Agile Project Manager

The Role

We`re looking for a new Agile Project Manager to join our team] based in Loudwater, Buckinghamshire. In this role, you will You will be part of the Technology team playing a key role in ensuring that in-house digital products are brought to market on time, on budget and with high quality, and do what our customers need them to do. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing cross-functional teams, driving Agile practices, and ensuring successful delivery of high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. You will be the linchpin between strategic vision and operational delivery.Youi will need to ensure that the project runs smoothly within our hybrid Agile framework, balancing adaptability with structure.The Agile Project Manager role at Dreams is a new role which is critical to our digital journey- you will manage the delivery of strategic development across 2 teams, liaising with internal and external stakeholders.Ready to skip the snooze button and get stuck in? Here`s a taste of what you`ll be doing day-to-day:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including business, technology, and operations teams.
• Effectively communicate project status, progress, KPI`s and challenges to stakeholders.
• Lead and manage multiple Agile projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and ensure adherence to Agile principles.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, development teams, and stakeholders to define scope, priorities, and deliverables.
• Drive continuous improvement in Agile practices and team performance.
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies across projects, providing clear communication and escalation when necessary.
• Ensure that the teams time is tracked, timesheets are monitored and submitted each month, with the output reported to internal stakeholders.
• Produce and maintain project documentation, reporting progress to senior stakeholders.
• Be hands-on and prepared to roll up your sleeves and act like a project manager, if and when needed
• Quickly identify and remove impediments of any type anywhere in your teams` delivery pipelines
• Managing schedules, dependencies, and risks and provide clarity and confidence to stakeholders.
• Participate in road-mapping and team capacity-planning, performing a key role in ensuring that the product roadmap is feasible and predictable, cross-team dependency is managed, and development items are prioritised, chunked and sequenced in the right way
• Work closely with product, design and development to ensure that work is iterative, prioritised, chunked and has clearly defined goals and value propositions
• Coaching teams to be autonomous and to continuously improve their agile ways of working
• Contribute to continuous improvement of delivery and product development processes together with product and engineering

The Person

This is the type of person we`re dreaming of:

• At least 5 years` experience working in a product and technology delivery role of some sort
• Always business and product focused, but understanding the need for balancing constraints and needs of technology
• Experience with agile project management tools (e.g., Jira)
• Strong governance behaviours and experience
• Strong communication skills and ability to act as a bridge between engineering and product - at home interfacing with stakeholders of all types
• High-level working knowledge of software development and technologies - e.g. cloud deployment, micro-services architecture - is an advantage
• Strong background in retail industry projects.
• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile qualification.
• Experience working within SAFe environments and scaling Agile practices. .
• Strong problem-solving and organizational abilities.

In your dream role, you`ll also receive:

• Bonus: Our discretionary annual bonus scheme recognises the hard work and dedication of our superstar dreamers.
• Discounts: Amazing staff discount on Dreams products, plus hundreds of brands including restaurants, holidays, and shopping.
• Buy-in schemes: You`ll have the opportunity to buy extra holiday, private healthcare, or savings and loans.
• Parking: We know it goes without saying, but our free onsite parking gives you peace of mind when you travel.
• Wellbeing: We partner with the Retail Trust to offer a 24-hour helpline with a variety of support services, as well as hosting an out of hours GP service.
• Electric Car Scheme - Our salary sacrifice eclectic car scheme is a budget friendly way to cruise around in style and most importantly, lower those emissions!
• New to 2024 - enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• On-site gym, Step into our newly refreshed, free on-site gym, where you`ll find everything you need to stay fit and energized. From cardio machines and versatile free weights to dynamic cable machines, resistance bands, and even boxing bags, we`ve got it all!
• Hybrid working: Whether you`re an early bird or night owl, we trust you to work your hours responsibly to suit you!

About Dreams

At Dreams, we know your bed is the best place in the whole world. But for the hours between precious sleep, we`d like to make work a special place to be too. We`re the UK`s most loved bed retailer, so it`s important our people feel the love as well. There`s over 250 of us at our affectionally named `Bedquarters` in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, where every dreamer makes a difference.We`re super passionate about our people-first culture, which means we like to keep things simple and celebrate every success, big or small! From a payday treats trolley to charity fundraisers and all-staff lunches, we know we do it best when we do it together.And together we`ve been making bedtimes better since 1985, with no signs of hitting the snooze button. We`re owned by the world`s largest bedding provider, Tempur Sealy, and have our very own Bed Factory right here in the UK. You`ll even get a guided tour when you join and that`s part of our mission to get you fully bed-ucated during your induction.With 208 stores nationwide, 6 central warehouses and 12 delivery centres, we sell 14,000 mattresses, bases and headboards every single week. Now that`s a lot of Zzzs.So if you`re bonkers about bed, silly for siestas and keen on your kip, we think Dreams could be the perfect place