Agile Delivery Specialist

Salary between £40,000 - £55,000

Are you someone with a passion for delivering change and have experience of working in Agile teams and can use these skills to solve problems and get the job done? Are you a persuasive and engaging communicator who can lead a team and customers on a journey of continuous improvement and delivery?

If the answer is yes, we would love to hear from you, we are currently recruiting for an Agile Delivery Specialist to join our development team in delivering change for the UK and Global finance application platforms with a focus on core UK and Global finance IT solutions.

This role could be ideal for you if you have Agile delivery management experience and enjoy building positive relationships with stakeholders.  You will be giving the prospects to utilise your experience and skills to help shape the future practice and build into the Aviva Agile community.

A bit about the job:

As the Agile Delivery Specialist, you will lead the team in the adoption of and adherence to Agile values, principles and framework; ensuring the team can be productive in delivery by clearing the path of blockages, organising the backlog and planning sprints. Along with supporting the team and Product Owners through the lifecycle of the IT change; from requirements to implementation into Production. Whilst driving efficiency through a culture of continuous improvement, automation, learning and transparency.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Promote a healthy team culture, managing team dynamics and fostering a continuous improvement environment

• Experience of delivering IT change at pace in an agile environment

• The ability to communicate in efficiently, honest and engaging manner with Product Owners, stakeholders and the Delivery team in order to facilitate relationships and translate technical terms and challenges

• Self-motivation and willingness to learn and explore innovative ideas

• Knowledge of different delivery approaches and software development lifecycle and processes

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary between £40,000 - £55,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way.  So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Lacey Lane Mckoy a call on 07385425912 or send an email to lacey.lane-mckoy@aviva.com