Job Details
Location: Newbury + Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
Hybrid: Our hybrid working approach allows you to work both in the office and at home. We expect you to come into the office 2‑3 days each week, for at least 8 days per month. Work with your line manager to understand expectations for your role and team.
What You’ll Do
The Agile Delivery Manager is responsible for developing and leading a high‑performing, multi‑discipline squad to launch new products and/or enhance existing products, across a range of segments and channels.
You will be a qualified and experienced Agile Delivery Manager with experience in managing projects, highly collaborative, organised and a strong communicator who can influence all levels. You will have a track record of successful delivery by planning, coaching and managing individuals and/or teams to achieve delivery objectives.
You will ensure your team can move forward by removing blockers, securing capacity, providing seamless communications and working with the Product Owner/Manager to clarify the backlog. Key accountabilities include:
- Demonstrable experience in product delivery with budgets in excess of £1m
- Organising, leading and planning with cross‑functional teams
- Planning and execution of various agile ceremonies within the squad and in line with agreed governance
- Ensuring teams complete their deliveries on time using creative thinking, collaboration and to a high level of quality
- Budget/financial management as per guidelines
Who You Are
- Relevant Agile delivery experience/qualifications, ideally with SAFe experience/qualifications
- Telecommunications experience is highly desirable; we would also consider people with similar IT agile delivery industry experience.
- Exposure to and understanding of Enterprise IT through managing developments with medium/high customer impacts, large numbers of customers and/or more complex products and services
- Managing external dependencies, working with other Delivery Managers to track and keep on time, articulating issues, dependencies and risks to stakeholders
- Consistently facilitating discussion with stakeholders and able to build rapport with stakeholders at all levels
- Creating a safe and mature environment to enable the team to work together, safeguarding the team against unwanted distractions and protecting their autonomy
What We Offer
We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and more. We help with your career through our amazing learning tools and top‑notch parental leave policies.
Need to Know
We are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulator’s standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/reasonable-adjustments/) for guidance.
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