Head of Agile Delivery - #1798860

Job Description

We are one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies with internationally renowned brands, including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green and we're looking to recruit a ‘Head of Agile Delivery Portfolio’ role within our Technology team.

Based in Leeds, you'll be responsible for driving the planning and implementation of all delivery workstreams within a portfolio, whether that be a project, programme or incremental product/technology improvement.

You will also establish and maintain delivery standards and procedures, striving to create a best-in-class delivery engine. Throughout the lifecycle of all deliverables you'll obtain, analyse and act on measurable data to ensure that delivery efforts meet expectations for time, cost, performance, capacity, capability, innovation and predictability.

You'll be the heart of delivery engine, building a culture that fosters positivity and collaboration, constantly advocating for why and how delivery portfolio management adding significant value to evoke plc.

What you will be doing:

• Establishing and enacting best practice on processes, standards and roles for managing the portfolio.
• Utilising tooling to monitor, control and improve the portfolio output and outcomes, surfacing regular reports, reviews, insights, recommendations, metrics dashboards etc
• Working closely with Product, Commercial and Engineering counterparts to track and measure the progress, outcomes, benefits and risks of each workstream within your portfolio as a whole, accurately indicating where these become portfolio-level escalations.
• Maintaining an overall view of all roadmap activity, regardless of whether all workstreams are led by delivery or by Engineering/Product
• Identifying potential risks within the portfolio and develop mitigation strategies, understanding the impact level ranging from project to programme to portfolio.
• Proactively addressing issues that may impact delivery, or which are escalated to you through multiple channels
• Creating and foster a positive, collaborative and innovative culture within the portfolio.
• Leading and motivating not only the delivery team but also your Engineering and Product counterparts – demonstrating exceptional influencing and collaboration skills.
• Maintaining an overall view of all roadmap activity, regardless of whether all workstreams are led by delivery or by Engineering/Product
  
  

Who we are looking for:

We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will:

• Worked in a similar role previously, with considerable understanding of Agile methodologies and standards to aid the effective delivery of our projects and products
• Possess exceptional planning, scheduling, dependency and leadership management skills, to keep projects on track
• Have a solid understanding of roadmap activity, within an Engineering/Product environment
• Have exceptional communication, influencing, motivation and collaboration skills.
  
  

What we offer:

Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:

• Family Support Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Perks and discounts- Discounts at a range of high-street retailers
• Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.
• Health & wellbeing Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!
  
  

More about evoke:

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke.

At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

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At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!