Agile Delivery Manager Contract Duration: Initial 6 months with possible extensions
Work Location: Macquarie Park, NSW
Work Arrangement: In-office 3 days per week
Start Date: Mid-January 2025
Interviews: Ongoing this week
About the Role:FinXL IT Professional Services is seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to lead and manage delivery teams for data-driven projects and initiatives. Reporting to the Director of Portfolio Delivery, this role is pivotal in ensuring the successful delivery of high-impact projects in a dynamic, enterprise-level environment.
Key Responsibilities:Delivery Management: Oversee multiple squads (designers, developers, testers, vendors, etc.) to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.
Manage cross-functional teams across regional and offshore locations.
Deliver projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Drive outcomes using customer user stories and iterative product development.
Resolve project issues and impediments while maintaining constructive relationships.
Project Management: Lead Data Office programs/projects valued at over $3M, with potential to manage multiple initiatives in parallel.
Develop and maintain project plans, ensuring delivery schedules, quality standards, and business outcomes are met.
Conduct resource planning, forecasting, and reporting to ensure alignment with financial and operational goals.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Financial Management: Prepare and manage project budgets, maintaining forecasting variances within 10%.
Deliver financial submissions and updates to senior stakeholders.
Report and track project KPIs to meet financial and customer-centric goals.
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior stakeholders (CEO, CIO, VP, Director level) to ensure alignment with business objectives.
Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the business and IT units.
Influence project outcomes through effective communication and negotiation.
Contract Management: Manage contracts with internal employees, contractors, and third-party vendors (fixed price and T&M).
Ensure delivery quality through robust contract negotiation and management.
Technical Agility: Support the lifecycle of applications within the Data Office, ensuring capacity and technical capabilities meet business needs.
Leverage knowledge of data platforms, cloud technologies, and integration tools to drive project success.
Skills and Experience:Mandatory Certifications: PMI/Prince-2 Certified Project Management Professional and Certified Agile Scrum Master (CSM/PSM).
Technical Expertise: Experience with data platforms, cloud technologies, and digital applications.
Proven Track Record: 7+ years of program/project management for medium to large-scale application development projects ($1M-$20M budgets, 10+ team members).
Financial Acumen: 7+ years of experience managing project budgets and financial reporting.
Agile Delivery: Demonstrated experience in Agile software development and delivery.
Leadership: Exceptional people management skills with experience leading culturally diverse, cross-functional teams.
Stakeholder Management: Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior leadership.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering or Computer Science.
Why Join Us?FinXL IT Professional Services offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment, enabling you to make a meaningful impact while working on cutting-edge projects. This is a fantastic opportunity for a results-driven professional to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.
Apply now to be part of a team that's shaping the future of data-driven innovation!
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