Description
Role purpose:
The Delivery Lead will focus on making software delivery things happen within an engaged, supported and motivated team environment. They will provide the transparency (via tooling), facilitation and optimisation of the product & software delivery machine within a value stream to ensure maximum effectiveness of the squads within the value stream. The role will optimise the delivery lifecycle to enable regular release of value, bring predictability to change and ensure delivery balances product, engineering, quality assurance, service operations and architectural goals.
The role will work in close partnership with the Engineering Manager, Quality Assurance, Product Manager, Architect / Principal Engineer and Service Operations to manage transformation and continuous improvement for their value stream and the squads within. The role will also coach the Engineering Manager and Product Owner in the continuous improvement of squads, and contribution of squad members to the delivery process.
Key Responsibilities:
People-Centric Leadership: Foster a healthy, self-organising value stream or enabling stream.
Partnership and Planning: Collaborate with Senior Engineering Manager and Lead Product Manager for clear delivery plans, prioritization and data driven decision making
Stakeholder Management: Align and engage cross-divisional and cross-disciplinary stakeholders.
Support Autonomous Squads: Enable squads to be effective through transparent measurement and action, teaching delivery operations, and maintaining a motivating atmosphere.
Champion Efficiency: Remove waste, balance workload, and improve dependency processes.
Agile Practices: Lead and teach Agile practices and intelligent tooling, emphasizing social learning.
Continuous Improvement: Manage transformation and continuous improvement within the value stream, coaching Engineering Managers and Product Owners.
Transparent Delivery: Provide clear delivery plan and health updates to stakeholders
Facilitate Learning: Promote a continuous improvement culture and share learnings across Global Platforms Delivery Community.
Competencies:
Commercially Savvy: Makes it their business to be aware and anticipate emerging external factors and changing market dynamics; constantly explores and analyses future scenarios and possibilities to help the Group respond to change and shape the future; has deep understanding of business drivers and the industry to guide decisions and lead others
Wins Together: Gains trust and support of others, generous with time, advice and knowledge; is able to establish and engage networks to get stuff done rather than depend on authority; seeks out opportunities to break down barriers and collaborate and partner across organisational boundaries.
Game Changer: Takes smart organisational risks to drive game changing innovations; champions new initiatives and encourages others to find improved ways to tackle challenges; fosters an environment which nurtures diverse thinking to promote curiosity and nurture innovation.
Effective Communicator: Provides clarity on business goals; is effective in all types of communication; adjusts communication style to fit the audience; consistently communicates the mission, vision and values to inspire, energise and motivate others throughout the Group; ensures others understand how their efforts positively impact the bigger picture; creates an environment that encourages effective communication and the sharing of diverse perspectives
Quality Decision Maker: Makes quality, long and short-term decisions at pace considering various inputs and through collaborating effectively; provides tools to empower teams to make decisions; regularly practices and encourages cross-functional problem solving and decision making.
Talent Focused: Demonstrates a strong commitment to the development of talent at the Group; recommends and supports development activities in preparation for future roles; invests time to coach and mentor others; builds and proactively manages development to ensure a pipeline of talent is in place; is a talent magnet, capable of identifying, attracting, selecting and developing top talent including and not shying away from talent that goes beyond their own capabilities; finds and attracts diverse talent who have the critical capabilities needed by the organisation; works to create an organisation that is an attractive place to work
Experience:
Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills
Prior delivery manager / lead experience
Has an eye for continuous improvement needs and frameworks to enable improvement
Experience in software delivery with a strong understanding of PDLC, SDLC, and the end-to-end delivery process.
Ability to engage with and get the best out of people in teams
Ability to work through a large set of unknowns and translate them into effective plans
Experience of leading teams (or virtual teams) and developing talent
What can you expect:
25 days of annual leave;
Sharesave scheme;
„Flexible Benefits” of your choice;
Private health insurance (includes dental insurance and health assessments);
Free parking;
Thousands of courses online through ‘Udemy';
Working from home options.
Ways of working:
Flexible working is our way of working! We're a diverse workforce and therefore a 'one size fits all' approach isn't necessarily best. Whatever your personal needs may be, let's have a chat and see how we can accommodate them;
We thank all applicants for their interest, however only the suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.
By submitting your application online, you agree that: your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, in order to consider you for prospective roles within our company.
