Agile Delivery Manager
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Agile Delivery Manager
6-month Contract
London (Hybrid)
£450/day Inside IR35
We’re seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to lead cross-functional teams across multiple projects, ensuring successful delivery in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
This is a hybrid role with 1 day per week required on-site in either London or Leeds . SC clearance eligibility is required, with an immediate start date in August 2025.
A Chance to Work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector.
Key Skills and experience:
- Strong experience in Agile delivery management , focusing on user-centered , iterative , and data-driven approaches li>Solid knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum , Kanban , and SAFe
- Demonstrable experience delivering projects to GDS standards , including passing GDS service assessments
- Deep understanding of Government Digital Service (GDS) principles , including user-centered design , agile delivery , performance monitoring , and continuous improvement
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced delivery environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to varied audiences
- Skilled in identifying and resolving delivery challenges to ensure project timelines and quality are maintained
- Experience working with public sector organisations or government departments
Agile Delivery Manager
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Agile Delivery Manager
6-month Contract
London (Hybrid)
£450/day Inside IR35
We’re seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to lead cross-functional teams across multiple projects, ensuring successful delivery in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
This is a hybrid role with 1 day per week required on-site in either London or Leeds . SC clearance eligibility is required, with an immediate start date in August 2025.
A Chance to Work with a Leading Digital Transformation Business Delivering Large-scale, Long-term IT Projects for the Public Sector.
Key Skills and experience:
- Strong experience in Agile delivery management , focusing on user-centered , iterative , and data-driven approaches li>Solid knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum , Kanban , and SAFe
- Demonstrable experience delivering projects to GDS standards , including passing GDS service assessments
- Deep understanding of Government Digital Service (GDS) principles , including user-centered design , agile delivery , performance monitoring , and continuous improvement
- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced delivery environments
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to varied audiences
- Skilled in identifying and resolving delivery challenges to ensure project timelines and quality are maintained
- Experience working with public sector organisations or government departments
Agile Delivery Manager
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About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.
Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.
Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.
About the role
We are looking to hire an Agile Delivery Manager to join our growing Technology team. The Agile Delivery Manager will work closely across our squads to deliver roadmap items involving cross-functional projects. This will involve working with a wide range of other teams such as Digital, Finance, Product, and Supply Chain.
They must be confident and assertive when required, and work proactively to resolve blockers or impediments to delivery, including through escalation where necessary.
As Delivery Manager you will be responsible for
- Define and embed the right fit of practices, tools, and techniques from Scrum, Lean, and Kanban to help the team work more efficiently
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies as appropriate, including Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and best practices to enhance ways of working across teams
- Ensure teams collaborate, communicate effectively, and focus on what is most important
- Coach team members on the Agile mindset, principles, and values
- Work closely with Product and Tech leads to prioritise work through the backlog
- Where appropriate, implement Scrum of Scrums to support multiple delivery streams
- Work closely across the squads to coordinate the delivery of key roadmap initiatives
- Facilitate meetings and workshops to align and coordinate teams
- Proactively manage dependencies and remove blockers to maximise value within constraints
- Participate in the Delivery community to share knowledge and best practices
- Define clear project plans and provide regular updates on progress and key risks to the wider Charlotte Tilbury business as delivery progresses
Who you will work with
Head of Delivery, all the teams in Tech, Digital, Systems etc.
About you
• Solid experience as an Agile Delivery Manager
• A recognised Scrum Master certification
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills
• Broad knowledge of Agile frameworks and techniques (e.g., Scrum, Scaled Agile, Kanban, User Stories, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Agile Games)
• Capable of managing work, risks, and dependencies across teams
• Good understanding and experience of the retail environment
• Able to maintain, influence, and motivate a team
• Able to ensure transparency and external understanding of the team’s work
• Able to create an open and collaborative working environment flexible, adaptable, and willing to learn
• Able to navigate and negotiate around obstacles does not shy away from difficult conversations
• Hands-on, practical approach
• Demonstrates initiative and a proactive approach to workload
• Strong experience with Agile tooling (e.g., JIRA, Mural, etc.)
• Outstanding skills and knowledge in servant leadership, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
The Person
• Organisation An Agile Delivery Manager needs more than just vision to lead a project to success—you will need to be able to create a plan to achieve that vision
• Strong communication skills You will clearly communicate your ideas and receive feedback from your team—across technical, business, and design functions
• Foresight Anticipate problems and address them before they compromise deadlines and budgets
• Pragmatism Make the most of available resources prioritise scope and budget effectively
• Empathy Understand the concerns of all team members and unblock them rapidly as appropriate
Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.
Why join us?
- Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
- We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
- Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
- Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
- Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
- And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!
At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.
If you want to learn more about life at Charlotte Tilbury Beauty please follow our LinkedIn page!
Senior Project Manager / Agile
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Contract Role: Senior Project Manager / Agile Scrum Master - Security focus
6-month contract (starting August)
Hybrid – 2 days p/week in South London office (occasional travel to Southampton is posible)
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager who’s confident leading Agile teams and can take ownership of a high-priority security improvement programme across multiple tech workstreams.
This is a hands-on delivery role – you'll be running agile ceremonies, keeping projects on track, and coordinating multiple squads to ensure deadlines are hit and blockers removed. On the security side , the focus is on hardening endpoints, securing pipelines, and bringing systems in line with compliance and audit standards.
Key things you'll be doing:
Running daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retros and backlog grooming
Leading delivery across multiple squads (Scrum of Scrums)
Driving endpoint hardening, SSO rollout, EOL upgrades, and security alert monitoring. Working with engineers, InfoSec and product to align on audit and risk prioritiesTracking progress via Jira/Kanban views and productivity scorecards
What you’ll need:
Strong experience in Agile PM / Scrum Master roles in enterprise environments
Solid understanding of Scrum, Kanban, DevSecOps
Exposure to secure CI/CD, infrastructure as code, GitHub Advanced Security, EntraID
Confident using Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Excel, SharePoint
Nice to have:
PMP, CSM, PSM or security certs (e.g. CISSP, CISA)
Rate: Good market rate (inside IR35)
Start Date: 1st August
Duration: 6 months with possible extension
Interested? Please apply now for more details, thanks!
Agile Software Delivery Manager
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The position requires a focused Project Delivery Manager with strong technical background to provide delivery ownership to requirements set out by product managers. You will be organised and able to work with engineers and product managers to plan projects to projects, create a schedule and understand risks and issue and work to mitigate them along with the project team.
The department typically delivers projects using Agile methodologies either scrum or Kanban, you will have had experience working in an Agile environment, operating as a Scrum Master or similar role within a scrum team.
Projects are technical in nature, you will have experience working in a technical discipline, perhaps as a software engineer, firmware engineer, FPGA Engineer or similar. You will be well versed in the software life cycle and have a healthy appreciation of various software engineering delivery techniques.
Agile Software Delivery Manager
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The position requires a focused Project Delivery Manager with strong technical background to provide delivery ownership to requirements set out by product managers. You will be organised and able to work with engineers and product managers to plan projects to projects, create a schedule and understand risks and issue and work to mitigate them along with the project team.
The department typically delivers projects using Agile methodologies either scrum or Kanban, you will have had experience working in an Agile environment, operating as a Scrum Master or similar role within a scrum team.
Projects are technical in nature, you will have experience working in a technical discipline, perhaps as a software engineer, firmware engineer, FPGA Engineer or similar. You will be well versed in the software life cycle and have a healthy appreciation of various software engineering delivery techniques.
Delivery Lead - AI, Insurance, Agile
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Delivery Lead - AI, Insurance, Agile
Up to 675 per day - Inside IR35
London / Hybrid
6 months
My client is a global insurer seeking a Delivery Lead to own and drive end-to-end delivery of a claims data migration project, transitioning to an AI-powered solution.
Key Requirements:
- Proven commercial experience working as a Delivery Lead in complex, data-driven projects (ideally AI).
- Strong understanding of AI applications (ideally within Insurance, particularly claims and FNOL processes).
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies.
- Effective management of Budgets / Risks / Issues / Dependencies.
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Planview etc.
- Agile certifications i.e. SAFe, Scrum Master, PMI-ACP etc.
- The ability to collaborate and work effectively with global teams across different time zones.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to delivery challenges.
- Previous experience presenting updates and insights to SteerCo level.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Nice to have:
- Previous Insurance industry experience (Property or Mid-Market lines preferred).
- A background in development with strong knowledge of Python, Java, React and Azure.
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Delivery Lead - AI, Insurance, Agile
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Delivery Lead - AI, Insurance, Agile
Up to 675 per day - Inside IR35
London / Hybrid
6 months
My client is a global insurer seeking a Delivery Lead to own and drive end-to-end delivery of a claims data migration project, transitioning to an AI-powered solution.
Key Requirements:
- Proven commercial experience working as a Delivery Lead in complex, data-driven projects (ideally AI).
- Strong understanding of AI applications (ideally within Insurance, particularly claims and FNOL processes).
- Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies.
- Effective management of Budgets / Risks / Issues / Dependencies.
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Planview etc.
- Agile certifications i.e. SAFe, Scrum Master, PMI-ACP etc.
- The ability to collaborate and work effectively with global teams across different time zones.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to delivery challenges.
- Previous experience presenting updates and insights to SteerCo level.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Nice to have:
- Previous Insurance industry experience (Property or Mid-Market lines preferred).
- A background in development with strong knowledge of Python, Java, React and Azure.
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Agile Product Owner Monetization Apps
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**Who We Are.**
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the _creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what's next.
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
**Your New Role.**
As Agile Product Owner you will be responsible for the end-to-end product ownership and ongoing enhancement of our custom-built finance application s
You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across various territories, as well as external developers and technical partners, to translate complex financial requirements into functional product features and manage continuous product improvement.
**Your Role Accountabilities.**
+ Own the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and finance reporting cycles
+ Manage the agile product backlog and lead sprint planning in coordination with an external development team
+ Translate business requirements and reporting obligations into clear user stories and functional designs
+ Drive the implementation of product enhancements, bug fixes and compliance-related updates
+ Support UAT processes , coordinate release and roll-out activities , provide DevOps support
+ Ensure product documentation and training materials are up to date and well-maintained
+ Ensure operational excellence through collaboration with Info rmation Sec urity , Data Privacy and Architecture teams
+ Understand and reflect finance requirements such as participation accounting, amortization methods, revenue and cost allocations, §32d UrhG (copyright) , intercompany reporting and subsidy tracking
+ Engage with international F inance , Technology, business stakeholders and Local Production Center of Excellence to capture their needs and ensure accurate , efficient reporting processes
+ Collaborate with FP&A and Accounting to align application output with broader financial systems (SAP FICO, BW)
+ Ensure product compliance with SOX controls and audit requirements
+ Act as primary technical contact for application business users across multiple international markets
+ Manage expectations and build trusted relationships with stakeholders in Finance, Legal and Technology
+ Facilitate workshops, reviews and retrospectives with clarity and outcome orientation
+ Identify and resolve conflicts or ambiguity in stakeholder requirements through proactive communication
**Qualifications & Experience.**
+ Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or equivalent experience
+ Proven agile product management and digital finance systems strong expertise
+ Background in Controlling, FP&A, Participation Accounting or media finance
+ Experience with international/hybrid teams and delivery models
+ Strong grasp of participation reporting, amortization, subsidies, and intercompany processes
+ Skilled in translating finance processes into digital workflows and requirements
+ Proficient in SAP FICO, Excel reporting, and SaaS tools (e.g. Asana, Monday.com)
+ Agile certifications (PO/Scrum Master) and familiarity with Design Thinking/Lean/UX
+ Cloud (AWS), CI/CD, and basic AI/ML knowledge
+ Experience with frontend design (Figma) and software development (preferred)
+ Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
+ Analytical, detail-oriented, and creative problem-solver
+ German language skills a plus
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.
**How We Get Things Done.**
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
**Championing Inclusion at WBD**
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page ( for instructions to submit your request.
Senior Program Manager - Agile Portfolio Management Office-1
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_Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we're helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential._
**Title and Summary**
Senior Program Manager - Agile Portfolio Management Office-1
Who is Mastercard?
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart, and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments, and businesses realize their greatest potential?
Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all?
Overview?
Vocalink, a Mastercard company technologies power the UK's real-time payments, settlements and direct debit systems, as well as a network of nearly 55,000 UK ATMs. We process over 90 percent of salaries, more than 70 percent of household bills and almost all state benefits?
VMO-Agile Portfolio Management Office Role
As a valued and essential member of the Value Management Office (VMO), you will play a central role in driving coordination, governance, and reporting across the VLL portfolio by championing Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) practices on behalf of the VMO.
You will also be a key member within an Agile Release Train (ART), a group of agile teams, or aligned to a VLL Initiative, supporting the delivery of critical deliverables such as Statement of Work (SOW) management and customer engagement and reporting. These deliverables will vary depending on the needs of your ART, agile teams or VLL Initiative.
Technical Skills:?
Portfolio dependency and stakeholder alignment
Participate in core ART ceremonies such as PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops-as appropriate and in coordination with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), to maintain alignment and support effective portfolio-level oversight
Coordinate alignment of 'Off-ART' Dependencies by proactively managing and tracking dependencies identified during PI Planning that fall outside of individual Agile Release Trains (ARTs), alignment and synchronization with ART-level plans and timelines to ensure successful adoption and integration, such as customer readiness, end customer alignment activities, release planning or supplier deliverables
Coordinate the alignment for VLL change initiatives to advance these as per VLL portfolio priorities
Manage the vendor deliverables
Manage interactions with the Purchasing team to support timely and efficient procurement processes, ensuring alignment with delivery timelines and portfolio priorities
Manage supplier engagements by building and maintain effective relationships with external suppliers for hardware or resource and coordinate purchasing activities to ensure third-party deliverables align with ART plans
Maintain and Evolve Agile Portfolio Reporting
Support cadence based Lean Portfolio Management Portfolio Sync events for VLL Initiatives and the ART's portfolios, ensuring alignment to surface escalated risks, dependencies, and progress updates for senior stakeholder involvement and decision making
Continuously develop and enhance portfolio-level reporting to support transparency, decision-making, and alignment with strategic objectives
Produce and deliver high-quality, data-driven reports for senior internal and external stakeholders, including clients as required, ensuring timely and accurate communication of portfolio health, delivery progress, and key performance indicators
Assess the quality, consistency, and accuracy of portfolio and delivery data and derive actionable insights to support effective governance and strategic planning
Assist continuous improvement in governance and reporting processes to align with agile best practices by identify and implement efficient practices to collect accurate and timely information for governance, progress reporting and finance requirements
Drive governance towards operational excellence
Oversee the gated review process which forms part of the Vocalink risk control framework for the delivery of VLL change initiatives and the ART 's portfolio delivery
Ensure ongoing audit readiness by ensuring that all portfolios maintain accurate, traceable, and compliant documentation of delivery and governance activities
Assist with continuous improvement in the reporting processes to align with Agile best practices to establish an organisational culture that values agility, transparency, experimentation, and continuous learning
Facilitate the ART competency self-assessment for continuously improving the delivery practice to establish an organisational culture that values agility, transparency, experimentation, and continuous learning
Assist with the standardised collection and use of agile metrics to enable ARTs to identify trends, monitor performance, and discover opportunities for continuous improvement across Agile Release Trains
Experiences?
Communication skills to be able to convey ideas, expectations and feedback.
Be an active listener to understand team's concerns and stakeholders needs?
Conflict navigation?to mediate and resolve interpersonal conflicts, problem-solving, and decision-making to foster healthy team dynamics. Moving from conflict to constructive disagreements.
Facilitation to guide events and ensure discussions stay on track and are productive?
Analytical problem solving to identify obstacles and creative thinking to find effective solutions.
Required Qualifications:
SAFe® Agilist or equivalent certification
SAFe® LPM, AgilePM®, PMP®, or similar project/portfolio governance certifications
Corporate Security Responsibility?
Every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security. All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and therefore, it is expected that the successful candidate for this position must:?
Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices?
Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed?
Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and?
Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines?
**Corporate Security Responsibility**
All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
+ Abide by Mastercard's security policies and practices;
+ Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
+ Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
+ Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard's guidelines.