It Delivery Lead

Overall Purpose

• Manage local global software development teams and implementation of best practices
• Lead a team of delivery managers across multiple products and projects
• Ensure development processes are followed across multiple teams
• Timely and high-quality software delivery meeting requirements and following established workflow
• Work with Australia based software development manager / Senior BA to establish development teams
• Regular reporting of project progress and release and dependency planning
• Work with business stakeholders across Europe and North America following best practices and AGILE methodology to bridge gaps between requirements and development efforts.
• Setup new product-based development teams
• Work with recruiters and local HR for talent recruitment and establishment of teams
• Work with software development manager to provide regular updates to senior management regarding global products, timelines, and budget adherence
• Train individuals from the IT teams on good AGILE practices when situations arise
• Work with Senior IT management on all projects related to the establishment of additional IT capacity and software

Responsibilities

• Manage projects working with software development manager, product-based teams, and delivery managers
• Ensure all gaps between business processes and development processes are plugged
• Setup development teams based on skill requirements and roadmaps
• Manage resource pool together with IT senior management to ensure smooth product development in line with regular processes
• Assist development managers with any project management, resource management, backlog and project planning
• Identify any bottlenecks and potential challenges and work on resolving them to avoid any delays
• Coach and mentor delivery managers on best practice and guidelines
• Ensure all software release plans are detailed and agreed upon
• Perform regular resource planning with suggestions to improve team efficiency
• Work with CTO and development manager on establishment of new product development teams
• Work on IT development budgets and regular reporting
• Help local teams with any requirement gaps or leadership
• Organize product demos and testing phases during development
• Raise any concerns or suggestions to further improve efficiency

Job Requirements

• Strong Project Management skills
• Experience in setup up development teams and IT resource hiring
• Experience with AGILE implementation and coaching IT teams on best practice
• Working with requirement documents and idea generation
• Backlog refinement and grooming
• Testing Feedback and change management
• Release planning and communication
• User Migration and generation of training materials
• Working with Atlassian or equivalent Development Planning Tools
• Working with mock-ups and business approvals
• Project planning and budgeting
• Retrospective analysis of released features and feedback to stakeholders
• Project roadmaps and regular updates
• Experience with working with IT development teams or delivery managers
• Team focus
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills