Delivery Lead- Digital Transformation – GDS (Outside IR35)
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A Delivery Lead to manage and deliver digital transformation projects for a public-sector customer using agile methods, prioritising work, defining product roadmaps, and leading multidisciplinary digital teams.
About this role
Delivery Lead- Digital Transformation – GDS (Outside IR35)
Due to our continued success in the digital arena, we are now looking for a Delivery Lead to join us on one of our digital transformation projects with our public-sector customer. This position will be based in Leeds.
This is an initial 3-6-month contract opportunity, outside IR35 on an agile government project within the GDS guidelines. Candidates must be able to start end of November.
Rate: £550-600 (Depending on experience)
Location: Leeds
Duration: 6 months
Start Date: 26th November 2018
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
- Proven experience in delivering digital projects and products
- Proven experience using a range of Agile methods
- Proven experience balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity
- Understanding of the digital landscape
- A passion for building, managing and developing multi-disciplinary digital teams
- Previous experience in the public sector with GDS assessments
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: Leeds
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