Agile Delivery Lead - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom - Causeway Technologies

Causeway Technologies

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Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Agile Delivery Lead

Middlesbrough / Hybrid

_ Do you want to help shape software that affects thousands of lives?_

Who are we?

We are ranked as the UK's #1 construction specific software player and our mission is simple; to provide market leading end-to-end software solutions to the construction and construction like industries across the entire build life cycle.

If you are looking to build an exceptional career with an award-winning company you've come to the right place.

Our teams are based in the UK, Europe, and India, working on products that are used on a global scale.

We have a clear and defined road map to deliver over the next 3 years, which is centred around a large-scale digital transformation as well as continuing our growth and expansion.

We embrace diversity and equality and want our employees to be comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. Creating a culture of Equality isn't just the right thing to do, it improves every aspect of our business.

The Role
Our technology is used by thousands of companies and affects millions of lives.

You will be responsible for leading a multi-disciplined team of software engineers with the aim of delivering great quality software that aims to transform the construction industry.

You'll be the driving force in ensuring that our product is developed to the highest standards using agile practices.

Your goal is to ensure agreed deliverables are met by your team, by driving your team's success through effective coaching, mentoring, objective setting, and performance reviews.

The key areas of responsibility for the Agile Delivery Lead include:
Product Delivery, Team Leadership and Management.

Responsibilities

Product Delivery

Act as the Agile champion for the team, Managing the Scrum process, scheduling and facilitating all scrum ceremonies (planning, standups, retrospectives etc.)
Work with the Product Owner to groom and define the product backlog.
Set and deliver realistic deliverables within each sprint in accordance with the product roadmap.
Communicate progress with the team and Product Owners via sprint plans, stand ups, burn down charts and scrum processes.
Liaise with other teams to share ideas, technology and any agreed crossteam deliverables.
Identify, communicate and mitigate any risks or impediments that may impact on team deliverables and remove.
Protect the team from external distractions and scope creep and remove barriers / blockers so that the team can focus on their work and deliverables.
Regularly assess the team's Agile maturity and coach them to improve and become a selforganised team.
Facilitate, communicate and support release planning.
Work with Product Owner to scope and prioritise activities based on business growth and customer impact.
Work closely with the engineering team to deliver product improvements and lean timetomarket solutions.
Provide practical assistance to the team to achieve the product KPI's, goals and projects agreed with the business.

Team Leadership and Management:

Lead by example, exuding positive energy and enthusiasm, inspiring others, encouraging teamwork and cooperation and ensuring that team members live and breathe the company vision and values at all times.
Provide Agile, Scrum and technical guidance and manage the team so that Scrum practices are followed, and software development meets the highest standards in terms of functionality, quality, and overall customer experience.
Responsible for the overall assessment, management and development of the product development team and for supporting the achievement of product and quality objectives.
Manage performance standards without compromising on service or quality.
Evaluate, coach and develop team members to build confidence and capability and operate to the highest standards.
Work with the Development Manager and People team to ensure that performance is managed, objectives are set, feedback is provided, holidays and other absence is managed and that team members have the appropriate skills to achieve their objectives.
Responsible for assessing training needs and ensuring that the relevant level of learning, coaching or knowledge sharing is available to all team members, aiming to improve both individual and organisational effectiveness.
Ensure that company processes, standards and policies are implemented. consistently and that fairness, reasonable standards in the treatment of people, equal opportunities and work life balance are maintained to create a high performing work environment and retain team members.

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