Job Description

Agile Delivery Manager

Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

Remote, UK

12 – 14 Month Fixed Term Contract

This is a Full Time Contract Role for 12-14 months

As a successful candidate you will be working in the Accountancy Solutions business unit delivering software for UK Accountancy practices at IRIS Software Group.

You will be working with cross-functional Agile Scrum teams to deliver feature enhancements and maintenance releases to our Practice Suite Accountancy product. A key aspect of the role will be coaching the team to facilitate Agile ways of working, optimize delivery and foster a generative culture

Responsibilities :

* Coach the team to optimise Agile delivery practices

* Facilitate sprint planning, retrospectives and demos

* Collaborate closely with the Product owner to ensure the team always has a well prepared and priortised backlog for upcoming sprints

* Help create a culture based on high cooperation, transparency, sharing risks and encouraging growth

* Foster cross-team coordination

* Protect the team from outside interruptions and distractions

* Help define clear goals for the team

Experience :

* 3+ years’ experience in Agile delivery

* acting as servant/leader, coaching and empowering Scrum teams

* Strong stakeholder management experience

* Strong understanding of Agile Scrum ceremonies and practices

* Good understanding of the software development life cycle

* Track record of successful software delivery

Owning the process of delivering software:

* coach ways of working that foster a secure, quality assured, iterative delivery

* focus on collaboration and quality

* optimise for flow of delivery

Facilitation and leadership in events that support collaboration:

* Backlog refinement

* Scrum of scrums

* Coordinate interdependencies with other teams

Who are we?

IRIS Software Group is one of the UK’s largest privately held software companies. Its purpose is to be the most trusted provider of mission-critical software and services, ensuring customers get it right first time, every time.

IRIS takes the pain out of processes and let professionals working in businesses and schools focus on the work they love. Its software solutions and services for finance, HR and payroll teams, educational organisations, and accountancy firms helps comply with regulations, drive productivity and better engage with key stakeholders. Through simplifying, automating and providing insights on everyday mission-critical tasks for organisations of all shapes and sizes, IRIS ensures customers can look forward with certainty and confidence.

IRIS has over 120,000 UK and international customers with 80% having a tenure of five or more years. IRIS is the largest third-party online filer with the UK Government. Ninety-one of the top 100 UK accountancy firms and 50 of the top 100 US CPA firms use IRIS software. Circa 20% of the UK’s workforce is paid by IRIS payroll offerings. More than 850,000 UK employees are managed by IRIS HR solutions. Over 11,000 UK schools and academies use IRIS, with four million parents and guardians using IRIS apps to connect with their children’s school; 300 million messages are delivered between schools and parents each year, and over £15 million transactional payments are processed every month. IRIS is placed 93rd in the Grant Thornton Sunday Times Top Track 250, which is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each September, celebrates Britain's private mid-market growth companies with the biggest performance.

Why you should apply…

We believe in creating a culture of engagement and reward to develop employee potential and offer long-term career success. So, what can we offer you?

* Competitive salary including quarterly commission scheme and bonus scheme

* 26 days holiday allowance

* Private medical healthcare

* Life assurance

* Pension

* Complimentary benefits, including Bike to Work and discount schemes