Agile Delivery Manager, London, Manchester, Leeds

DMW Group ,
London, Greater London
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Are you passionate about developing your career in technology further? Does the idea of working for different clients on complex business-critical IT projects excite you? If yes, then read on! At DMW, we are passionate about helping clients deliver complex, business-critical IT transformation projects. Our clients are some of the biggest names in industry and our projects are every bit as challenging as youd find in large consulting firms. We believe we offer a significantly better work-life balance than in other IT consultancies because you are involved every step of the way, making career decisions together. We are committed to your personal development and promote continuous growth of skills through a variety of training courses (of your choice). Requirements DMWs Digital Transformation teams help our clients to establish the technology foundations essential for digital transformation, enabling them to innovate, understand customer needs and to deliver value to them continuously. We combine expertise in creating the conditions for successful Agile delivery with a strong technical understanding of the technology needed to enable continuous delivery and DevOps. Our experienced Digital Transformation consultants drive a mix of cultural and technical change to help clients innovate and deliver software rapidly using the latest tools and techniques: Agile Delivery Management and Product Management * Lead a team or multiple teams to deliver application and/or infrastructure products using Agile approaches * Establish the vision and backlog, prioritising work and ensuring that teams are empowered to deliver high quality results reliably and consistently. Continuous Delivery and DevOps Enablement * Help clients to understand, select and implement the technology foundations for continuous delivery and lean operations * Cover a range of components including issue tracking, source control, automated testing, CI/CD and monitoring. Agile Architecture * Help clients to define architectural patterns and processes that allow incremental delivery through Agile teams whilst successfully aligning and integrating with other technology initiatives elsewhere in the organisation. * Act as a trusted expert advisor on Agile and DevOps to our clients, helping them to understand, implement and improve the way they deliver software and infrastructure in a collaborative, pragmatic way. Agile and DevOps Cultural Change Act as a trusted expert advisor on Agile and DevOps to our clients, helping them to understand, implement and improve the way they deliver software and infrastructure in a collaborative, pragmatic way. Requirements Technical knowledge and experience Essential: * Experience in Agile project or programme management OR experience as a product owner or product manager OR experience as a technical architect or technical leader in Agile projects. * Experience and strong practical knowledge of at least one established Agile methodology, e.g. Scrum. * Strong working understanding of Continuous Delivery and the types of tools and practices that underpin it. * Strong working understanding of DevOps and the cultural change, tools and practices that underpin it. * Able to work collaboratively * High degree of emotional intelligence and intellectual strength * Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities * Self-starter, with a desire to learn business subjects * Flexibility to travel to, and work in, other locations * Strong communication, presentation and business writing skills along with the ability to manage and build strong relationships both internally and externally Desirable: * Certification in an Agile at Scale certification, e.g. Scaled Agile Framework, LeSS, Disciplined Agile Delivery, etc. * Demonstrable experience helping clients make the transition from waterfall to Agile ways of working. * Experience installing, configuring and/or operating DevOps or CI/CD tools. * Demonstrable experience identifying opportunities for improvement in development and operations processes using structured techniques, e.g. using Value Stream Mapping. * Experience and/or involvement in implementing automated quality and release gates, such as automated tests, security scanning and test/staging deployments. Consulting knowledge and experience * Prior experience of delivering complex engagements either as a leader or a senior member of a team; * Experience of full delivery life cycle coupled with the ability to deliver significant impact, quickly; * Proven ability to develop strong relationships and be able to influence colleagues, senior client stakeholders, partners, suppliers; * Demonstrable knowledge of delivery business value to clients through IT. Location Based in the vibrant and modern Labs House, we are a stones throw away from Holborn station. Boasting coffee lounges, co-working spaces, ping pong/table tennis tables, free on-site gym and weekly yoga classes all the way through to fortnightly free breakfasts. Hours This is a

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