Job Description Lead Delivery Manager Permanent Grade 6 - £54,495 - £64,811 Consultation grade, subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week Job Overview This is a thrilling opportunity to become part of a large dynamic, and collaborative delivery team that is committed to delivering sustainable, customer focused value. You will work alongside a diverse team to deliver cutting-edge digital products and services that will enhance the lives of our citizens, businesses, and colleagues. What we are about We are the Digital and Technology Services Delivery Team responsible for delivering innovative digital products and solutions. We are focused on delivering value and benefits to our internal customers to support them with achieving their strategic priorities and making a positive change to the lives of citizens and colleagues. Our team has played a crucial role in delivering high-profile initiatives such as the Commonwealth Games, Clean Air Zone and our in-house developed Birmingham Guardian app for field workers. With our new low-code development tool, we have even more potential to create great innovative solutions. What you will do This role will offer you the opportunity to be part of a a multi-disciplinary team working with our exciting new Product and Platforms team to help shape and deliver products and new digital services. As a Lead Delivery Manager you'll: Lead on the delivery of complex products and services that are delivered by multiple teams and have high technical or political risk. Manage dependencies, risks and issues of varying complexity, potentially planning and feeding into larger programmes and portfolios Create business 'value realisation' cases to support approval at Cabinet level Work within multidisciplinary teams to scope, plan, forecast and estimate Product & project delivery Act as servant-leader to your teams, ensuring they have what they need to work towards the delivery of sustained value to our citizens and businesses Use a range of tools and processes to communicate plans and progress of value delivery to a range of stakeholders Have an in-depth knowledge of Agile and other methodologies Be responsible for understanding, managing and communicating to complex stakeholder groups, balancing priorities Be able to take an holistic view of all value streams Support and coach delivery managers in all aspects of Agile delivery Build successful delivery teams by creating an environment of engagement, continuous learning and improvement Who You Are You will have the opportunity to help us transform as a truly digital user-centred organisation helping our colleagues to deliver value and benefits through digital products and solutions Have a passion for delivering sustained value to customers Able to help shape and influence digital transformations A sound communicator with excellent interpersonal skills Passionate and knowledgeable of working in an agile environment as part of multidisciplinary teams Able to coach and lead teams and stakeholders in Agile methodologies Be an advocate for new ways of working and constantly innovate. Able to solve and unblock issues between teams or departments Experience of managing complex budgets Experience of resolving high risk commercial management issues We will support you with: An environment that values innovation, autonomy, and transparency An engaged and supportive leadership team with a clear vision Training and development opportunities to help you progress and be the best you can be An inclusive workplace committed to reflecting the public we serve A benefits package designed to promote a great work/life balance, including flexible working and a generous pension scheme Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here. Job Description and Person Specification - A10260 Lead Delivery Manager JDPS (1).pdf About Us We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).