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Programme Manager / Vehicle Scrum Master

Careers Jaguar Land Rover

Programme Manager / Vehicle Scrum Master

£70000

Careers Jaguar Land Rover, Lighthorne, Warwickshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 4 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 348a88c941214c459aa4a50582eb2ab3

Full Job Description

  • Deliver projects utilising project management techniques to ensure the delivery and achievement of planned outcomes and strategic business objectives

  • Lead / support on projects and workstreams; from scoping to delivery, cross-functional engagement and stakeholder management, ensuring projects delivered to required time, quality and cost targets

  • Management of required governance/cadence, project gateway deliverables reporting, inc. risks & issues status

  • Use wider business experience to guide their own projects, sharing learning with functional peers across programmes

  • Servant leader and coach for domain squad, assisting the team in delivering value and implementing process improvements in order to improve efficiency.

  • Backlog creation & refinement, estimation, roadmap development and dependency alignment.


    • Key Interactions:
  • Programme Chief

  • Engineering Leads and Programme Group Leads

  • Manufacturing/Purchasing/Supply Chain Programme Management (IOPD)

  • Brand/Product/Creative Leads

  • Cost Eng'g & Programme Finance

  • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

    Experience in an Agile Project management role with working knowledge of relevant JLR processes

  • Experience leading delivery and integration across PCDS programme lifecycle, employing pre-emptive risk and issue management

  • Extensive knowledge of change management processes

  • Comfortable dealing with ambiguity to pilot new business initiatives, whilst utilising existing programme management skills

  • Strong track record of delivering process development and transformation projects with problem solving skills

  • Experienced at building effective cross functional relationships with strong stakeholder management skills at all levels

  • Evidence of leadership skills and ability to drive positive business outcomes

  • Knowledge of Agile mentality and Scrum framework


    • Personal Profile
  • Has a customer first mindset, is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable

  • A self-starter who is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment

  • Capability to combine a short term, tactical focus with more strategic, medium/longer term planning integrity

  • Resilient and enthusiastic and responds constructively to new ideas and inputs.

  • A good communicator with the ability to convey complex ideas succinctly

  • An effective team player who actively develops and supports team members

  • Servant leadership skills to enable team members and business to succeed by helping to remove impediments

    JLR is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better., Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you'll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you'll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.


    • This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

    JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.