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Senior Planning & Capacity Manager

Lorien
Posted 17 days ago, valid for a month
Location

London, Greater London EC2V7NQ, England

Salary

£550 - £650 per week

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are looking for a Senior Planning & Capacity Manager with expertise in PI Planning and capacity planning methodologies to lead the PI Planning process across our client's Product & Technology teams.
  • The position offers a salary of £550 - £650 per day and requires significant experience in large organizations, particularly within a scaled Agile framework.
  • Key responsibilities include coaching participants at all organizational levels, coordinating planning events, and driving continuous improvement in planning processes.
  • The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage diverse stakeholders effectively.
  • This role is based in London and requires in-office presence once a week, with an ASAP start date.

Senior Planning & Capacity Manager£550 - £650 per day London office - once per week ASAP start We are seeking an experienced Senior Planning & Capacity Manager to plays take the lead of the PI Planning (Quarterly Planning) across our client's Product & Technology teams and their stakeholders. In this role, you will coach PI Planning participants on the process, across the whole organisation, from Developers to Exec level, look at the overall process roadmap and implement it. Key Responsibilities:

  • PI Planning: The Senior Planning Coordinator works in partnership with the wider operations team to ensure we have robust PI Planning process in place across Product & Technology and all our stakeholders. They are responsible for coordination the preparations, the planning event itself and consistent outcomes with over 1400 participants.
  • Capacity Planning: Building, embedding and owning a capacity planning process with the Delivery Leadership team.
  • Agile Coaching: They are responsible for coaching of participants of PI Planning on various levels of the organisation. Influencing other leaders to participate in the process, train-the-trainer sessions, understanding and driving how we educate and upskill the entire group on these new processes.
  • Continuous Improvement:
    • Gather feedback and refine planning processes based on lessons learned and performance metrics.
    • Stay informed about industry best practices in capacity and agile planning.
    • Identify and address inefficiencies or gaps in the current processes.
  • Plans Transparency: Drives translating the PI Planning outcomes into JIRA roadmaps to ensure transparency on all plans across Product & Technology.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • PI Planning Expertise: Proven PI Planning (Quarterly Planning) excellence in significantly large organisations / scaled Agile framework. Strong understanding of capacity planning methodologies and tools.
  • Agile Coaching Expertise: Exceptional ability to coach people involved in PI Planning on various levels of the organisation (from Developers to Exec level).
  • Leadership and Communication: The ability to inspire, motivate, and lead a large and diverse delivery organization. Exceptional communication skills are essential for clear direction and stakeholder management, including Exec level.
  • Ability to lead planning sessions and workshops, driving alignment across diverse stakeholders. Proficiency in conflict resolution and managing competing priorities diplomatically.
  • Stakeholder Management: The ability to forge great working relationships with all levels throughout the organization.

Please apply NOW for immediate consideration!

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.