We are seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Managerto provide strategic delivery leadership across a major business and technology transformation program.
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This is a senior, program-level role suited to someone who can lead multiple Agile teams, coach Iteration Managers, establish new delivery teams and work closely with senior program leadership to drive successful outcomes across a complex ICT environment.
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The Role
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You will be responsible for:
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- Providing leadership and oversight to Iteration Managers and cross-functional delivery teams.
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- Ensuring team delivery roadmaps align with broader program priorities and strategic objectives.
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- Establishing new Agile teams through Sprint 0 activities and providing transitional delivery leadership.
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- Acting as a key strategic support to the Program Director and broader program leadership.
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- Coaching Iteration Managers and Agile teams to improve Agile delivery practices and team performance.
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- Developing and delivering Agile training and capability-uplift initiatives.
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- Facilitating program-level Agile ceremonies including Scrum of Scrums, retrospectives and planning activities.
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- Managing program-level risks, dependencies, impediments and delivery issues.
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- Supporting workforce and resource planning across multiple delivery teams.
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- Maintaining oversight of release plans and the overall program delivery roadmap.
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- Driving a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
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- Supporting program reporting, metrics, governance and ICT assurance requirements.
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About You
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To be successful, you will have:
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- Extensive experience as an Agile Delivery Managerwithin large or complex ICT transformation programs.
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- A minimum of 5 years' experiencein Agile project management, delivery management or related roles.
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- Demonstrated experience leading multiple cross-functional teams at a program level.
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- Strong practical knowledge of Agile methodologies and frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban.
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- Experience coaching and mentoring Iteration Managers, Scrum Masters or Agile delivery teams.
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- Proven experience facilitating program-level ceremonies such as Scrum of Scrums, retrospectives and Big Room Planning.
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- Robust experience managing complex risks, dependencies and delivery impediments.
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- Experience working across business-led ICT programs involving multiple concurrent projects.
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- Strong working knowledge of Agile delivery tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira.
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- Excellent senior stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
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- Solid problem-solving, conflict-resolution and organisational capability.
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- The ability to operate effectively within complex, fast-moving and ambiguous environments.
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Highly Desirable
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Advanced Agile certifications such as:
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- PMI-ACP
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This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Agile delivery professional who enjoys operating across multiple teams, influencing program-level outcomes and building strong Agile delivery capability within a large-scale transformation environment.
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Paxus values diversity and welcomes applications from Indigenous Australians, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people living with a disability. If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process, including the application form in an alternate format, please contact me on the above contact details.