Enterprise Agility Lead

at  Head Office

AT A GLANCE

This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home and the Bracknell Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations (London) on occasions as the need arises.
The salary range for this role is set at £68,500 to £128,000

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Proven experience of Leadership in a complex environment (e.g. multiple teams environment, significant transformation or end to end cross functional environment)
Experience in one of these or more is essential, Systems thinking, lean and agile/product techniques which should include higher-level certifications such as Prokanban APK, recognised lean qualifications or any academic systems thinking certifications
Understanding of and proven experience in facilitating, mentoring, training and/or offering professional coaching
Working experience in one or more of the following Agile methods or frameworks: Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), Kanban, LeSS, DAD, or A proven track record in applying lean and/or systemic e2e system redesign outside of software teams
Ability to flex between applying lean and flow principles in many situations in different work systems

At the John Lewis Partnership, we are driving change through a value stream model the purpose of which is Enable aligned business, change and technology outcomes at the right pace and lower costs
As a leader, your focus is to enable and ensure ongoing improvement and maturity with regard to ways of working for how change is delivered in the value streams. This will be delivered within a value stream construct using agreed frameworks and enabling adherence to them by Product teams, Projects teams, Continuous improvement squads and through communities of practice. As the Lead, you will coordinate improvement of delivery of products, projects, and CI depending on the type of work within the value stream.
Within value stream delivery, your core focus in each of these will be: