The primary objective of the Portals Senior Delivery & Release Manager is to facilitate delivery on the Portals Application(s) through the requirement elicitation, technical estimation and design, impact assessment, software engineering delivery, release and in-life support of new features/enhancements.
The Senior Delivery Manager is also expected to manage and operate the Product Team, interfacing with the Product Owner to ensure that processes and procedures are continually optimised to provide on-going value to the Business and Rentokil Customers.
Tasks and Responsibilities
● Managing Feature Funnel - working alongside the Product Owner, Portfolio Owner and Business Teams (across regions) to understand feature requests from several stakeholders to agree (with Product Owner) priorities for delivery considering inter-dependent components and/or complementary features and/or wider IT/Product Strategy alignment
● Managing and Owning a Product Delivery Roadmap - taking priorities from the Product Owner and working across the team to produce a milestone deliverable/release plan as a baseline, which is maintained and updated regularly to reflect changing priorities and deliverables
● Managing Software Development - utilising technical knowledge to challenge and drive team estimation and managing technical dependencies within the team and external to the team to ensure successful and timely delivery of quality software components into the Product. Engages with other domain SMEs as necessary to validate team approaches and provide audit/governance (e.g. InfoSec for security, Enterprise Architecture for solution design, etc.)
● Managing Team - utilising Agile delivery experiences to manage the day to day activities of the team, including (but not limited to) running agile ceremonies (standups, planning, grooming, alignment, demos, retros), facilitating workshops, team well-being and the interdependencies of tasks between different team members to ensure alignment to delivery plans
● Managing RAIDs - working with the Product team and wider IT organisation to own, manage and maintain a RAID log and proactively action and/or communicate/escalate these to the Product Owner / Portfolio Owner as appropriate and necessary
● Managing Releases - ensuring the governance and processes set out at Rentokil are adhered to, including change communication, change control, IT change assessments
● Managing Comms - ensuring the Business teams and any applicable other Product teams are engaged and prepared for any Releases into Production and any dependent activities are planned in advance (e.g. smoke testing by downstream products teams). Ensuring the release roadmap is shared and understood by all stakeholders
● Managing Suppliers & Budgets - working alongside the Product Owner and Portfolio Owner to manage suppliers and partners engaged in the successful delivery within the Product team, including reviewing budgets, capacity, future demand and burndown to ensure that the team’s throughput is sustainable
Requirements:
● Has achieved proficiency at Level 5 in any SFIA Skill, OR: Has gained experience (typically five years) working as a constructive user or supplier of information services with significant exposure to, and knowledge of, a major Service provision Skill and the operational flows of the organisation.
● Has proven project management and leadership skills. Demonstrates up to date knowledge of the organisation’s business environment, culture, policy framework, organisational relationships, business processes, and reporting procedures.
● Displays good inter-personal skills at all levels of contact and in a wide variety of situations, demonstrates the ability to listen and influence, and to relate to customers in their own language.
● Demonstrates sound practical knowledge of associated technical disciplines e.g. process re-design, systems development and service delivery. Uses a high level of technical understanding to interpret technical issues for the business and sustain credibility with IT.
● Educated to bachelor degree level and holds a relevant professional qualification.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and bonus scheme
- Hybrid working
- Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
- 23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Death in service benefit
- Healthcare
- Free parking
At Rentokil Initial, our customers and colleagues represent diverse backgrounds and experiences. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, actively encouraging applications from individuals from all walks of life. Our belief is that everyone irrespective of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs, has the potential to thrive and contribute.
We embrace the differences that make each of our colleagues unique, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic selves and feel a sense of belonging. To ensure that your journey with us is accessible if you have any individual requirements we invite you to communicate any specific needs or preferences you may have during any stage of the recruitment process. Our team is available to support you; feel free to reach out to (joanna.sharpe@rentokil-initial.com) if you need anything
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