Delivery Lead- Digital Transformation – GDS (Outside IR35)

Job Description

Due to our continued success in the digital arena, we are now looking for a Delivery Lead to join us on one of our digital transformation projects with our public-sector customer. This position will be based in Leeds.

This is an initial 3-6-month contract opportunity, outside IR35 on an agile government project within the GDS guidelines. Candidates must be able to start end of November. 

Rate: £550-600 (Depending on experience)

Location: Leeds

Duration: 6 months

Start Date: 26th November 2018

Main responsibilities:

  • Deliver projects and products using the appropriate agile project management methodology, learning & iterating frequently
  • Commercial management of accounts
  • Managing a range of portfolios
  • Define the roadmap for any given product and translate this into user stories
  • Lead the collaborative and dynamic planning process
  • Prioritising the work that needs to be done against the capacity and capability of the team
  • Build, manage and develop specialist digital teams 
  • Ensure all products are built to an appropriate level of quality for the stage (Alpha/beta/production)
  • Actively participating in the Delivery Manager community, sharing and re-applying skills and knowledge and bringing in best practice.

Skills and experience

 It's essential that you have:

  • Delivery Lead/Programme Management expertise
  • Proven experience in delivering digital projects and products
  • Proven experience using a range of Agile methods
  • Proven experience balancing multiple priorities and dealing with ambiguity
  • Understanding of the digital landscape
  • A passion for building, managing and developing multi-disciplinary digital teams
  • Previous experience in the public sector with GDS assessments

If this is a match for your previous experience and sounds like your next career move, apply now for more information!

Please note: the successful candidate will need to have a DBS/Criminal record check as part of the on-boarding process.

Location: Leeds