Agile Delivery Specialist

R-157764 Agile Delivery Specialist

Salary: National £50,000 – £60,000

Locations: Norwich and Bristol

Are you someone with a passion for delivering change?

Do you have experience of working in Agile teams and can use these skills to solve problems and get the job done? Are you a persuasive and engaging communicator who can lead a team and can you work with business stakeholders on a journey of continuous improvement and delivery? 

If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you! We are currently recruiting for an Agile Delivery Specialist to join our Markets Data Delivery Team.

This role could be ideal for you if you have Agile delivery management/scrum master experience and enjoy building positive relationships with stakeholders. The role will initially focus on data delivery for our General Insurance (GI) function. 

A bit about the job:

As the Agile Delivery Specialist, you will lead the team in the adoption of and adherence to Agile values, principles and framework; ensuring the team can be productive in delivery by clearing the path of blockages, organising the backlog and planning sprints. Along with supporting the team and Product Owners through the lifecycle of the IT change - from requirements to implementation into Production.

And whilst driving efficiency through a culture of continuous improvement, automation, learning and transparency.  You will provide updates and high-level reports to key stakeholders and be able to talk clearly and concisely about the status of your Deliveries.  You will bring a delivery-focused mindset, ensuring that all work is aligned to evolving business needs and consistently meets expectations around time, cost, and quality.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven experience leading multiple development teams using Agile methodologies
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Some project management experience, including risk and issue management
• Ability to manage budgets up to £2 million
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for driving continuous improvement

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary £50,000 - £60,000 for National based (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Harjot Kaur a call on 07353138456 or send an email to harjot.kaur@aviva.com