Senior Software Delivery Manager

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Senior Software Delivery Manager
Hybrid
40k-60k

This organisation is a multi-award-winning Digital, IT and Management Consultancy practice based in the UK and Australia - clients appoint them as professional problem solvers to help them deliver cutting edge projects. They are people who like making a real contribution and difference in their professional lives and aren’t scared of a challenge or managing uncertainty. Their corporate values of "Innovation, Excellence, Integrity" are at the core of everything we stand for and deliver.

Their people are effective communicators who play an active role in teams and are excited by shaping ideas and delivering complex solutions working with others. They are grounded and responsible professionals who understand that leading edge, fast-paced projects require sustained commitment and energy, and that achievement can be demanding as well as highly rewarding.

As a Senior Software Delivery Manager, you will be part of an experienced multi-disciplinary team involving Service Designers, User Researchers, Technical Architects, Developers, Testers and DevOps Engineers. You will play a leading role, applying agile methods (scrum, kanban), delivering digital products that make a difference to citizens on a day-to-day basis; from helping victims of violent crime to tackling air pollution in our cities. You will lead high- performing teams of experienced experts to deliver innovative products, ensuring delivery is on-time and to-budget, and that clients have an excellent experience of working with them.

The role

• Build excellent client relationships, and a high standard of client satisfaction.
• Collaborate with clients to design intelligent and achievable delivery plans based on your successful experience of delivering high quality software.
• Tailor agile delivery controls based on our ISO-certified delivery assurance methods and standards, and your own experience of successfully managing software projects.
• Pro-actively monitor and manage effective delivery, working with technical leads to assure quality
• Managing delivery progress (e.g. through use of JIRA/Azure DevOps), plans, issues and risks (working to a level of technical detail that enables you to pro-actively mitigate them)
• Producing and maintaining delivery artefacts (Highlight Reports, RAID etc.), taking a lead role in delivery forums (e.g. Project Boards, Agile ceremonies), assuring and maintaining key delivery records (e.g. budget and resource tracking)
• Work collaboratively with client and partner Delivery Managers, contributing expert insights and advice
• Continually develop your skills through training and accreditation (including relevant accreditations/certifications at advanced level)
• Get involved in events and industry forums, staying up to date with the latest methods, techniques and tools, and bringing the latest innovations into our work
• Play a leading role in our Delivery Management Community of Practice, driving innovation and best practice adoption as part of an energised community
• Help upskill and coach other team members

Key demonstrable experience and characteristics will include:

• Successfully delivering complex software development projects using Agile methodologies (including suitable accreditations), according to agreed delivery standards and governance requirements
• A level of technical understanding that enables you (working with technical leads) to intelligently identify and pro-actively manage requirements, changes and issues.