Agile Project Manager

The Agile Project Manager (APM) is responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating agile teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering agile initiatives that provide exceptional business value to users. The APM is responsible for managing multiple concurrent high visibility workstreams/initiatives using a mixture of waterfall and agile methods in a fast-paced environment that cross multiple business divisions. With these activities you will have a great impact on our business: Lead the the delivery of projects/epic/capability delivery in a Leading SAFe Agile context, through active sponsorship, leadership and involvement in specific initiatives to ensure they meet time, cost and quality requirements Work closely with project and business managers responsible for delivery of the constituent workstreams within the programmes Ensure adherence to the Lean Agile Delivery Model. Accurate progress reporting and issue/risk management with timely and effective escalation Engagement and management of third parties alongside internal matrix team The ability to combine proven project management and Agile delivery skills, in a cross functional matrix environment, to achieve on time, within budget delivery of business value. Minimum of 2 years experience of successful project delivery of telecommunications/IT product development in both traditional and Agile delivery frameworks. Experience of creating and presenting progress reports to Agile programme managers and senior business managers, with capability of influencing at F/E band level. Experience of issue resolution and complex dependency management in a matrix environment with external stakeholders. Knowledge of working with scrum, Kanban, Agile DSDM, Scaled Agile frameworks Prince 2 or equivalent Leading SAFe or equivalent University degree