Agile Delivery Manager 

Data & Insights Group

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

London/Remote 

Closing Date 29/06/2021

Why you should join us…

We connect with millions of people every day, make content they can't get enough of and reflect and shape the world we live in… and we do all this through the power of creativity.

We will be a digitally led entertainment and media company that creates and brings brilliant content to audiences, wherever, whenever and however they choose.

Business overview per Business Area:

On Demand is the home of the platform that powers the ITV Hub and Britbox UK. Last year the Hub served over 1.8 billion videos to 28 million users across 29 platforms including Amazon Fire, Xbox, Android, and iOS devices to name but a few. We’re constantly expanding with year-on-year video delivery increasing just as consumers' appetite for on demand content.

Britbox was launched in December 2019 and is ITV’s joint venture with the BBC and other content partners, that aims to deliver a best in class subscription video service for great British content - all powered by technology battle-tested on the Hub. We are creating Britbox exclusives & the demand on technology is growing.

This role entails…

We are looking for someone who is passionate about building high performing teams and driving change throughout the department. You will be reporting into our Data Strategy Programme Director.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate the following skills:

Minimum role criteria:

Experience building high performing agile teams promoting Lean & Agile values, principles and practices 

Good understanding of Agile ways of working - techniques and practices

Managing work across multiple teams when dependencies span across teams or with external suppliers 

Demonstrable experience of planning, forecasting and using empiricism/team metrics to drive continuous improvement 

Able to facilitate the delivery flow of a team, managing the pace and tempo

Able to identify and compare the best processes or delivery methods to use

Experience with Coaching and Facilitation

Desired

Agile Coach experience

Respected certifications in Scrum and/or Kanban

Experience in working on other data programmes would be an advantage

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from candidates with a disability and as a Disability Confident Leader if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you have a disability, we’ll guarantee you’ll get to the next stage*.

(minimum criteria above)

The Key role criteria is as follows:

Coach, motivate and empower teams by applying the most appropriate Agile and Lean values and principals 

Help build trust and transparency within team(s) by promoting a collaborative and communicative environment  

Champion an Agile development mindset and help team(s) identify process improvements and drive continuous development

Facilitate Agile Ceremonies - Planning, Demos and Retrospectives etc - with the teams

Work with Product Managers and Stakeholders on team(s) goals and priorities 

Identify opportunities to increase throughput without compromising on quality of work

Proactive and use initiative to remove impediments 

Track work using Miro and Trello ensuring good discipline is kept with lane policies and understand flow

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything... our email is talkingcareers@itv.com. Find out more here

We want to be the most flexible employer in Media. We offer Smart working and we will support you and provide you the right environment and work/ life balance

We reach millions of people everyday, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We have various networks who celebrate and support our colleagues. We try to embed an inclusive mindset in everything we do. Find out more here 

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.