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Agile Delivery Lead
£70,000 - £80,000 / On-site / Greater Manchester
Xpertise are partnered with an award winning client seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Lead to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you can successfuly drive the delivery of digital products.
The role involves:
- Driving agile delivery practices across an extensive portfolio of projects.
- Increasing visibility into project scope, progress, and risks while improving predictability of delivery.
- Setting and managing stakeholder expectations around scope, schedule, and return on investment.
- Actively managing external dependencies, including partners and suppliers, to mitigate risks and avoid disruptions.
You’ll also:
- Define and implement standard delivery metrics to support team management and progress tracking.
- Calibrate team velocity and communicate its impact on schedules for better predictability.
- Support teams in creating relative-sized backlogs and ensuring epics are sufficiently elaborated for planning.
- Inspect, adapt, and regularly refine metrics to maintain stability and transparency.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to prepare for upcoming features and ensure timely elaboration of epics.
- Proactively identify, articulate, and mitigate risks, dependencies, assumptions, and issues.
What we're looking for:
- A deep understanding of agile frameworks and delivery management techniques.
- Experience managing risk and operating effectively in uncertain environments.
- Strong skills in visualising and communicating scope and schedule to stakeholders.
- Proven ability to guide teams through backlog creation and velocity calibration.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical concepts for diverse audiences.
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