Agile Delivery Manager in Birmingham

Are you looking for work that makes a difference? Do you want to work with people who learn and grow together? If so, Opencast could be the place for you. We're a growing tech consultancy that creates user‐centred solutions with purpose for our clients in government and business.

The role involves collaborating with the product manager and team to plan the delivery of services and products that deliver our client's strategic outcomes. You'll work in multidisciplinary agile teams alongside people in design, development, and research. You'll play a key role in determining the milestones to efficiently deliver for our clients and create a safe working environment so our agile teams can deliver with autonomy within our clients' governance structures.

Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with Opencast's quality, environmental, and information security policies and procedures, as well as applicable customer policies, standards and procedures while working on client.

Requirements:

• This role involves weekly on‐site working. Applicants should be able to travel to client sites in Newcastle, Leeds or Manchester.
• We're looking for people who value in‐person collaboration, enjoy building strong relationships, and are passionate about delivering solutions that make a real difference for our clients.
• You must either hold active Security Check (SC) clearance or be eligible and willing to undergo the clearance process.
• Typically, applicants must have UK citizenship and have lived continuously in the UK for at least the past five years, with no single absence exceeding 28 consecutive days.

If you are unsure whether you meet the eligibility criteria, we encourage you to review the guidance or discuss this with us before applying.

You need to comfortably deliver work against a fairly well‐defined outcome, where you understand the context you're delivering in.

In your CV and the interview, please show how you have:

• Recent government (public sector) experience and/or experience of delivering complex digital services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• Organised a scrum team, facilitated ceremonies and workshops to reach delivery milestones.
• Used a range of collaboration tools.
• Knowledge of Agile, plus Scrum or Kanban; Waterfall experience is also beneficial.
• Worked in an ambiguous environment and methodically broken down complex problems.
• Supported the team to tackle problems and make progress in challenging situations.
• Created and iterated a team charter and ways of working.
• Encouraged teams to refer their work back to the project's vision and commitments.
• Identified risks and dependencies within and outside the influence of your team, and had strategies to work towards their mitigation.
• Identified milestones and created plans towards delivery, and presented these to stakeholders.

Essential consulting skills:

• Contribute to improving ways of working and driving continuous improvements within your teams.
• Share knowledge and best practice with fellow delivery managers and other disciplines, including proactively engaging in client and Opencast communities of practice.
• Positively challenge decisions or solutions you don't agree with, striving for the best client outcomes.
• Create lasting value in the projects you work on, ensuring a user‐centric, sustainable approach.
• Engage with Opencast in a meaningful way, supporting the growth of your practice and wider capability.
• Support Opencast's growth plans, by providing case studies and updates into the relevant forums of your project work.

What we offer:

• A competitive package including a 7% employer pension contribution, share options, and a discretionary bonus.
• 25 days' holiday and access to 3 annual