Agile Delivery Manager

Job Description

Role:Agile Delivery ManagerGrade: G7Salary: £48,774Location: Swansea (Hybrid working) - DVLA supports flexible working, and as an IT department we are currently working from home. We are working towards introducing a hybrid model, under which working arrangements will be driven by the requirementsof your role in agreement with your line manager. However, there will be a requirement for our Engineers to work on site as and when required.Working for the DVLA teamAt the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) our work matters. Were at the forefront of digital within government, providing new and improved services that are reliable, easy to use and offer value for money for our customers. With over 49 milliondriver records and over 40 million vehicle records, the opportunity to work at this scale is unrivalled across the region. Our services generate billions in revenue and make a difference to the lives of 9 out of 10 households in the UK.At DVLA, we encourage applications from everyone, particularly groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has and promote inclusivity and equality of opportunity for all. We strive to ensure thatDVLA is a great place to work where everybody can be their true self, be treated with dignity and respect, and according to their individual needs. We have 6 staff network groups run by staff to support their colleagues: Freedom (LGBT), Ability (Disabilities),Gender Equality, Unity (Ethnicity), Mental Health Network and Carers Support Network.About the job- Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and pushing the boundaries - Do you have a passion for development and deliveryJob descriptionYou will be responsible for communicating effectively with highly technical people and be at the front end of building solutions. You will be required to draw on your management and team leadership expertise, you will ensure that software meets the engineeringstandards and requirements specified by the business, and successfully deliver into production. The Agile Delivery Manager will actively build and promote an agile approach and environment, whilst ensuring the successful delivery of multiple outcomes via multi-disciplinary teams.Main Responsibilities:Key Accountabilities will include: To effectively facilitate all IT planning efforts, including sprint planning, launch and release milestones, timelines and overall product roadmap in line with the Agency government digital agenda and IT Strategy. To effectively drive and lead ITS management of performance and quality of service by the facilitation of backlog grooming sessions, sprint planning meetings, sprint demos and retrospectives being accountable for driving the delivery of service against performance. To ensure individual and organisational learning and development opportunities for Agile Methodologies are fully exploited by continuously assessing your teams approach and sharing your knowledge with other Agile Leads in order to enhance organisationalcapability and understanding in this area whilst driving initiatives forward. To lead and manage effective and continuous development, implementation and evaluation by creating transparency and predictability across teams using appropriate Agile tools and metrics and align with the IT Strategy. Responsible for line management and coaching of multi-disciplined teams of highly skilled engineers, and ensuring that they are set up to successfully deliver against the IT Strategy. Responsible for performing capacity planning and tracking work in order to generate forecasts and communicate progress against the IT roadmap. Responsible for creating a team environment that engenders delivery at pace whilst also remaining flexible enough to adapt to changing business priorities, and championing and coaching best-practice across the DVLA agile community. To ensure the efficient and effective running of all DVLA ITS Development Standards and policies. Ensure all Agile procedures are implemented in line with agency policies and procedures.About You You may have a technical background and have a range of complex and large scale delivery experience such as using agile methodologies. It would be great if you had experience of managing a team remotely, driving a positive team culture, supporting professional development across your teams. It would be great if you had experience in delivering digital products and services, able to balancemultiple priorities across an ever-changing landscape. You will be professionally curious taking an interest in the wider community and always looking for the next big thing. You will be a strong advocate for continuous professional development and be an ambassador for changing the culture across government. Additional Skills & Experiences: Previous line management experience Proven experience using agile methodologies Balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity Experience in matrix-managing multi-disciplinary teams.Technical skills:

• SFIA Framework - Business Process Improvement (BPRE) Level 7
• SFIA Framework -Methods and Tools (METL) Level 6

Behaviours:Youll beassessed against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together

If this role sounds of interest to you, please apply now via the URL link and well reach out to you if we feel you are suitable for the role. Good luck!

Keyskills :
AgileBusiness ProcessProject ManagementLine Managementdelivery manager