Senior Agile Delivery Manager

Company: Hippo Digital
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

In this role, you will lead on-site delivery teams to ensure motivation, collaboration, and effective work of cross-functional members. You’ll identify and remove obstacles, manage risks and dependencies, and keep the team focused on delivering value. You’ll coach and mentor members in agile and lean practices while building strong relationships with stakeholders. This position offers opportunities to influence client outcomes, scale delivery capability, and grow as a leader within a supportive, mission-driven consultancy.

Pay / Benefits

  • Contributory Pension Scheme (Hippo 6% & Employee 2%)
  • 25 Days Holiday plus UK Public Holidays
  • Perkbox access for discounts
  • Critical illness cover
  • Life assurance and death in service cover
  • Volunteer days

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain on-site delivery teams, ensuring motivation and strong teamwork
  • Identify and remove obstacles to progress
  • Facilitate and track team risks and dependencies
  • Keep the team focused on delivering the product or service
  • Encourage and drive continuous improvement of the delivery team
  • Coach and mentor team members in appropriate agile/lean tools and techniques
  • Develop strong relationships with team and stakeholders

Key requirements

  • Delivering complex digital projects
  • Agile project management and working practices (SCRUM/Lean/DSDM/APMG)
  • Leading teams of varying configurations and sizes
  • Collaboration and project management tools
  • Understanding of user-centred design principles and practices
  • Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Adaptability
  • Agile project management
  • SCRUM/Lean/DSDM/APMG frameworks
  • Collaboration and project management tools

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Posted: October 21st, 2026