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Join to apply for theAgile Delivery Managerrole atUCAS Join to apply for theAgile Delivery Managerrole atUCAS Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education.UCAS is the world’s leading shared admissions service for higher education. We provide application services for UK universities and colleges as well as delivering a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies and employers.We’re a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year. We're committed to delivering a first-class service to all of our customers — they're at the heart of everything we do.Business Unit DescriptionThe Digital Services business unit is at the heart of UCAS’ technical innovation, data and infrastructure. It focuses on leveraging data science, technology, and enterprise architecture to enhance UCAS' digital products and services.The unit is dedicated to developing and improving customer-centric digital solutions, ensuring seamless and secure online experiences for all users. By providing insightful data and analysis, often made available to anyone with free-to-use intuitive dashboard, Digital Services empowers the Higher Education sector and those interested in the sector with valuable information to make informed decisions. By working in collaborative, expert led, multi-disciplinary teams, Digital Services drives UCAS’ mission to connect students with their next opportunities through advanced technological solutions.About The Role Contractual Hours35.00About The RoleThe Agile Delivery Manager is accountable for technical delivery of change across multiple products and/or features, ensuring alignment across multiple agile delivery teams who coordinates technical change activities across multiple Agile teams, providing delivery coaching as required. The Agile Delivery Manager will have the gravitas to be able to track and report on delivery status to multiple stakeholder groups, in addition to being accountable for continuous improvement of change delivery activities for multiple functional/product areas.In addition, the Agile Delivery Manager will act as a Coach for senior management teams, stakeholders and customers in Agile practices to ensure adoption of best practice from the top-down and is able to influence and lead cross functional delivery and process improvement initiatives across the organisation.Key accountabilities:Facilitate Agile ceremonies across your product areas, including some organisational wide planning activities ensuring they take place, are positive, productive and professional Relentless focus on delivering value, and comfortable with challenging cross functional delivery teams to ensure value is delivered Raise awareness of impediments, then facilitate the removal in our mission to continually improve Work with other Agile Delivery Managers to increase the effectiveness of Agile Delivery throughout the organisation.You can find the full job description in the attached role profile below.Skills, Qualifications, And ExperienceEducated to Degree level in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent professional experience Significant experience of leading and managing multiple cross functional delivery Agile teams Scrum Master and/or RTE certified and extensive experience in a previous similar role An Agile enthusiast able to flex methodologies according to an organisation and its customers’ needs The Gravitas to be able to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior management and exec Demonstrable experience of multiple delivery successes delivering value to clients on time and within budget Demonstrable Experience of leading and driving agile delivery transformation across organisations.PackageSalary – up to £60,00030 days annual leave (plus 3 concessionary days over Christmas and your bank holidays!) Flexibility – UCAS positively supports Hybrid working for its employees, meaning you can work between home and the office in a way that suits you and the business and also has a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy A generous pension scheme Hundreds of high street discounts and offers with Perkbox Internal training and development Subsidised gym and café Be rewarded for going above and beyond with our ex-gratia bonus scheme and Celebrating U, our quarterly employee recognition scheme Dedicated volunteer employee networks promoting wellbeing, awareness and inclusionStudies have shown that some groups of people are less likely to apply to a role unless they tick every box. At UCAS, we recognise that talent comes in various forms and we are committed to delivering a fair and equitable recruitment process where applicants have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills. So, if you are interested in this vacancy, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still apply.If you have any questions and would like to find out more about the role before applying please email the Talent Acquisition team one of us will be in touch.Working ArrangementsIs fully remote working an option?No Seniority levelSeniority level Mid-Senior level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Management and Manufacturing Industries Education Administration Programs Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at UCAS by 2x Get notified about new Delivery Manager jobs inGloucester, England, United Kingdom . 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