Job requirements

An International Financial Management Organisation Based in Manchester is seeking an experienced Scrum Master / Technical Delivery Manager to join their API Engineering Group on a full time basis.

The role requirements include

• To lead multiple teams in delivery of hardware and software releases for various API Products across end-to-end development life-cycles through internal and 3rd party resources
• Build and maintain excellent relationships with clients and project managers the ensure the delivery of projects within timescales and on budget

Your responsibilities

Relationship Building

• Engage and manage effective relationships across the business
• Liaise with project / product managers, keeping them up to date on release targets, milestones, risks and issues
• Develop relations with technical teams to ensure they have the right tools and support to deliver within timescales without compromising on quality
• Promote your position within the organisation as the point of contact for all API releases and act as a role model for delivery

Release Management

• Plan, coordinate and mentor all activies related to design, development, testing and deployment for an agile development team
• Responsible for scoping, planning, budgeting and forecasting releases
• Ensure Project and Product Managers have the right resources needed to deliver their products effectively
• Ensure all Governanace, Risk, Procedures and Compliance policies are adhered to
• Work closely with lead engineers to deliver technical strategies for applications

Delivery and Supply Management

• Manage all resources - Designers, Developers, Testers e.t.c: Utilise all resources available to the organisation including 3rd Party Suppliers
• Ensure the suppliers have the ability to deliver to the high standards in place. Ability to recommend appropriate solutions to stakeholders based on outcome and impact assessments
• Assist in contract specifications, ensure all works undertaken are to a high quality and technical standards
• Review supplier deliverables, ensure they are to spec and within the contracted agreements

Transition into Run / Production

• Work with application support teams to ensure the transition into BAU environments is going smoothly
• Manage the successful delivery of applications / product releases into the product environment

Team Leadership and Management

• Lead Application and Product Development Teams, assigning tasks, identifying ways to improve processes
• Conduct Performance Development tasks with staff, setting objectives and reviewing with individuals
• Identify development needs of staff
• Contribute to operational objectives within the organisation
• Identify own development needs and proactively drive development of your own capability

What we are looking for

• Background within Project Management and methodologies that may include: RUP, CMMi, Prince2, PMI
• Software Development Methodologies, e.g. Waterfall, Agile
• Acknowledgement of leading edge technology and services within IT
• Maintain and understand up to date technical applications and techniques
• Experience managing the whole life-cycle
• Working with 3rd Party Suppliers and technology Stakeholders
• Experience in managing a team of people, ideally across multiple locations
• Delivered projects ranging from £500k - £3Mil
• Backgrund within Financial Services (Ideally)

Qualifications

Formal Qualification in a Project Management e.g. Prince2, PMI etc.