Overview
Lead the planning, coordination and oversight of the Synergy release into an assigned cluster department and its Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), ensuring delivery to agreed scope and timelines. Act as the central liaison point for all departmental release activity, working closely with stakeholders, suppliers and technical experts across the Synergy Programme. Oversee the full end-to-end delivery lifecycle, coordinating activity across design, development, testing and cutover in a complex technical environment. Define and own the programmes Release Management strategy, including establishing an inhouse Release Management capability and identifying future skills requirements. Implement multiisiplinary release teams and align work across interdependent workstreams with the Integrated Plan, Critical Path and Service Readiness Criteria. Establish and maintain release management processes and governance, ensuring clear communication of plans, progress and impacts to senior stakeholders. Manage dependencies, risks, issues and schedule conflicts across workstreams, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation to the Deputy Director where required. Provide strong leadership to a deliveryocused Delivery Management team and work collaboratively with the G6 Delivery Management cadre to embed lessons learned into future releases.
Responsibilities
* Lead the planning, coordination and oversight of the Synergy release into an assigned cluster department and its Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), ensuring delivery to agreed scope and timelines.
* Act as the central liaison point for all departmental release activity, working closely with stakeholders, suppliers and technical experts across the Synergy Programme.
* Oversee the full endtond delivery lifecycle, coordinating activity across design, development, testing and cutover in a complex technical environment
* Define and own the programmes Release Management strategy, including establishing an inhouse Release Management capability and identifying future skills requirements.
* Implement multiisciplinary release teams and align work across interdependent workstreams with the Integrated Plan, Critical Path and Service Readiness Criteria.
* Establish and maintain release management processes and governance, ensuring clear communication of plans, progress and impacts to senior stakeholders.
* Manage dependencies, risks, issues and schedule conflicts across workstreams, ensuring appropriate mitigation and escalation to the Deputy Director where required.
* Provide strong leadership to a deliveryocused Delivery Management team and work collaboratively with the G6 Delivery Management cadre to embed lessons learned into future releases.
Person specification
* Release Management Expertise: Experience of delivering the release of new services within a complex programme environment. This includes coordinating multiple release components and managing structured release cycles to support timely and controlled deployment of services. (LEAD CRITERIA)
* Planning and Coordination of Interdependent Workstreams: Proven ability to plan, sequence and coordinate delivery activity across interdependent workstreams. This involves aligning workstream plans with programme milestones, scope and dependencies to maintain a coherent delivery approach.
* Endtond Delivery Oversight (Design to Cutover): Experience overseeing endtond delivery across design, development, testing and cutover stages. This includes working with crossunctional teams to ensure all elements of a release are prepared and capable of being delivered to agreed timescales.
* Governance, Reporting and Risk Management: Ability to establish and operate effective governance, reporting and monitoring arrangements. This includes identifying and managing risks, issues and dependencies, and escalating where appropriate to maintain delivery confidence.
* Problemsolving and Issue Resolution: Strong analytical and problemsolving skills, with the ability to anticipate and resolve delivery challenges. This includes taking ownership of issues, identifying practical solutions and maintaining progress in a fastriving environment.
* Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management: Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders, including suppliers, technical specialists and operational teams. This includes communicating complex information clearly and developing positive, collaborative working relationships.
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