• Champion agile delivery methodology and help build understanding and capability across all teams.
• Work closely with the Product Owner(s) to build a clear roadmap for delivery, aligned to value
• Facilitate cross-functional groups to plan and deliver initiatives - identifying which methodology best fits the needs and style of the team.
• Make sure initiatives are appropriately resourced with the skills and expertise to meet their needs.
• Coordinate multiple work streams to ensure there is a clear pipeline of work to be delivered next.
• Identify and mitigate risk and blockers to successful delivery including when necessary, the development of contingency plans.
• Manage, monitor and measure workflows to ensure value is delivered early and often.
• Take a pragmatic approach to capability building, adapting to different business needs or styles.
• Manage key internal stakeholder relationships to ensure the delivery of these initiatives.
• Management of the initiative budgets
• Reporting of progress and the escalation of issues and risks to the stakeholders.
• Responsible for the delivery of key documentation to the resources involved and stakeholders including the test plan, testing reports, go-live approach documents and the closure reports.
• Responsible for driving the initiative through any required governance and controls, ensuring alignment with current processes and committees.
• Continuous Delivery of these initiatives into production with full sign-off by the Product Owner
• Ensure that all necessary supporting documentation and governance evidence is produced and signed off by the relevant service managers and change control procedures are followed through all phases of delivery.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience of managing, complex multi-national, multi-team, agile at scale Developments in a challenging environment
• Experience of championing agile delivery practice within an organisation.
• Knowledge of Scrum, Kanban and lean methodologies coupled with a deep understanding of the principles of agile and the processes behind effective product delivery.
• Skilled communicator - able to flex style between coach, adviser, manager and challenger.
• Collaborative worker - able to work closely with leadership and other teams.
• Effective relationship builder with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Keen interest in coaching - ability to engage, motivate and deliver change to create an iterative and evidence driven mindset.
• Curious and creative thinker - to create a learning organisation committed to continuous improvement and always striving to do things better.
• Resilient - with the ability to stay the course to embed an agile culture
• Experience of managing dispersed teams
• Good understanding of procurement processes - negotiation with third parties
• The ability to understand technical issues at a detailed level but explain them in non-technical manner