Agile Delivery Manager - Cognassist

Cognassist are looking for a Delivery Manager to join our growing team of product and engineering experts. The role will cover the day to day management of a busy engineering function at a key time of growth. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated and solution-oriented team builder with a fanatical attention to detail and a proactive, “get things done” attitude. Experience of the start-up / scale-up and SaaS ecosystem a huge advantage. The successful candidate will take ownership of the delivery function of a company that is rapidly scaling to meet customer demand and sales growth, and as such should be prepared to be very hands on.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge and 5+ years' experience working with Agile and Lean methodology and the ability to define, coach and embed the best approach
• Agile certification to a high level (CSM, CSP, CTC, PSM or equivalent)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable experience of successful SaaS delivery throughout the full product life cycle
• 3-5 years previous team leadership and scaling experience in a matrix or multi-disciplinary structure
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Analytically driven to ensure continuous improvement and clear progress towards KPIs
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

• Mentoring and coaching engineering team performance to ensure delivery objectives are met
• Defining metrics to enable teams to track progress, goals and areas for improvement
• Ensuring end products are of the highest quality, fully tested and deployed on time
• Improving collaboration and motivation through effective process implementation and successful conflict resolution
• Identifying and removing obstacles to delivery, manage risk and dependencies for complex initiatives
• Championing and implementing the most appropriate agile processes and ceremonies to ensure focus
• Encouraging and facilitating continuous improvement of the delivery team
• Supporting the product management and engineering function in realising the roadmap and backlog prioritisation