Agile Transformation Consultant

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Company DescriptionAbout usWe believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.Our diverse teams of experts combineinnovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 3,200 specialists in consumer, defenceand security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, manufacturing, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operateglobally from offices across the UK, US, Europe, and the Nordics.PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.Job DescriptionWould you like to be part of an inspiring globalteam thatleads the way in Agile consulting At PA Consulting, we help the largest and most complexorganisationson one end of the spectrum tostart-ups wanting to scale at pace at the other. We are the leading consultancy and thought leaders in organisational agility withourclients spanning across the UK and internationally. As such, we have unrivalledexperience, collateral and insight. We have accelerated drug development, helped transform the world to green energy, catapulted a fintech of 400 people into the S&P500 and reimagined visas and immigration.We have taken business agility to shipping companiesand improved manufacturing quality whilst reducing time to market.Thats just a few of over 200 incrediblyinspiring assignments that we have delivered!We are now looking for exceptionalAgile Transformation experts, who have helped organisations systemicallyimprove their ability to deliver change at the pace they need to succeed. Candidates should be experienced in operating model design, training and coaching teams to blend the right Agile, Lean, Design Thinking, DevOps and Kanban practices to address an organisationsobjectivesBy collaborating with your colleagues and providing leadership and coaching within Agile principles, you will manage some of our most exciting projects across our portfolio of FTSE100,Fortune 500and government clients. Its your chance to be partof our vision; to build the best Agile consultancy in the world. You will have the opportunity to:Design best-in-class consultancy solutions that set us apart from our competitionTake early opportunities during the sales lifecycle and perform a variety ofroles across the wholechange lifecycle Provide coaching and training services that will ensure we achieve our goalsCombine your cross-functional skills in project and programme management to create scope for continuous improvementBe part of an exceptionallyvibrantAgile community.Our Agile capability will help you to drive your career forward, in all aspects of agility, as it applies to organisations large and small. With your flexibility and ability to travel to our major clients, we can help you grow alongsideour diverse team of experts. Its your chance to be part of our vision; to build the best Agile consultancy in the world.QualificationsYou must have:A minimum of 2 yearsrecent and relevant consulting experienceideally from a leading consultancy firmA minimumof 2 years operationalexperience working within an Agile team delivering, full lifecycle, Agile Transformation programmesExceptional interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with top-level stakeholdersStrong problem solving and critical thinkingskillsExcellent written skills Exceptional stakeholder management skills Flexibility to travel both nationally and internationally to our clientsA desire to develop PAs internal Agile Capability as well as working with our clients.You will have some,if not all, of the following:Experience leading multiple Agile teams (e.g. using Scrum of Scrums, as an RTE or Kanban Lead)An understanding of scaling frameworks including SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale and its application to programmes and portfoliosExperiencein coaching teams to adopt Agile ways of workingExperience in Product Management, for example as Product Owner with accountabilities for managing a product end-to-end; developing value propositions through growth, maturity and declineExperience supportingan organisation move from Project to Product, developing and maturing a Product Management capabilityA thorough understanding of different delivery models from waterfall, to iterative, to continuous delivery within high profile engagementsAn ability to overseetransformation backlog creation, refinement and prioritisation with well-defined acceptance criteria Experience of facilitating team participation in collaborative planning activities (such as PI Planning) A robust understanding of Lean principles and theirapplication to industryAn understanding of Lean Portfolio ManagementPortfolio level experience. A proven track record of delivering complex IT and technology projects using Agile methodologiesExperience of deploying business change techniques resultingin sustainable changes to behaviours. You may also have:Experience supporting the introduction of Design Thinking practices into teamsExperience in coaching leaders to adopt agile ways of working and a servant leadership mindset Experience of rescuingcomplex programmes, baselining and understanding key metrics and prioritising remediation plansKnowledge of Agile procurement practices and experience of managing the commercial side of project deliveryTraining qualifications in a scaling framework suchas SAFe SPC or Certified Kanban Management Professional. Experience of running consulting assignment teams.Additional InformationBenefitsPrivate medical insuranceTravel allowance25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional daysCompany pensionschemeAnnual performance-based bonusLife and Income protection insuranceTax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)Additional optional benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance)Inclusion & DiversityWe believe that diversitymakes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skill sets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environmentone in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. Were committed to recruiting,promoting and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to PAs goals, without regard to their sex, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status.Should you need any adjustments tothe recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on