Agile Delivery Manager - Intellectual Property Office - SEO

Main duties consist of but are not limited to:

• Facilitate Agile Ceremonies: stand-ups, planning, retrospectives, and reviews to maintain momentum and foster continuous improvement.

• Team Planning & Prioritisation: Support the team in estimating, tracking, and delivering priorities, ensuring alignment with business goals.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with the Product Manager and technical stakeholders to understand priorities and dependencies.

• Workflow: Oversee the daily flow of work items, ensuring progression from backlog to delivery, using flow metrics where appropriate to enhance predictability and efficiency.

• Reporting & Insights: Track and report against key milestones and forecasts, providing clear visibility on team progress.

• Programme-Level Engagement: Represent the team in programme-level sessions, articulating updates, risks, and dependencies.

• Risk & Issue Management: Identify and address risks promptly, ensuring mitigation plans are in place.

• Incident Response: Act as a key escalation point during live incidents, helping to coordinate resolution and communication.

• Removing Blockers: Proactively address obstacles that hinder team performance and ensure a clear pathway for delivery.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive team maturity in agile delivery practices, fostering a culture of learning and adaptation.

• Cross-Team Dependencies: Understand and manage dependencies with other teams and workstreams across the programme. Ensure smooth integration and alignment of delivery plans.