Responsibilities
Team Leadership and Delivery
* Lead cross‑disciplinary delivery teams (direct, matrix, and third parties) to deliver outcomes on time, to budget, and to the right standard for our customers
* Facilitate squad ceremonies (stand‑ups, planning, reviews, retrospectives) and remove blockers
* Create and manage delivery plans; align dependencies across squads and initiatives
* Partner with Product and Engineering on roadmaps; refine and prioritise backlogs with Product Managers and Business Analysts
* Coach teams to ship high‑quality solutions regularly and predictably, using metrics to drive continuous improvement
* Role‑model excellent delivery principles and a culture of performance, accountability and learning
Planning and Prioritisation
* Lead planning cycles across squads and contribute to quarterly/portfolio planning
* Balance technical and product priorities across multiple roadmaps to maximise value delivery
Risk, Issues and Dependency Management
* Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies affecting delivery and benefits realisation
* Escalate appropriately through Portfolio Management and portfolio governance where needed
Governance and Change Control
* Build and run fit‑for‑purpose governance across projects, small change and BAU in liaison with portfolio governance (ePMO)
* Ensure decisions are documented with the right level of sign‑off
* Keep delivery in scope; manage change requests and surface impacts early
Resource and Capacity Management
* Manage squad capacity and align resources to priorities; resolve bottlenecks with the Portfolio Manager
* Coordinate internal teams and partners to maintain flow across services and squads
Financial Management
* Manage squad/initiative budgets; track spend and hold regular cost reviews, escalating issues as required
* Input into business cases and benefits tracking; support investment decisions with clear advice and data
* Report on productivity and flow metrics (value delivered, burndown, cycle time, lead time)
Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
* Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, Heads of Product, Heads of Tech and delivery teams
* Provide clear, timely updates on progress, risks and changes to portfolio governance and business stakeholders
* Foster a high‑trust, collaborative culture across internal teams and external partners
Change Management and Transition
* Ensure effective transition of changes into BAU with a focus on adoption, stability and measured benefits
Reporting and MI
* Provide regular initiative and roadmap reporting, highlighting risks and mitigations
* Deliver accurate, timely reporting on KPIs and delivery metrics to drive decisions
Qualifications
* A proven ability to govern large, complex, and cross‑functional initiatives
* Good commercial and financial acumen
* Proficient in Agile, waterfall and Hybrid delivery models
* Strong grasp of Kanban
* Good capacity planning
* Can recognise when something does not work and encourage a mindset of experimentation
* Able to listen to the needs of technical and business stakeholders and interpret them
* A bias towards action, always finding ways to remove barriers to rapid delivery
* Strong stakeholder and 3rd party management skills
* Manages stakeholder expectations and facilitates discussions about high risk and complexity even within constrained timescales
* Actively addresses the most complicated risks, issues and dependencies including where ownership exists outside the team or no clear ownership exists
* Can identify dependencies in plans across services and coordinate delivery
* Engages colleagues with enthusiasm and commitment; they are able to bring people together to form a motivated team and optimise the delivery flow of teams, managing the pace and tempo
* Fully understands the environment they work in and can prioritise the most important or highest value tasks
* Has the ability to reflect, and be resilient
* Clear, concise communication; strong facilitation and negotiation skills
Equal Opportunities
We're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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