Agile Delivery Lead

Phoenix Group

Flexible working is a core part of our employee offering and it's advertised as standard on all our job adverts, including being open to part-time (e.g. 4 day week @ 80% salary)

Only considering candidates eligible to work in Birmingham + 2 more, UK ⚠️

We have an incredible opportunity to join us here at Phoenix Group as a Agile Delivery Lead  to join Engineering Operations team.

Job Type: Permanent

Location: This role could be based in either our Birmingham, Telford or Edinburgh offices with time spent working in the office and at home.

Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.

Closing Date: 29/01/25

Salary and benefits: £52,000-£82,000 plus 16% bonus up to 32%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Who are we?

We want to be the best place that any of our 6,600 colleagues have ever worked.

We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.

The role

The Agile Delivery Lead is a fusion of proxy-product owner, scrum master, agile coach supporting the team and the Product Owner, driving constant communication and rapid problem solving to deliver a great product and experience. It’s her role to teach the team all ways of agile software practices, lead and/or facilitate Scrum ceremonies, remove blockers to team progress and shield them from external distractions – often in tandem with a Navigator in complex or largely waterfall organizations. The Agile Delivery Lead brings the Product Owner and Team together, helping them to understand each other and are personal coaches for team members and innovators who constantly seek ways to improve both themselves and the team

What are we looking for?

  • Experience in guiding teams and organisations on how to use scrum & agile practices and methodologies
  • Ability to oversee scrum process and coach the team; facilitate transparency, inspection and adaptation
  • Experience in leading daily scrum, sprint review, and planning meetings to ensure full team engagement
  • Proven track record of supporting Product Owner on release planning
  • Deep knowledge of the  agile mindset and how to translate that to staff and teams through conversations, coaching, and role-playing exercises

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

 If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

Find out more about #LifeAtPhoenix

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The UK's largest long-term savings and retirement business.

Working Week

Flexible working is a core part of our employee offering and it's advertised as standard on all our job adverts, including being open to part-time (e.g. 4 day week @ 80% salary)

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Our Vacation Policy

We offer 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 additional days.

  • 38 days PTO
  • 52 unpaid Fridays
  • 90 days off per year

Remote Working Policy

We offer hybrid work with options to work from various UK offices.

Company Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) company contribution
  • Transparent Salaries
  • Generous parental leave
  • Dentalcare
  • Equipment allowance
  • Life & Disability Insurance
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Mental Health Support

Desirable Skills and Experience

  • Scrum process
  • Agile methodologies
  • Facilitate meetings
  • Sprint planning

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