Job Description

Head of Digital Delivery

Start date: ASAP

Location: Luton

Day Rate: £750-£850

Contract: 3-6 Months

The Head of Digital Delivery has overall responsibility for the delivery of multiple technology solutions across a number of large programmes and agile teams, by ensuring consistency in delivery approach through each Delivery Lead, and by growing capability in people.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Leadership; responsible for the leadership, line management and training of delivery leads during the programme phase etc.
• Strategic Planning
• Governance
• IT Delivery
• Architecture
• Business Partnering
• Digital Sourcing

Person Specification:

• Proven senior IT Leader with broad knowledge of IT disciplines and managing change
• Deep expertise in delivering digital technologies using Agile methodology
• Proven experience of managing scrum teams using Agile processes and tools for delivery
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills, adept at managing a wide range of stakeholders
• Drive, resilience, energy and a strong delivery focus
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to understand and navigate the political landscape and influence in a complex, global environment
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with IT and the business to deploy appropriate digital technology solutions.
• Demonstrated experience of leading actual, virtual, matrix and global teams and gaining strong credibility within the technical community

Retail experience desirable

Key Words:

Head of Digital Delivery / Delivery lead / Digital Strategy / Centre of excellence / Agile