Agile Product Delivery Lead London, England
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Full Time
London, England
51410 - 56122 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
LSEG and Microsoft have entered an exciting strategic partnership for the development of next-generation data, analytics and cloud infrastructure solutions. Our customers’ needs are evolving and so are financial markets. This partnership will transform the way customers discover, analyse and trade securities around the world. It will also advance our cloud strategy and build the improved resilience, efficiency and agility that our customers need. All of Microsoft’s customers will also have access to our data and analytics capabilities through a single flexible infrastructure that is intuitive and responsive. If you are interested in being a part of this dynamic strategic partnership, we look forward to considering your skills and experience.
The Agile Product Delivery Lead will be responsible for the delivery of the Capricorn Program which is in partnership with Microsoft. This will require a strong leader that has knowledge and experience in Agile delivery as well as Scrum and SAFe. The role is expected to be the ‘Agile Conscience’ of the team, being an exceptional servant leader assisting our teams in value delivery, coaching peers on our established processes and agile best practices.
The Agile Product Delivery Lead will be responsible for the delivery of the Capricorn Program which is in partnership with Microsoft. This will require a strong leader that has knowledge and experience in Agile delivery as well as Scrum and SAFe. The role is expected to be the ‘Agile Conscience’ of the team, being an exceptional servant leader assisting our teams in value delivery, coaching peers on our established processes and agile best practices.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage and run all Program Ceremonies (i.e., Quarterly Planning, Sprint Planning, Demos, Retrospectives, Product Backlog grooming) in an efficient and effective manner
- Liaise with Team Leads/Scrum Masters do conduct sprint reviews and ensure daily stand ups are in place
- Liaise with Product Management to ensure ‘Readiness’ ahead of key planning sessions and events
- Ensure that the vision for the Program Increment is clear and well communicated
- Work with relevant parties to ensure that the quarter plan is clear and help align on goals and milestones to enable successful delivery
- Resolve and track program level systemic impediments
- Facilitate discussion and decision making, taking all team members into consideration whilst ensuring conflict resolution
- Raise risks and suggest mitigation plans if delivery is going to be compromised, in a timely manner. Facilitate effective system and solution demos
- Ensure Scrum of Scrum Meetings and Product Owner syncs are in place and effective
- Monitor capacity and skills providing input to address critical bottlenecks across team
- Track and report progress to key stakeholders regularly
- Act as the ‘Agile Conscience’ for the team. Teaching, coaching and upholding the agile principles
- Identify new areas for improvement, carry out targeted coaching and successfully influence change across the team
- Work to ensure that the team is motivated and collectively working to achieve the goals of the organization
Required Skills and Experience:
- Commercial experience working in an Agile environment as an Agile Scrum Master or SAFe Release Train Engineer working with a team or similar position
- Excellent knowledge of Scrum, SAFe and Agile values and best practice techniques, in a multi-team environment
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification, Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP), Scaled Agile and/or SAFe certifications, such as the Advanced ScrumMaster (ASM), Scaled Agilist (SA) and SAFe Programme Consultant certifications.
- Experience coordinating multiple teams and/or projects and products
- Attention to detail and ability to understand and interpret data
- Ability to coach and influence
- Comfortable managing stakeholders at all levels of an organisation
At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose – driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth – in everything we do.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
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