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Agile Team Lead

Employer
Sanderson Government & Defence
Location
London
Salary
£55000 - £70000 per annum
Closing date
23 Sep 2021

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Clearance Level
BPSS
Sector
Information Technology
Job Type
Permanent
Our client is a well renowned and highly innovative IT consultancy operating across public & commercial sectors within the Data, AI, Cloud and RPA space.
 
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:
As a Team Lead, you will be responsible for leading an agile team to deliver high quality solutions that meet client and user needs. You will get the best from talented teams by creating a positive and creative culture and a productive working environment. You will empower and support your team to perform well, learn and grow in a manner that is consistent with company values. You will foresee and remove blockers and effectively manage risks and issues at a team level. You will work closely with other Agile Team Leads and stakeholders to ensure your team is working on the right things at the right time under the support and guidance of a Delivery Manager. You will take on broad management responsibilities beyond the agile team as required and actively contribute to the Management capability. 
 
The successful candidate will:
  • Establish ways of working to enable an agile team to plan, forecast and deliver against a product backlog.
  • Act as a role model for collaborative behaviours, agile values and professionalism.
  • Lead retrospectives and continuous improvement initiatives; applying previous knowledge, experience, and industry best practices in agile delivery.
  • Put people first & develop others – You’ll manage, coach and develop a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance
  • Actively manage the performance of team members, including the stewardship of improvement plans where necessary.
  • Provide data, forecasts and progress updates to inform planning initiatives.
  • Facilitate workshops and discussions to understand and effectively capture requirements to achieve a joint understanding of needs.
  • Establish and maintain constructive and collaborative relationships with the client, other suppliers and third-party stakeholders.
  • Ensure stakeholders can access current and accurate data on the status of the team’s delivery and that technical quality standards are followed.
  • Support the Delivery Manager in ensuring projects deliver the agreed outcomes within budget.  
  • Be highly flexible (including willingness to work away from home base).
 
MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS
  • Persuasive and effective communicator with strong negotiating skills. 
  • Possess a solid understanding and strong practical experience of agile delivery in software development projects.
  • Evidence of leading continuous improvement initiatives.
  • We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing members of your team and wider community.
  • Experience of facilitating workshops and discussions.
  • Ability to forge effective working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Considerable experience in a relevant technical environment.
• Maintain effective and efficient delivery from your team during periods of remote working

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