Description

You will have experience of guiding, coaching and driving teams to deliver outcomes in a mixed methodology environment, providing a consistent, reliable service to sponsors, stakeholders and colleagues. In this role you coordinate activities within a tech team or multiple tech teams, organizing and standardizing the team’s delivery around a set of agreed metrics. You will also deliver and manage unique projects and programs by coordinating the activities of a project/program team to deliver specifics outcomes. You will support the team’s agile practice by facilitating agile ceremonies and coaching team members on best practices. You will ensure visibility to strategic work by reporting needed information via global PMO tools and processes.
You will understand the importance of setting objectives and agreeing a set of key results to demonstrate the success of outcomes and initiatives. Crucially, you will be a great communicator – you’ll be able to communicate through metrics, showcases and presentations and tailor messages appropriately for the target audience whether discussing project health with the executive team or presenting at a conference.
What The Role Includes
Support and coach technology teams on agile methodologies and best practise
Collect and analyse key delivery metrics to inform areas of improvement and track progress against delivery commitments
Facilitate agile ceremonies like daily stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives
Organise and standardise delivery of work for one or more tech teams
Manage and deliver programs by coordinating activities, dependencies and delivery across multiple, related projects that span technology and operational teams and areas
Provide input on quarterly prioritisation
Analyse and provide regular status reports that are objective and reflect the true state of progress
Co-ordinate agencies and external teams to manage and deliver ad hoc projects
Ensure that projects/programs are executed within specified timeframes and budget in accordance with quality and benefit targets using defined controls, processes, and support tools
Collaborate with teams to identify, log, track and resolve principles of professional project management such as Risk, Issue, Dependency, Decision and Change Management, Resource and Capacity Management and leverage these to improve control and visibility
Manage escalations either within the team or to sponsors and executives
Conduct meetings and workshops that encourage attendees to participate and collaborate effectively
Facilitate planning with teams to generate and develop plans and roadmaps, drawing on a variety of estimation techniques and planning tools

Requirements

What you need to know (or Technical Skills)
Proven experience within the fields of Project and Program Management, and agile frameworks
Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills and delivers clear and concise information tailored for different stakeholders and situations
Able to build rapport quickly to establish trust, respect and confidence that builds excellent working relationships at all levels of the organisation, and external vendors
An excellent understanding of the Agile and Lean frameworks, with the knowledge and experience to critically analyse current best practices for suitability within Live Nation
Experienced and knowledgeable in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as other forecast and estimation tools and technics
Qualified in a recognised Project Management methodology (Prince II, PMI, etc)
Extremely competent in using Microsoft Office, specifically advanced Excel and PowerPoint
Behaviours
The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and manage expectations
Excellent leadership skills to lead, inspire and motivate cross-functional distributed teams in various international offices
Able to present with confidence and lead workshops or structured training sessions
Pragmatic in approach and delivery focused where the delivery of value and practical lean processes to the business is the predominant driver
You will be passionate about continuous improvement and the benefits that formal improvement techniques can bring to the organisation
A self-starter and creative problem-solver with the ability to quickly understand complexities of technology within a business context and who facilitates the team to deliver the best solution against the constraints of time, cost and quality

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Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to Work® and named one of People Magazine’s Top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live events and ticketing. With business operations and corporate functions across 5 major divisions, Ticketmaster, House of Blues, Concerts, Media & Sponsorship, and Artist Nation, we offer exciting opportunities across every discipline. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the perks we offer our full-time, global workforce. For any stage in your career, our benefits are designed to help you live life to the fullest. We offer student loan repayment, 6 months paid caregiver leave, Roadie Babies (bring your little ones & a caretaker on your work trips), Music@Home (cultivate your little ones music interest), and tuition reimbursement for ongoing career development. Plus, you'll have access to free concerts, festivals, and more through our exclusive employee ticket concierge.

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Posted on Nov 16

London, UK

Full time

Mid

Live Nation

Delivery Manager

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