Head of Agile Delivery Management

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to head up an area of our Agile Delivery Profession! You will be setting up our new service iteration teams and supporting the adoption of Agile ways of working in our Data Directorate. You will set the strategy and future direction for Agile Delivery Management at Companies House within these areas.

Reporting to the Head of Product Delivery and line managing Senior Agile Delivery Managers, you will be required to support the profession to deliver across multiple teams at all stages of the development and product lifecycle, collaborating closely with other Heads of Profession to ensure plans are deliverable and teams have all the people they need to succeed. You will also be expected to represent the Digital and Technology directorate (DaT), collaborating with stakeholders and teams across Companies House. Therefore, we are looking for someone who is collaborative, displays strong leadership skills and is passionate about delivery.

Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%. We are able to consider full-time or part-time hours for this opportunity (minimum 25 hours per week over a minimum of 4 days).

As (one of two) Heads of Agile Delivery Management, you will:

• Collaborate and work closely with the other Head of Agile Delivery Management for Infrastructure and Change to ensure consistency across both sides of the profession. This role will be Head of Agile Delivery Management for Services and Data.
• Ensure the Agile Delivery Management profession working in service and data has the capacity, culture and skills required to deliver.
• Build a clear career path for the profession and support people to succeed within it.
• Act as an escalation point for delivery risks and blockers, providing support to the profession in mitigating and removing these.
• Champion Agile delivery approaches and coach senior people across the organisation on best practices for delivery of products and services sustainably, with a focus on the needs of internal and external users.
• Own the Digital and Technology delivery plan for Service and Data.
• Work with Senior Responsible Owners of work, Service Owners, Service Managers and Project Managers to ensure this is accurate and up to date.
• Facilitate conversations between stakeholders where conflicts arise due to changes in the plan and agree a way forward.
• Ensure the plan is transparent and accessible to everyone in the organisation.
• Work with other heads of profession to facilitate and promote effective cross-functional delivery.
• Provide high level information on all digital deliveries in your area to stakeholders and governance boards as required, supporting decision making by understanding and clearly communicating the dependencies, risks and impacts of changes across all the work in Digital and Technology.
• Be responsible for recruitment for the Companies House agile delivery management profession working within service and data teams.
• Lead on the creation of the new service iteration scrum teams for the organisation ensuring there are good Agile ways of working embedded from the start.
• Champion and maintain a diverse and inclusive environment.

This role sits in the Product Delivery area of Digital and Technology. You will be one of two Heads of Profession each responsible for half of the Senior Agile Delivery Managers and Agile Delivery Managers working in specific areas of the organisation. You will be joining us at a time of growth and will have a leadership role in setting the future direction. The Agile Delivery Management profession at Companies House has a strong community of practice who meet fortnightly to support each other and learn together. Agile Delivery Managers have a leadership role within our scrum teams and are pivotal in establishing and maintaining the culture and ways of working. In this role you will lead on embedding this into the new teams.

We are looking for the following experience and skills which will be assessed at sift and interview:

• You will be an authentic leader, with a proven track record as a delivery manager in an agile environment.
• You’ll nurture talent and potential in individuals and promote diversity and wellbeing of teams in a hybrid working environment.
• You should be a delivery professional with experience in supporting multi-disciplinary digital and/or data teams to deliver using Agile.
• A champion of learning and development for yourself and others.
• An experienced leader and line manager who is skilled in supporting and growing their team members.
• An advocate for user-centred practices embedded within agile delivery, who can use empathy and respect in their approach to stakeholders and colleagues who aren’t familiar with these ways of working.
• Proactive. You will take the initiative to solve problems and find innovative ways of doing things better.
• Empowering. You believe in coaching people rather than telling them what to do.
• Collaborative. You work with your team, your directorate and broader network of colleagues to build consensus, using your diplomacy, facilitation and influencing skills.

Alongside your salary of £56,688, Companies House contributes £16,422 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:

• A generous 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day.
• Enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate of averaging 28%.
• A range of recognition schemes including instant awards to thank and recognise each other's efforts and contributions.
• A strong ethos of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Great work-life balance with flexible and mobile working available for many roles.
• A pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our employees to flourish and be their best at work.
• Online financial support and advice.
• Seasonal flu jabs.
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave allowances.
• A focus on career development and progression.
• A number of inclusive network groups to support our colleagues.
• A great sports and social society.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Click 'Apply Now' to be taken to our main advert Civil Service Jobs where you can see more details regarding the role, the incredible benefits we have to offer and what it's like to work in Companies House. If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to us. This role closes on 5 May 2025 (at 23:55).