Agile Delivery Lead

Why this job matters

BT’s modernisation and simplification programme is an exciting, innovative and ambitious programme of change that affects BT’s Digital Consumer function as well as our customers and partners.  We are focused in transforming our services in a collaborative human centred way, shifting to agile working across the whole software lifecycle, strengthening our partnerships and improving our leadership and culture.  Our team structures and ways of working are changing.  We are growing our people’s skills for the future and we are evolving our platforms, architecture, data & insight, digital and tooling. 

To deliver on the mission of Migrations Tribe, we need a Senior Agile Delivery Lead, with deep technical expertise and experience of agile methodologies and strategy creation, to drive the multiple initiatives and lead the change in the product operating model.
The purpose of this role is to lead and inspire the telco and techco products delivery engine, with accountability of the DORA metrics in partnership with Tech tribe leads. You will empower the teams to deliver on time, manage frequent delivery with minimal defect leakage and within budget.
This is a new job role created due to a team expansion and a newly set up Migrations Tribe. You will work with teams with cross functional squads within Consumer Digital.

What you’ll be doing

• You'll be accountable for managing Tribe dependencies, risks, and create plans with confidence. You will also be a line manager to Agile delivery leads who will manage Agile delivery Managers to delivery on the Tribes OKR’s and the Delivery OKRs.
• Design and optimise target delivery operating model , including strategies to partner externally with agility and continuously deliver outcomes.
• Interact and partner with senior leaders and utilize strong influencing, relationships, and leadership skills, coupled with thought leadership to drive strategic Agile Transformation , alongside brilliant delivery execution and being able to articulate complex Technical landscape into simply understood outcomes.
• Encompass deep technical delivery expertise through agile methodologies, long term strategy experience, and product management to drive the multiple initiatives and lead the change in product operating model and user centric  thinking , owning everything from identifying gaps and understanding and defining the strategy, to the delivery and execution of a project at team level through agile ceremonies. 
• Ensure successful execution of Tribe and portfolio outcomes plans, by reporting progress, resolving impediments, managing risk and adherence to contracts.

The skills you’ll need

Benefits

• Annual On target bonus 15% (personal and company multipliers)
• Car cash allowance of £5500
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
• Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’