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Agile Delivery Lead

Xpertise Recruitment Ltd
Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 4 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M28 2, England

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Xpertise is looking for an experienced Agile Delivery Lead with a salary range of £70,000 - £80,000 to join an award-winning client in Greater Manchester.
  • The role requires a deep understanding of agile frameworks and delivery management techniques, along with experience in managing risks in uncertain environments.
  • Key responsibilities include driving agile delivery practices, managing stakeholder expectations, and actively overseeing external dependencies to mitigate risks.
  • Candidates should possess strong communication skills to effectively visualize and communicate project scope and schedules to stakeholders.
  • This position is ideal for someone with a proven ability to guide teams through backlog creation and velocity calibration, and it is an on-site role.

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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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.