Lead Agile Delivery Manager

Lead Agile Delivery Manager (SFIA
6) – Contract

Newcastle preferred (candidates based in, or willing to work regularly from, the North East strongly preferred)

Up to £590 per day Inside IR35

We’re looking for an experienced Lead Agile Delivery Manager (SFIA
6) to support the delivery of a high-profile digital transformation programme operating under significant business and ministerial scrutiny. You’ll work directly with Deputy Director-level stakeholders, providing delivery leadership, strategic reporting, governance oversight and assurance across multiple teams and work streams.

You’ll bring extensive experience leading digital delivery within complex government or large-scale enterprise environments, driving delivery outcomes, managing senior stakeholders, identifying and mitigating risks and dependencies, and ensuring effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

A key part of the role is developing delivery capability across the wider organisation --- coaching and mentoring Lead Delivery Managers, Senior Delivery Managers, Delivery Managers and Scrum Masters to improve delivery maturity, practices and outcomes.

• SFIA 6 level Delivery Management experience
• Leading multidisciplinary digital delivery teams
• Senior stakeholder management, including Deputy Director, Director and programme leadership engagement
• Delivery governance, RAID management and dependency management
• Roadmap planning, prioritisation and reporting
• Operating within complex government or regulated environments
• Coaching and developing delivery professionals
• Driving continuous improvement across teams and programmes

Highly desirable experience:

• Deep expertise in Kanban and flow-based delivery management, including WIP management, lead time, cycle time, throughput analysis and service-level expectations
• Practical application of Monte Carlo forecasting to improve delivery predictability and confidence-based planning
• Experience implementing forecasting approaches using Jira, Actionable Agile or similar tooling
• Coaching and upskilling other delivery professionals in forecasting, metrics and flow-based delivery practices
• Experience supporting ministerial commitments, high-profile programmes and executive governance forums

If you’re a credible senior delivery leader who can quickly build trust with stakeholders, strengthen forecasting capability and lead confidently in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, we’d love to hear from you.

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