Product Delivery Team Leader

• Term: Permanent
• Working Hours: Full-time (Monday to Friday - 35 HRS p/w)
• Location: Ipswich - Hybrid working
• Salary: £50,000 - £55,000

We are seeking a Product Delivery Team Leader to manage our clients team of Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Technology Adoption Specialists. The ideal candidate will ensure IT projects meet business needs and will be responsible for embedding Agile/Scrum methodologies within the team. This role requires a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Manage the Product Delivery Team, overseeing performance and day-to-day requirements.
• Develop and manage project plans, deliverables, stakeholder expectations, and project relationships.
• Communicate and manage tasks and activities to a schedule with the team, providing feedback as appropriate.
• Handle project scope, budget, resource management, time management, communications, risk management, QA and testing, user training, ongoing maintenance, and support.
• Perform requirements gathering, analytical techniques, and develop implementation plans.
• Develop and implement test plans/scenarios to ensure successful delivery of projects.
• Support various business and technology teams during project delivery.
• Accurately assess risks associated with each solution design/project.
• Support the professional and technical development of team members.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Agile project management/business analysis within software development projects.
• Thorough knowledge of SDLC models/Scrum methodology and direct implementation to projects.
• Proven project management skills within software development and IT projects.
• Leadership skills in leading technical personnel through software development project deliveries.
• Strong business and systems analysis skills, test planning, and troubleshooting experience.
• Familiarity with object-oriented modelling techniques, including UML, use case, activity, and sequence diagrams.
• Experience with requirements management and modelling tools.
• Demonstrated leadership and attention to detail skills.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays rising with service.
• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
• Private Healthcare - BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
• Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer/5% Employee)
• Staff Profit Share/Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary/Permanent Health Insurance
• Paid CSR day
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Season Ticket Loan
• Gym Flex membership
• Electric car scheme
• Dress for your Day Policy
• Agile/hybrid working Policy
• 35 hour working week.