Agile Practice Lead - London, United Kingdom - BT

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Agile Practice Lead

Job Req ID:10611
Posting Date:27-Jan-2023
Function:Strategy, Transformation & Business Intelligence
Location:1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom
Salary:Competitive with great benefits
About BT

BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do and in the people who work here.
We're now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we're on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.
So, if you're interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it's like to work at BT.
About the role
Within Digital, the COO (Chief Operating Officer) team plays a critical role in driving the Digital transformation: we set and implement the overall BT Digital strategy and plans and we are the engine room driving the outcomes required for our customers. We work across multiple customer units (e.g., Consumer, Enterprise, Global divisions) covering needed updates to products, customer journeys, platforms, 3rd parties, strategic partners, IT architecture and innovation.
Digital has a large number of interconnected initiatives that will deliver strategic outcomes for BT and its customers. These initiatives are in play across a number of different units within Digital, with links to every part of BT. In parallel, we are moving all of Digital into fullscale Agile ways of working. It's a complex, interconnected show to keep on the road, and this job matters because you will be part of the team that makes sure that it does. You will work closely with delivery units and their teams, stakeholders, and senior management to ensure that Agile principles and practices are adopted and embraced throughout the organization. You'll be working with our CFUs and CUs to integrate product and process changes with Digital's plans. Equipped with this BTwide understanding, you will be able to guide teams to make better decisions, and work directly with senior management teams across BT to ensure their support.
You'll have the following responsibilities
Provide significant delivery experience utilising agile methods for major projects and portfolio transformation programmes
Drive and support organisational change at team, programme, product and service levels
Provide change management expertise across projects and programmes incorporating adaptive and hybrid ways of working to ensure upskilling can be maintained, sustained and retained
Provide deep technical knowledge to support teams in the transition and adaptation of a blended delivery approach
Collaborate with the wider technology and business change teams to embed new ways of working, driving a shift in culture to focus on usercentric design and delivery practices, upskilling and supporting these teams as they transgress and develop with your support
Guide and support a crossdisciplined squad employing agile values, principles and practices to deliver value to our business across the delivery lifecycle
Championing the COO team to adopt agile practices and collaborating with stakeholders and senior management to align Agile practices with business objectives
Providing regular reporting and metrics on Agile at scale performance and progress.

You'll have the following skills & experience

Be a change agent, supporting change initiative locally, adapting quickly and delivering change effectively
Expeince contributing to a high performing culture, empowering others through coaching and development
Be an inspiring communicator, creating inspiring messages, considering different perspective and delivering simple communications
You have experience of designing and implementing Agile at scale frameworks.
You have prior knowledge/experience working within Agile delivery environments utilising Agile at scale frameworks
You will have experience with agile delivery management and collaboration tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Mural)
Strong stakeholder management with excellent negotiation skills
Financial awareness of delivering change in commercial environment
Exceptional organisational and time management skills
Social, engaging and naturally collaborative with the ability to be a servant leader, organising and motivating the squad without the use of authority
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills ensuring confidence in conflict resolution and the ability to tailor own style to the audience
Knowledge of the Agile methodology and the benefits to Agile product delivery (Lean/Agile/SAFe/Scrum/Design Thinking/Systems Thinking