Senior Delivery Manager X2

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The opportunity

As Senior Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for the overall roadmap, agile delivery, and evolution of products for one of our key service areas (Digital Public Platforms or Research, Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise)

You will have a passion for agile methodologies, with a proven track record of successfully implementing agile practices in a complex environment. You will also have excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams to deliver to the highest standards.

You will get the opportunity to define, develop and proactively manage delivery capabilities and services, working with key stakeholders and external partners to ensure user needs and requirements are at the heart of product management including changes, features and development they prioritise, using agile methodologies to deliver agreed outcomes, measuring success and tracking progress while maintaining control of time, cost and quality.

About you

Experience

• Experience of agile delivery across a large, complex enterprise environment, driving large and complex change initiatives through to completion, fully transitioning and embedding change into operational teams
• Extensive senior level stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, and experience of working with external partners/suppliers
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a track record of managing teams, coaching, and mentoring team members, and creating a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
• Strong budget (£500k+) and risk management
• Relevant Agile/Product/MSP certifications

UAL is a world-class university, shaping the creative industries worldwide, and staff have access to a range of benefits, training and personal development to recognise and reward the contributions they make, and to encourage excellence, creativity and diversity, including:

• Competitive salary package of up to £78,482 per annum, depending on experience
• 34 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Generous, defined benefit pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full maternity or paternity pay

For more information on UAL, and Digital & Technology, please visit the dedicated microsite here:

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We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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