Senior Agile Project Manager

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Senior Agile Project Manager

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As a Senior Agile Project Manager, you will be the agile delivery lead responsible for implementing agile approaches to shape, define, manage, and deliver a coherent set of activities across one or more projects within the Data Management team, including Master Data Management, Data Governance, and Information Asset Register programmes. You will report directly to the Head of Data Management.

Your role is fully accountable for the successful execution of medium-scale projects, typically with direct business impact and strict deadlines. You will manage risk, ensure stakeholder engagement, lead agile delivery practices, and deliver projects to the required scope, budget and timescale while maintaining quality standards.

• Define project scope and outcomes. Run projects through the full lifecycle using agile methodologies. Lead on the creation and management of delivery plans, ensuring timely and high‑quality project delivery.

• Lead daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives. Facilitate scrum ceremonies and apply SAFe, Scrum, and other Agile frameworks as appropriate.

• Work closely with internal teams across data, digital and business units to ensure alignment and collaboration. Engage external vendors and ensure integration and compliance with Thames Water standards.

• Proactively identify and manage risks and issues. Apply appropriate mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.

• Manage budgets of up to £10m, track expenditures and forecast financial needs. Collaborate with PMO and finance teams to ensure financial accountability.

• Prepare and present regular updates to senior leadership. Ensure adherence to project governance frameworks, change control processes and quality assurance standards.

• Coordinate across the Data Governance Team, Master Data Manager and Information Asset Register Lead to ensure integrated and aligned delivery of data initiatives.

• Manage relationships with third‑party suppliers and integrators. Monitor vendor performance and ensure service delivery meets contractual and business requirements.

Base location – Clearwater Court – Hybrid

Full Time – 36 hours per week

• Experience delivering IT/Digital projects through their full lifecycle, including infrastructure and application projects
• Agile and Product Delivery:
  Strong understanding and experience in Agile methodologies including SAFe and Scrum
• Financial Management:
  Experience managing project budgets of £5‑£10m per annum
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Proven ability to manage and influence a range of stakeholders across technical and non‑technical disciplines
• Tool Proficiency:
  Strong proficiency with MS Project, Excel and Word

• PRINCE2 Practitioner, SAFe Practitioner, Scrum Master or equivalent
• Project Governance:
  Familiar with Digital PMO frameworks, change management and quality assurance processes
• Vendor and Supplier Management:
  Ability to manage third‑party suppliers and ensure quality outcomes

• ITIL v3/v4, APM or equivalent certification
• Experience with Dev Ops tools and methodologies
• Experience working in Data Governance, Master Data Management or Information Asset Management
• Understanding of SaaS and cloud‑based solutions
• Experience working in regulated or utilities sectors

• Competitive salary up to £80,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Annual leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Generous pension scheme through AON
• Access to a range of benefits to support health, wellbeing and finances, including annual health MOTs, access to physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process, to remove any real or perceived barriers to success.

£80,000 per year

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