Manager Delivery - Perth, Australia - Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto
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Perth, Australia

1 month ago

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Delivery Manager - Products & Software Development

_ Rio Tinto is building a world-class software engineering capability_


Within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, we are building an internal software development and delivery team focussing on high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto.

We are building this capability and capacity with the support of a strategic partnership with Endava, one of the world's leading software engineering companies.


We are recruiting for junior, experienced and leadership roles to establish this capability for scaling as we shift our technology landscape to products and platforms.

We are building a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative and fun with challenging problems and opportunities to solve.


About the role


We are seeking a
Delivery Manager based in either Perth or Brisbane who will be accountable for one or more products within the
Products & Software Development (P&SD) Portfolio.

You will be responsible for delivering prioritised value-driven features, using appropriate management techniques, collaboration, leadership and governance.

This role will report directly to the Senior Delivery Manager and will liaise with the P&SD leadership team to understand the business strategy and align the delivery to the goals that have been set for the department.


The Delivery Manager will work closely with Scrum Masters, Technical Leads, Solution Architects and will be responsible, in conjunction with the Product Owner, for defining the Product Roadmap and ensuring value is added to the business process.


We are looking for someone eager to accelerate our Company's innovation and change management process by enhancing the Agile culture in our teams.

As a Delivery Manager, we expect you to build professional relationships with key stakeholders within the Company to understand their needs and the best way to deliver value.


We are looking for a team player who can understand complex problems and focus on the best solutions according to the business needs.

You will be exposed to various challenges, from technical solutions and design to improving service delivery from an end-to-end perspective.


Responsibilities

  • The Delivery Manager will be responsible for leading and managing one or more product teams towards successful product delivery.
  • Work directly with the business to prioritise the best value driven outcomes.
  • Build trust and confidence with the business through the predictability and quality of the product delivery.
  • Identify, assess and manage risks/impediments that might impact the success of the product delivery.
  • Create the 12month product roadmap in collaboration with the Product Owner and track progress against this.
  • Plan, prepare and run the Programme Increment (PI) planning sessions. This will include creating the PI Roadmap, including dependencies, and managing the risks, issues and actions that come out of the process.
  • Produce product cost estimates based on technical and functional assessments.
  • Plan and implement product onboarding processes that facilitate the transition of the product from another team or build the backlog of work for a new product.
  • Produce workforce forecasts based on assessed roles required to support the product roadmap.
  • Produce and circulate the product reporting, including progress against the PI roadmap, costs (forecasts vs actuals), service level performance against service level agreements (SLAs), impediments, risks and issues.
  • Ensure the product delivery is aligned to the Agile delivery model and take responsibility for monitoring the efficiency of this and managing changes where appropriate.
  • Responsible, in conjunction with the Product Owner, for agreeing the annual and PI budgets for the product and ensuring that the agreed PI deliverables are completed within the agreed PI budget allocation.
  • Provide support and guidance on the portfolio, product, and agile processes, procedures, tools, and techniques.
  • Work with the business to recommend and help implement business process improvements.
  • Be an active member of the delivery competency bringing learnings from the product deliveries with a view to continually improving the P&SD delivery processes.
  • Identify the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups. Translates communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.
  • Contribute to defining organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for capability process improvement.
  • Establish an understanding of business aims and, considering the requirements for implementing any change, facilitate the development of alternative processes to achieve and deliver them.
  • Lead the product team, ensuring clear understanding of the roadmap of work and providing support and encouragement to ensure that the team is engaged and informed.

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