Agile Delivery Lead

Job Description

Are you an Agile Delivery Lead with strong knowledge of agile development practices looking to guide teams into innovative ways of working Are you a result driven team lead looking to make an impact and drive the delivery to completionThe Agile Delivery Lead Role:We are a growing community of Agile Delivery Team Leads. Collectively we fulfil two important roles:- Support, enable and coach the software development teams as day-to-day Delivery Leads, whilst managing the team’s day to day delivery.- Provide line management to the software engineers in your teams, ensuring staff are able to progress in their chosen disciplinesWe want to expand by recruiting experienced talent. You’ll share your passion for agile and experience in applying agile frameworks, whilst working as an Agile Delivery Team Lead for one or two development teams, you will be managing team’s of up to 8 people. Some are established Scrum teams moving to Kanban, some are moving to Scrum for the first time, and some are forming entirely afresh around new products.Your role will primarily be to facilitate and enable the team’s success. You’ll support, guide, inspire, coach, and challenge the team, Product Owners and other stakeholders. You’ll help the organisation as well as the team understand how to apply agile frameworks with rigour and wisdom, to build strong teams, to deliver quality software regularly and effectively, and above all, to satisfy customers.This is the perfect opportunity to be a part of meaningful change to our flagship products and help drive a culture of excellence in everything we do.You will embody CDL’s values and be an ambassador for the company both internally and externally, with an active presence in the agile community which in turn enables you to feed industry advances into our everyday working.What we’re looking for in our Agile Delivery Lead:- Proven experience line managing cross-functional software delivery squads- In depth understanding of agile frameworks and their underlying values and principles, gained through experience is essential- Wider experience would be great – Scaled agile approaches; digital start-ups; application of other ‘agile’ approaches; agile transformations and the introduction of Scrum, Kanban, Lean agile delivery; working with and implementing devops technologies and culture- Experience in software development companies- Experience is foremost, but formal agile training would be valuable, with an interest in gaining or continuing your learning journey supported- Active interest of the agile world through learning, networking and events- Knowledge and experience of tools and techniques in the agile space- Strong technical skills and background are not required (but of course they would help)**Due to the pandemic - This role will initially be starting in a fully remote capacity until we return to our office campus **Benefits of becoming our Agile Delivery Lead:- Top employer for 4th year running.- Flexible hours – core hours 10am to 4pm- Flexible working – Home working options- On-site free parking- Open plan modern offices- Shuttle bus to and from the station- Excellent training and development platform- Opportunities for career progression- Subsidised restaurant- 25 days holiday to start - rising- Dress down policy- Life and health assurance- Pension scheme- Community projects – CDL100 – 100 days throughout the year dedicated to community projects- Games room and chill out zone- Social activities, including summer BBQ and Christmas Parties. We have a team dedicated to running internal social activities such as comedy nights, canoeing, break out rooms and much more….- Car valeting, Barber, Yoga classes, Boot camp and Massage services all on site- Cycle to work scheme- Shower and dry rooms on-siteAbout CDL:CDL is one of the UK’s leading insurance software houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a strong track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.Weve built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so youre always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with.We’re looking for an Agile Delivery Team Lead to join our ranks to drive the delivery forward! Why not click apply today!