Job Description
Hybrid working: This role operates on a hybrid basis. You will be required to attend the Staines office one day per week, with remaining days worked remotely. Flexible arrangements are available — please reach out to discuss what works for you.
About Scrumconnect Consulting
Scrumconnect Consulting is a leading UK digital and technology consultancy specialising in delivering impactful, user‑centred services for the public sector. We work at the heart of government transformation — partnering with central government departments, agencies, and local authorities to build digital products and services that make a real difference to citizens' lives.
With a team of over 125 engineers, architects, delivery professionals, and designers, we bring deep GDS expertise, a strong delivery culture, and a genuine commitment to doing things the right way. We are proud that 42% of our organisation is women — and we continue to actively build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.
About The Role
You will lead delivery across a central government digital programme, working closely with civil servant programme teams and senior stakeholders to ensure work is planned, coordinated, and continuously improving. This is a complex, multi‑team environment requiring both hands‑on delivery leadership and the strategic ability to manage dependencies, risks, and relationships beyond your immediate team.
You will act as a recognised expert in agile and lean delivery, coaching teams, challenging existing processes, and driving a culture of continuous improvement across the programme.
Essential Criteria
* Significant experience working in central government digital programmes
* Experience engaging with central programme teams of civil servants, feeding into wider business and governance processes
* Proven track record as a Senior Delivery Manager operating at G7 level or equivalent
Desirable
* Experience delivering or supporting cyber security programmes
* Experience working in a local government context alongside central government
* Familiarity with the GDaD (Government Digital and Data) framework
Core competencies – GDaD framework
Agile & Lean Practices – Coach and lead teams in agile and lean good practices. Experiment with new ways of working. Act as a recognised expert and advocate across the organisation.
Communication – Communicate complex information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences. Build confidence and trust with senior civil servants and delivery teams alike.
Budget Management – Understand, track, and forecast financial expenditure. Feed into wider programme and business planning processes as required.
Life Cycle Management – Create and tailor the right delivery approach for a team. Challenge, evaluate, and iterate the approach throughout the product life cycle.
Maintaining Delivery Momentum – Optimise team delivery flow. Actively address the most complex risks, issues, and dependencies — including where ownership sits outside the team or is unclear.
Making Processes Work – Identify and challenge unnecessarily complex organisational processes. Coach teams to inspect and adapt. Guide teams through new process implementation.
Planning – Lead continual planning in complex environments. Plan beyond product delivery. Identify cross-service dependencies and coordinate delivery. Act as central planning expertise.
Team Dynamics & Collaboration – Identify and resolve problems in team dynamics. Use agile health checks. Provide the right feedback at the right time. Accelerate team development cycles.
Commitment to diversity & inclusion
We are committed to building inclusive, diverse teams and actively welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, those returning after a career break, and anyone underrepresented in senior delivery and technology roles in government. At Scrumconnect Consulting, 42% of our team is women — and we're actively working to improve representation at every level. If you don't meet every requirement listed but feel this role is a strong match for your experience, we encourage you to apply. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. Please reach out to discuss what support would work best for you.
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