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Role: Agile Lead
Location: Sheffield, UK (Hybrid 3 days onsite/week)
Job Type: Sub-con
Job description
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of IT Agile Lead/ Project Manager.
Role Purpose
In this role you will:
- Hands on agile lead responsibilities to manage the backlog, estimates, milestones, and metrics
- Be responsible for tracking delivery through sprints and managing engineers to ensure delivery to timescales
- Assist business stakeholders with the decomposition of complex business requirements into Epics and User Stories that can be delivered by Technology via respective backlogs with minimum cross product coordination
- Ensure that Project Initiation is performed to quantify clear scope and to ensure the Project is aligned to Project Management principles and standards, Agile ways of working, and effective implementation of the Scrum framework as agreed
- Be responsible for owning end to end execution across all parties/work streams
- Work with Technology Platform Teams/Product Owner to drive continuous service improvements through backlog management, maturity in the use of Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), and corresponding management of dependencies
- Identify and escalate using sound judgment significant challenges/impediments and risks to key stakeholders. Contribute to managing and controlling risks and issues and assist in providing appropriate contingencies
- Contribution to Management Information Reporting as covered by HSBC guidelines
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders within IT Global Businesses/Finance
- Adopt a joined-up approach to execute change at pace and with minimal conflict
- Use Jira and Confluence to support project delivery where applicable
- Directly responsible for successful delivery of Technology initiatives
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Requirements
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
- In-depth knowledge of Project Management principles and standards including Waterfall/Agile methods
- Must have strong Scrum Master skills
- Technical background and be able to understand technology SDLC
- Excellent written/verbal communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain complex IT issues to non-technical people in the business and converse business requirements to technical colleagues
- Naturally takes ownership for issues and conflicts and the ability to direct and influence people
- Outstanding Relationship Management and collaboration qualities
- Broad knowledge/experience using industry-wide tools such as Jira, Confluence, CA Clarity, MS Project
- Strong analytical experience in business requirements gathering to develop Technical Project scope is essential
- Track record of demonstrating Risk and Compliance awareness
- Previous experience of delivering Technical Programmes/Projects
- Experience of 4-8 years having worked as a Scrum Master
- Experience of having worked in a global organization is desirable
- Must have proven experience in PI Planning and/or Sprint Planning preparation and facilitation
- Experience of driving continuous improvement
- Outstanding project and programme management experience which includes communications capabilities, decision making, and problem-solving skills, lateral thinking, analytical, and interpersonal skills
- Excellent understanding and proven experience of Programme and Project Management methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, and Scrum framework
- Ability to direct and influence people in a matrix-orientated environment and establish working partnerships at a junior and senior organizational level
- Proven experience of positive challenging interactions with Senior Executives across the business
- Outstanding relationship management, collaboration, and influencing skills
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Mandatory Skills
- Agile (Value-Driven Delivery)
- Project Financial Management
- Project Governance
- Project Planning
- Resource Management
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Skills
Agile
Scrum
Kanban
Project Management
Jira
Confluence
PI Planning
Sprint Planning
Resource Management
Project Governance
SDLC
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Waterfall
Business Requirements Gathering
Financial Management