Agile Delivery Consultant

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Company DescriptionWe 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 combine innovativethinking 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 3,300 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defenceand security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operateglobally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and 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 looking for exceptional Agile delivery specialists to join our growing team.You will have experienceworking as part of a team introducing and delivering highly complex technology-enabled change initiatives using Agile, DevOps or Kanban practices.By providing technical leadership and coaching within Agile principles, you will show our clients how to applyAgile methodologies to their business.You will have the opportunity to: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 improvementSupportthe design of best-in-class consultancy solutions that set us apart from our competitionTake early opportunities during the sales lifecycle and perform a variety of roles across the whole change lifecycleBe part of an exceptionally vibrant Agile community.QualificationsYoumust have:At least 2 years' operational experience working within an Agile teamAt least 2 years recent and relevant consulting experience or equivalentExceptional interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with top-level stakeholdersStrong problemsolving and critical thinking skillsExcellent written skillsFlexibility 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 also have some of the following:Experiencein coaching teams to adopt Agile ways of workingScrum Mastery experienceExperience of driving teams planning and estimation and the execution of a defined roadmapExperience of Kanban including WIP limits, policies and flowAble to use Agile backlog toolse.g. Azure DevOps, Jira or similarExperience of co-ordinating activities across multiple teams across the delivery lifecycle e.g. Project Management, Architecture, Operations etc.Experience of developing Definition of Ready (DoRs)/ Definition of Done (DoDs)and writing and quality assuring Acceptance CriteriaFamiliar with using risk, issue and dependency management practices e.g. ROAMAn ability to facilitate continuous improvement of agile ways of working through retrosExperience of facilitating team participationin collaborative planning activities (such as PI PlanningA thorough understanding of different delivery models from waterfall, to iterative, to continuous delivery within high profile engagementsAn understanding of scaling frameworks including SAFe, LeSS andScrum@Scale.Additional InformationBenefitsPrivate medical insuranceTravel allowance25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional daysCompany pension schemeAnnual 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 diversity makes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skillsets. 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 to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on