Deliver Lead

POSITION PURPOSE To lead a tribe in delivering software applications into live operation within agreed schedule, effort and scope parameters, as part of our P365 transformation program.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

SCOPING & PLANNING

• Work with program leadership to define initiatives to implement the Pickles transformation roadmap.
• Drive scoping and planning of initiatives, facilitating solutioning, estimation and execution planning.
• Facilitate buy-in to plan by tribe and key business stakeholders.

SOLUTION DELIVERY

• Create and manage an operating rhythm for your tribe to effectively execute delivery from analysis, design, development through to QA and delivery into program end-to-end activities.
• Proactively manage project risks, issues and dependencies, ensuring mitigation and management plans are effective, up-to-date and followed up
• Ensure the productivity of staff and suppliers working with the tribe.
• Manage the transition of initiatives into operational mode.
• Track the progress of each initiative, providing visibility and accurate forecasts-to-go.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Develop strong working relationships with leaders of other teams and tribes, including UX, EA, Change Management, QA in order to achieve the objectives of your tribe and the broader program.
• Proactively manage business stakeholders, communicating, setting expectations and managing obstacles.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

• Drive engagement and motivation of all tribe members to maximise their buy-in and performance.
• Assist in driving and facilitating upskilling and personal development objectives of your tribe members.

DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS

• Continuously seek and act on feedback from inside and outside of the tribe on improving how it operates.
• Contribute to improving and streamlining business processes and requirements where possible.
• Contribute to improving Pickles ways of working, including our application lifecycle management (ALM).

KEY SUCCESS MEASURES

• Successful scoping and delivery of initiatives in line with schedule, effort/cost and scope parameters.
• Key stakeholders across the business and IT informed and bought-in to the outcomes of the tribe.
• Establishment of a high-performance tribe via engagement, upskilling and continuous improvement.
• Strong working relationships developed across the Pickles IT leadership.
• Demonstrable action to continually improve Pickles and its delivery leadership competency.

KEY ATTRIBUTES & SKILLS

MANDATORY

• 10 years+ experience in delivery leadership roles, including on significant software development projects
• Broad experience in delivering complex software through all SDLC phases.
• Extensive experience with Agile, particularly SCRUM and Kanban.
• Strong people management skills to drive stakeholder agreement and address blockers.
• Strong analytical, communication and documentation skills to conceptualise and explain solutions
• Undergraduate degree in business or IT
• Comfortable working in a pressured and dynamic environment.

NICE TO HAVE

• Prior experience on a digital transformation / migration program.
• Strong business acumen, ability to act in a BA capacity well regarded.
• Understanding of Domain Driven Design, Event-driven architectures, microservices and event streaming
• Exposure to other software delivery methodologies, eg. Waterfall.