Senior Agile Delivery Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Companies House Digital and Technology Directorate.

We are looking for a  Senior Agile Delivery Manager to help scrum teams develop and deliver quality digital services for our millions of users. You'll have the opportunity to be at the forefront of digital transformation in government and help shape our services to meet the ever-changing demands of the UK's business landscape.

This is a rewarding role within the Agile Delivery Profession and provides an opportunity to contribute to the success of existing and future services provided by Companies House.

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Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.

Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work

We can consider both full-time and part-time hours for this opportunity. For part-time, must be a minimum of 30 hours per week over 4 or 5 days.

Please note - Companies House cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. Additionally, Security Clearance is an essential requirement (minimum residency criteria is in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years). Please see 'Things you need to know' section below for more information.

Job description

A Senior Agile Delivery Manager is accountable for the effective delivery of complex, high risk products and services. The role is similar to a Delivery Manager role, but Senior Delivery Managers have more experience across a range of products and services, throughout the entire product life cycle, and have greater responsibility and accountability as the main point of escalation.

At this role level, you will:

• Be a delivery professional with experience in supporting multi-disciplinary digital and/ or data teams to deliver using Agile.
• Have strong communication skills and engage senior stakeholders to guide them through the product life cycle.
• Coach and mentor delivery managers to achieve both personal and strategic aims.
• Have a strategic overview of team delivery capabilities and deliverables.

  Read further information on the Delivery Manager Profession Capability Framework.

   

  Person specification

  We are looking for the following experience, which will be assessed at sift and at interview.

  You'll adopt a servant leader approach in order to foster professional growth within the team using transparency, inspection and adaption as pillars of agile delivery.

  We're looking for someone who can do the hands-on delivery of products and services, end to end, from initiation to live and have experience of iterating and improving services post live.

   

  You should have:

  • Extensive and demonstrable experience of leading high performing software delivery teams as an Agile Delivery Manager, Scrum Master or equivalent role.
  • A strong advocate for delivering minimum valuable products frequently and regularly.
  • Committed to working openly and collaboratively.
  • An experienced leader and line manager who is skilled in supporting and growing their team members in Agile environment.
  • Able to experiment using inspect and adapt methods.
  • A clear and effective communicator.
  • A recognised professional accreditation/ qualification such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM)/ Profession Scrum Master (PSM I).

     

    Benefits

    Alongside your salary of £51,854, Companies House contributes £15,022 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.  Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

     

    We offer an excellent benefits package that includes:

    • a generous 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day
    • enrolment into the  Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate of averaging 28%
    • a range of recognition schemes including instant awards to thank and recognise each other's efforts and contributions
    • strong ethos of equality, diversity and inclusion
    • great work life balance with flexible and mobile working available for many roles
    • a pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our employees to flourish and be their best at work and has enabled us to become an  Investors In People platinum accredited employer
    • online financial support and advice
    • seasonal flu jabs
    • generous maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave allowances
    • a focus on career development and progression
    • a number of inclusive network groups to support our colleagues and a great sports and social society
    • cycle to work scheme
    • staff discount scheme
    • holiday play scheme for children
    • 3 days paid volunteering leave

       

      Next Steps

      Click  'Apply Now' to be taken to our main advert Civil Service Jobs where you can see more details regarding the role, the incredible benefits we have to offer and what it's like to work in Companies House.

       

      If you have any questions about the role or process, please reach out to kjones6@companieshouse.gov.uk.

       

      This role closes on 7 July 2025.