Lead Product Manager

Product Delivery Team Leader
Location: Ipswich (Hybrid, 3 days on site)
Salary: £60,000 - 65,000 + Bonus

REED Technology are working with a client who require an experienced Agile leader with a passion for delivering high-quality IT products and services? We're looking for a Product Delivery Team Leader to join a dynamic technology team and drive the successful delivery of innovative solutions.

As the Product Delivery Team Leader, you will oversee the end-to-end delivery of IT products and services, ensuring alignment with business goals, timelines, and quality standards. This role is pivotal in leading Agile transformation and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.

You will spend approximately 30% of your time managing a team of Business Analysts, and QA professionals, so strong leadership and people management skills are essential. The successful candidate will be relatable, approachable, and able to inspire and coach their team to thrive in a fast-paced IT change environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, and QA specialists.
• Drive adoption of Agile methodologies and Scrum practices across IT and business services.
• Develop and manage plans, roadmaps, and quarterly planning sessions.
• Ensure initiatives and frameworks are in place and maintained.
• Oversee requirements gathering, test planning, and QA strategies.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations.
• Assess risks associated with solution designs and initiatives.
• Support team members' professional and technical development.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading Agile delivery teams with successful multi-year delivery.
• Strong background in Agile project management, Scrum, and SDLC models.
• Excellent communication skills - your style will be assessed via a presentation.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and deliver robust test plans.
• Experience in driving business change and cross-functional working.
• Strong coaching mindset and leadership skills

Desirable Skills

• Business and systems analysis expertise.
• Familiarity with UML, use case, activity, and sequence diagrams.
• Experience with requirements management and modelling tools.

If you are interested in this role and have the relevant experience/skills, please apply using the link provided.