Delivery Lead (Digital) - GDS Experience

Our culture is founded on passion, creativity and straight talking. As a business we are fun and want people to be who they really are. The two owners have huge amounts of drive, ambition and have created an awesome brand. You can listen to the two of them in action on this podcast;

https://www.tech-talks.co.uk/podcasts/steve-dhillon-and-rachel-murphy

We are currently searching for an experienced Delivery Lead with a background in Agile to join us on our exciting high-profile digital transformation projects.

Delivery Lead -The role

As a Delivery Lead you will manage a portfolio of projects, typically to deliver a specific product or digital transformation via multidisciplinary, highly skilled digital team(s).

You'll be adept at delivering complex digital projects, breaking down barriers for your team and both planning at a higher level and getting into the detail to make things happen when needed.

You will be core to our business, making decisions that build and develop high performing teams, where people are excited about the work they are undertaking.

Main responsibilities

• Deliver projects and products using the appropriate agile project management methodology, learning & iterating frequently
• Commercial management of accounts
• Managing a range of portfolios
• Define the roadmap for any given product and translate this into user stories
• Lead the collaborative and dynamic planning process
• Prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team
• Build, manage and develop specialist digital teams
• Ensure all products are built to an appropriate level of quality for the stage (Alpha/beta/production)
• Actively participating in the Delivery Manager community, sharing and re-applying skills and knowledge and bringing in best practice.

Skills and experience

It's essential that you have:

• Delivery Lead/Programme Management expertise
• Experience in delivering digital projects and products
• Experience using a range of Agile methods
• Proven experience balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity
• Understanding of the digital landscape
• Passion for building, managing and developing multi-disciplinary digital teams
• Previous experience in the public sector with GDS assessments

This is an exciting time to be joining us at Difrent!

If this is a match for your previous experience and sounds like your next career move, apply now for more information!

Please note: the successful candidate will need to have a DBS/Criminal record check as part of the on-boarding process.

Location: London

Salary: £85,000 to £90,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + comprehensive benefits package + performance related bonus