delivery for your Squad, maintaining plans aligned to Tribe priorities.
• Managing and maintaining the Squad backlog, ensuring work is well-defined, prioritised, and ready for execution.
• Establishing and maintaining a consistent delivery rhythm (planning, execution, review).
• Providing visibility of progress, managing risks and ensuring predictable delivery outcomes.
• Leading the Squad’s day-to-day activity, removing blockers and keeping the team focused.
• Developing individuals within the Squad through coaching, feedback, and support.
• Building a high-performing team culture centred on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partnering with the Tribe Lead to align delivery with technical direction.
• Identifying and managing risks and dependencies, escalating where needed across teams or Tribes.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement, communicating progress, risks, and outcomes clearly.
• Ensuring delivery artefacts are maintained and governance-ready.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Agile frameworks

Backlog management

Sprint planning

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Cross-functional teams

Regulated environments

Risk management

Governance

Job description

We’re looking for a Squad Lead to join Openwork Limited’s technology function and take ownership of delivering outcomes through high-performing, cross-functional teams. Operating within our Tribe model, you’ll lead a Squad aligned to a clear mandate - whether that’s decommissioning legacy systems, building new platforms, or delivering business-critical change.

Your focus is on how delivery happens: ensuring work is well-planned, prioritised, and executed in a structured and predictable way.