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Delivery Lead

Delivery Lead

HelloKindred • Telford, England, UK
19 days ago
Job type
  • Temporary
Job description

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: 6-month contract
Work set up: Hybrid (2 days per week in office)
Clearance required: BPSS

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Delivery Lead to oversee the successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of change initiatives supporting one of the UKs largest and most business-critical tax administration services. Working alongside Delivery Leads Scrum Masters and technical specialists this role is responsible for driving delivery governance coordinating cross-functional teams managing stakeholder expectations and ensuring projects are delivered on time within scope and to agreed quality standards in a complex Agile delivery environment.

What you will do:

  • Lead the delivery of a portfolio of change initiatives from project initiation through implementation.
  • Develop and maintain delivery plans forecasts governance documentation and reporting artefacts.
  • Manage project risks issues dependencies and escalations throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  • Provide clear delivery reporting status updates and progress communications to stakeholders.
  • Coordinate activities across engineering testing architecture business analysis and Scrum Master teams.
  • Lead resource planning forecasting and capacity management to support delivery commitments.
  • Prioritize delivery demand by balancing business priorities team capacity and project timelines.
  • Ensure releases are delivered in accordance with agreed milestones governance controls and quality standards.
  • Drive continuous improvement across delivery processes governance and ways of working.
  • Support and mentor junior delivery team members where appropriate.
  • Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes.

Qualifications :

  • Proven experience leading delivery across multiple concurrent projects or workstreams.
  • Strong experience in delivery governance project planning forecasting and performance reporting.
  • Experience with resource planning capacity management and delivery forecasting.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands while balancing delivery risk business value and available capacity.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience across technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven experience managing project risks issues dependencies and escalations.
  • Experience working within Agile and hybrid delivery environments.
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Familiarity with Jira Confluence and similar delivery management tools is desirable.
  • Public sector or HMRC experience is desirable but not essential.
  • Excellent organizational communication and leadership skills.
  • Strong problem-solving decision-making and continuous improvement mindset.


Additional Information :

Please submit a CV/resume (mandatory) along with your application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair transparent and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills experience and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race colour religion sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Contract


Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
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