Hackajob Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Agile Delivery Manager
hackajob Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
We are seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to enhance delivery and agile ways of working across the Frasers Group Digital technology team. You will oversee complex development and integration projects across our brand portfolio, collaborating to tailor solutions to meet project needs and ensuring high-quality delivery.
With a background in agile delivery management and experience working with technical SMEs, you will leverage your technical and business expertise to shape delivery strategies and improve processes. Your excellent communication skills, collaboration, and ability to influence and inspire teams will be key to success.
As we scale, you will help shape our delivery function to provide a best-in-class, scalable, and repeatable delivery experience. You will work closely with our engineering squads and internal leadership to ensure alignment with business goals and deliver valuable, customer-focused outcomes. This is a chance to lead change and drive the continued success of our growing brand portfolio.
Delivery Management Responsibilities
* Delivery Oversight: Own the reporting of work progress, partner with Engineering and Product teams, oversee cross-team resource planning, promote delivery excellence, work closely with stakeholders, and hands-on coaching across multiple work streams.
* Consultative & Advisory Leadership: Mentor squad leads and cross-functional teams, providing guidance to ensure delivery teams meet targets. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and outcome focus.
* Agile & Product Management Evangelist: Drive pragmatic adoption and evolution of Agile practices, tailoring approaches to fit a fast-paced, evolving organization.
* Quality Assurance & Delivery Governance: Oversee delivery governance to ensure all deliverables meet Frasers quality standards and align with expectations.
Qualifications
Essential
* Proven Leadership: 4+ years of experience in Agile Delivery Management, delivering across multiple teams and digital projects.
* Stakeholder Management: Ability to align and manage diverse stakeholders' expectations while focusing on delivery goals.
* Agile Expertise: Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) and applying them in dynamic environments.
* Strategic Oversight: Knowledge of delivery lifecycle processes, controls, strategies, and methods for coordinating cross-team initiatives.
* Technical Awareness: Familiarity with modern engineering practices, including architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
* Proactive Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to identify, analyse, and resolve issues impeding progress.
* Collaboration and Influence: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to coach teams and align stakeholders.
* Tools: Knowledge of JIRA, ADO, Trello, MS Project, Miro, Mural.
* Experience in the eCommerce/Retail industry (Desirable).
* Agile Certifications (e.g., CSM, CSPO, ACSM).
* Experience in Agile scaling methodologies.
* Project Management experience (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP).
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management
Industries
* Software Development
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