Agile Team Lead – Part Time (Outside IR35)
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh/Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit an Agile Team Lead for an initial 6 month contract with potential to extend on a rate of £630/day Outside IR35. The working hours are 18.5 hours per week. This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.
Responsibilities:
– Support teams in ensuring continuous improvement
– Visualise teams’ work
– Concentrate on flow, limiting WIP and delivering value
– Adapt processes to suit the teams, their work and delivery of value to the customers, rather than applying a
framework
– Monitor cycle times using quantitative tools such as Actionable Agile
– Build and maintain an open, trust-based environment
– Work closely with product managers, business analysts and other specialists in the teams, coaching them in agile working
– Foster strong, cohesive team dynamics and relationships, based on the principles of team autonomy, mastery and purpose
– Promote cross-team collaboration
– Actively contribute to a learning culture in the Agile Community of Practice (and the wider organisation) by regularly participating in, and sometimes leading meetings
– Engage with stakeholders across the organisation
– Work effectively with other suppliers, departments and agencies where appropriate
– Support digital service delivery
Essential Skills:
– Deep understanding of different agile concepts and techniques
– Evidence of embedding agile practices in teams
– Ability to use the most relevant practices
– Knowledge and understanding of agile product (software) development
– Experience of working with product teams which are experienced at working in an agile environment
– Ability to drive continuous improvement even in high-performing teams
– An excellent understanding of good digital service delivery design
– Experience of working with teams building browser-based digital services
– Experience of different industries (some public-sector experience is desirable but not essential)
– Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating and sharing knowledge and decision making
– Being framework agnostic, using the right practices for the context
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
Responsibilities:
– Support teams in ensuring continuous improvement
– Visualise teams’ work
– Concentrate on flow, limiting WIP and delivering value
– Adapt processes to suit the teams, their work and delivery of value to the customers, rather than applying a
framework
– Monitor cycle times using quantitative tools such as Actionable Agile
– Build and maintain an open, trust-based environment
– Work closely with product managers, business analysts and other specialists in the teams, coaching them in agile working
– Foster strong, cohesive team dynamics and relationships, based on the principles of team autonomy, mastery and purpose
– Promote cross-team collaboration
– Actively contribute to a learning culture in the Agile Community of Practice (and the wider organisation) by regularly participating in, and sometimes leading meetings
– Engage with stakeholders across the organisation
– Work effectively with other suppliers, departments and agencies where appropriate
– Support digital service delivery
Essential Skills:
– Deep understanding of different agile concepts and techniques
– Evidence of embedding agile practices in teams
– Ability to use the most relevant practices
– Knowledge and understanding of agile product (software) development
– Experience of working with product teams which are experienced at working in an agile environment
– Ability to drive continuous improvement even in high-performing teams
– An excellent understanding of good digital service delivery design
– Experience of working with teams building browser-based digital services
– Experience of different industries (some public-sector experience is desirable but not essential)
– Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating and sharing knowledge and decision making
– Being framework agnostic, using the right practices for the context
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.
