Principal Agile Delivery Consultant

Join Europe's leading, high-growth Google Cloud consultancy. At Qodea, you'll be part of a team energised by innovation and passionate about delivering exceptional results. We craft cutting-edge solutions in data and analytics, AI, cloud infrastructure and security, driving digital transformation that empowers our customers to scale, modernise and lead in their industries.

We are looking for a Principal Agile Delivery Consultant/Team Lead to drive the success of the business by leading project teams focused on delivering high-quality solutions to our clients, and help to develop and grow our Agile Delivery capabilities as one of our Team Leads.

How You'll Shape Our Success

You will be responsible for leading project teams as well as providing thought leadership and expertise to support our sales department in expanding existing accounts through effective discovery and consultancy activities, providing advice and recommendations, based on knowledge and experience, to address client needs.

You will ideally have a variety of roles in a variety of domains in your background such as Business Analyst, Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Lead. Familiarity with Cloud technology would be hugely beneficial along with experience in working on cross discipline projects - Data, AI/ML, Platform, App Dev, Security - in a consultancy environment. This is a customer facing role so strong presentation skills are important and there is a requirement for occasional travel to customer sites.

What You'll Do

• Business Analysis and Product Ownership: Comprehensive analysis of business operations, information systems, and technical infrastructures. Estimate, plan and implement the analysis activity for projects and engagements; including leading the engagement with stakeholders to understand their requirements and sometimes challenge their value. Effective requirement elicitation, management and traceability, functional and nonfunctional. Manage the backlog as 'Product Owner' on behalf of the client, maximise value delivered, validate features and support test activity. Work closely with technical professionals to lead effective discovery to enable development of solutions that deliver value, understand business benefits and dependencies. Delivering agreed outcomes from projects using appropriate project management techniques, collaboration, leadership and governance.
• Agile Methodology and Scrum Framework: Tailor the Agile approach according to the project context; facilitate Agile events and assist others to understand the Agile approach and selected framework. Coach others (inside & outside of the Agile Delivery function) on topics such as elicitation methods, estimation, iterative development etc. Create and deliver presentations to demonstrate delivered features and explain how they meet client needs. Effectively monitor and report Agile metrics against each allocated project. Effectively monitor the delivery team compliance with Agile Delivery function standards, intervening as appropriate where improvements are required. Actively promote agile methodologies and frameworks as an organisational strength to customers.
• Overall: Provide thought leadership and expertise to develop and drive strategic Agile Delivery initiatives. Help to evolve the Agile Delivery function by sharing knowledge and skills and coaching more junior members of the team. Improving organisational performance by developing the performance of projects and workgroups to meet agreed objectives with measurable results. Work with the Sales function to assist with project scoping/discovery activity and sales meetings to support expansion in existing accounts or new opportunities and help customers understand the value of Agile Delivery. Proactively communicates with stakeholders; tailoring communications to the audience. Ability to work on multiple projects (client and internal) at the same time, managing own time appropriately, without supervision. Proactively manages utilisation of team and strives to achieve the best margin from client projects.

Requirements

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Consistently delivers projects to a high standard, appropriately balancing speed, quality and time.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal, to manage external stakeholders effectively.
• Proven leadership skills, with experience of leading both projects and teams.
• Lead and shape strategic analysis planning and execution, including Discovery activities and workshop facilitation.
• Experience in working on cross discipline projects with Data, AI, Platform and Security.
• Comfortable in navigating uncertainty and able to flex management style to suit the context / needs of key stakeholders.
• Commercial & Financial acumen.
• Relevant BA and/or PO certification.
• Relevant Agile certification.

Benefits

• Financial: Competitive base salary, Matching pension scheme (up to 5%) from day one, Discretionary company bonus scheme, 4 x annual salary Death in Service coverage from day one, Employee referral scheme.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance from day one, Help@Hand app: access to remote GPs, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy, EAP service, Cycle to Work scheme.
• Time Off and Flexibility: 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), An extra paid day off for your birthday, Ten paid learning days per year, Flexible working hours, Market-leading parental leave, Sabbatical leave (after five years), Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year).
• Development and Recognition: Industry-recognised training and certifications, Bonusly employee recognition and rewards platform, Clear opportunities for career development, Length of Service Awards.
• Extra Perks: Regular company events, Tech Scheme.

At Qodea, we champion diversity and inclusion. We believe that a career in IT should be open to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or neurotype. We value the unique talents and perspectives that each individual brings to our team, and we strive to create a fair and accessible hiring process for all.