Consultant, Agile Transformation Lead, Delivery, Defence & Security

Deloitte
Manchester, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Scrum
Extreme Programming (XP)

Job description

You will be part of a team where you will have responsibility for:

  • Helping teams improve their ways of working towards better value sooner, safer, happier by adopting various coaching, facilitation and delivery stances.
  • Lead and guide cross-functional teams in adopting agile principles and practices, promoting a culture of collaboration and transparency.
  • Facilitation of team self-organisation and delivery events as invited.
  • Working with executive and portfolio level teams to influence leaders and create flow in enterprise wide processes such as portfolio management and risk and control.
  • Identify and address any barriers or challenges to delivery, working with teams to overcome obstacles and drive continuous improvement.
  • Bringing back learnings as to how teams are innovating and how that can be shared back with other teams and other clients through the wider practice.
  • Working within diverse teams to create an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution to collective goals.

Requirements

  • All applicants must hold UK security clearance to Developed Vetting (DV) level.
  • Proven experience delivering transformation projects and knowledge of both traditional and agile delivery methodologies.
  • Experience shaping programmes, understanding business challenges which you can translate and architect into delivery.
  • Experience working within mature and immature agile teams as a team member or in a lead or facilitating role.
  • Strong coaching and facilitation skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.
  • Agile methodologies and certifications, specifically Kanban, Disciplined Agile and/or ICAgile.
  • Knowledge of other methods (e.g. Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, XP) is of interest but not required.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on driving results and achieving organisational goals.
  • Experience developing and implementing transformation strategies.
  • Working with portfolio functions to redefine initiatives into outcomes aligned to value streams.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.

About the company

Deloitte drives progress. Our firms around the world help our clients become market leaders wherever they compete. Deloitte invests in outstanding people with diverse talents and backgrounds, empowering them to achieve more than they can elsewhere. Our work combines consulting with action and integrity. We believe that when our clients and society are stronger, so are we.

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