Agile PM /Agile Delivery Manager

Standort Reading
Gehalt £600.00 - £601 per annum + Inside IR35
Auftragstyp Contract
Referenz BBBH14281_1623671555



Rates- £600 pay rate to the candidate
Candidate's required/essential experience:
* Experienced Agile PM or Agile Delivery Manager that has a strong track record in managing and delivering across a multitude of data science and analytics projects
* Experience with Product Owner background that can work with a multidisciplinary team and deliver across products will be ideal candidate
* Experience in data and analytics


The Role- Agile PM /Agile Delivery Manager

Experienced Agile PM or Agile Delivery Manager that has a strong track record in managing and delivering across a multitude of data science and analytics projects. Someone with Product Owner background that can work with a multidisciplinary team and deliver across products will be an ideal candidate.
The candidate should have a strong background in delivering using cloud-based technologies including Microsoft Azure plus other Data and Analytics capabilities, Microsoft DevOps (VSTS) and Agile delivery methodologies.
Responsibilities:
* Lead the collaborative, dynamic planning process, prioritisation of work that needs to be done against the product roadmap and capacity of the team
* Own the cross-products capacity planning and work allocation optimisation
* Identify risks and issues, assessing and recognising criticalities and contingencies
* Ensure the product team adheres to agile principles and actively try to identify areas of improvement and methods on how to be more efficient
* Contribute and drive improvements in the agile tooling configuration
* Continuously track the delivery progress and report on value releases aligned to the product roadmap
* Facilitate workshops, meetings and stakeholder management within the wider organisation
* Work with the Business Owners to scope the requirements and translate them into a realistic release plan

Skills required:
* Communicative and social - Must be able to communicate well with teams, business owners and business leads
* Facilitative - Must be able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to the team and contribute to the overall process improvement
* Assertive - Must be able to ensure that delivery is optimised, and Agile principles are being embedded within the team.
* Must be able to be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls when needed but also be supportive and collaborative
* Situationally Aware - Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management
* Enthusiastic - Must have high-energy
* Continual improvement - Must continually be growing one's craft, trying new techniques to manage the delivery and teams
* Conflict resolution - Must be able to facilitate discussion, define alternatives or different approaches
* Attitude of empowerment - Must be able to lead a team to self-organisation
* Attitude of transparency - Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about delivery and build stakeholder trust
Technical Skills:
* Understand the fundamentals of product planning and iterative development
* Understands the fundamentals of data and analytics processes and procedures
* Understands the value of commitments to delivery
* Understands backlog planning and tracking, capacity planning across multiple products, burndown and other reporting metrics, velocity tracking and improvements on delivering vs commitments
* Familiarity with common Agile practices, capacity management and multi-functional team planning
* Strong understanding of could-based platforms (PAAS) and data and analytics capabilities including Machine Leaning, Data Science prototyping, Data Pipeline Development and business intelligence reporting

ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. We do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.