Delivery Manager at Inara, Remore/United Kingdom, £450 per day

Delivery Manager (Outside IR35)

Location: Remote (fully remote)

Industry: Technology Consultancy / Public Sector

Day Rate: £450 per day

Employment type: Contract (Outside IR35), running to end of year, with high chance of extension

Our client is an innovative technology consultancy that has just been awarded an exciting new piece of work with a public sector organisation. They specialise in the delivery of custom software solutions for private and public sector clients.

They're now looking for an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to join the same engagement, helping steer a multidisciplinary team through discovery, alpha, beta and live for a brand-new public sector digital service.

The Role

Working alongside user researchers, content designers, service designers, interaction designers and engineers, you'll own the delivery rhythm and health of the team, keeping things moving through fast-paced agile delivery while unblocking risks and dependencies as they come up. You'll be a key voice in shaping how this engagement runs from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Leading agile delivery for a cross-functional team building a public sector digital service, from discovery through to live
• Facilitating ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retros and show-and-tells
• Managing risks, dependencies, blockers and delivery plans, keeping stakeholders informed throughout
• Working closely with the client and internal leadership to report on progress, timelines and outcomes
• Coaching the team on agile ways of working and continuously improving delivery practices
• Supporting the team through discovery, alpha, beta and live phases within a GDS-led environment
• Collaborating closely with design, research and engineering disciplines to keep delivery joined up
• Helping establish delivery standards and ways of working on a brand-new engagement

Required Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience as a delivery manager within a cross-functional team in government
• Strong understanding of GDS service standards and agile delivery within a public sector context
• Confidence facilitating agile ceremonies and coaching teams on best practice
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including reporting to senior client stakeholders
• Experience managing risk, dependency and delivery planning across discovery to live

Desirable

• Experience working on a mobile app
• Experience in a platform team, particularly one building design systems or reusable components

Interested?

If you're an experienced Delivery Manager who thrives in fast-paced agile environments and wants to help shape a meaningful public sector outcome, please get in touch to find out more and receive the full details.

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