Hammersmith with Hybrid working (3 days in the office)
About the role and the Team:
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Head of Agile Delivery to lead the organization's Agile transformation and ensure the successful delivery of business-critical initiatives. This role combines thought leadership, scaled Agile expertise, and senior stakeholder engagement to drive business agility and align delivery processes with organizational objectives.
You will embed Lean Software Development principles and champion the adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), ensuring that Scrum Masters across the organization are equipped to enable teams to achieve exceptional outcomes. Acting as a trusted partner to the C-suite, you will influence and guide strategic decisions, foster collaboration across teams, and establish a culture of continuous improvement.
What will you be doing?
Define and execute the organization's Agile delivery strategy, aligning it with business priorities and objectives
Drive the implementation and scaling of SAFe practices, ensuring effective facilitation and coaching by Scrum Masters
Embed Lean Software Development principles to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and enhance value delivery
Engage and collaborate with senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives, to align on Agile transformation efforts and delivery outcomes
Lead and mentor a team of Scrum Masters, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability
Establish and track key performance metrics (e.g., DORA metrics) to measure delivery efficiency and continuous improvement
Act as a change agent to drive organizational transformation and embed Agile practices across diverse teams and departments
Advocate for Agile and Lean principles while driving organizational change and innovation
What we are looking for:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Deep expertise in Kanban or Scrum and SAFE
Experience with Jira for issue tracking
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
Ability to think strategically, provide practical solutions, and make sound decisions in complex and evolving product and customer journey environments
Telecoms experience and/or experience in a start-up or PE environment - Desirable
Why work for us?
We're in your corner and our vision is to be the UK's most loved and desired broadband provider, that shows the way broadband is done!
Awarded Broadband Provider of the Year 2023 Uswitch Telecoms Awards, as voted for by 20,000 customers, plus Fair Terms Gold Award 2023. We're also very proud to have been awarded Great Place to Work Certification (2022-23) and UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (2022)
In our Belgrade office, we work with our UK colleagues in a shared mission: to gigabit Britain. Our office started up in 2013 with what was then 20 developers, now we'remore than 700 people. Do you want to be a part of our next adventure?
Going beyond the expected
Whatever we're doing - whether we're liaising with our customers, delivering our network, or working on our company strategy, going beyond the expected is the benchmark for everything we do. How we work is shaped by our three culture principles:
We work smarter together
We stay focused
We strive for excellence
Some of our key Benefits:
Competitive salary
Global Remote working for up to 2 week per year for those who are able to work remotely
25 days' paid holiday increasing each year, to a max of 35
Extra days off for your birthday, move house and volunteer
Access to a wellbeing platform, Rezilient
Partnership with SOS Children's Village
Private medical insurance
Fit Pass discount
Technology discount
Team sports activities
Massages in the office
Sweet Tuesdays
We're
committed
to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. In fact, this is at the heart of our culture and values. We welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life.
What happens next?
You apply (please send us your CV in English)
We carefully review your application
* We'll get back to you -- even if it's a no (for now)
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