Group Agile Delivery Manager
Gousto
Company Description
Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we’re a friendly bunch!
We’re proud to be one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. Powered by data and a love of food, we’re a recipe box company that’s disrupting the sector, and we’re passionate about our diverse team and our customers.
All of our people are responsible for the success of Gousto, and we’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all to thrive. Our guiding values - Dream, Deliver and Care - show our commitment to innovation, our ambition to hit goals at speed, and our deep respect for the people we work with.
Job Description
Location: London, Hybrid
At Gousto, we’re on a mission to become the UK’s most loved way to eat dinner — and we know that great delivery is at the heart of great customer experiences. We're looking for a Group Agile Delivery Manager to lead the charge across our most complex strategic initiatives, driving cohesive delivery across multiple Tribes and Squads. You'll be pivotal in helping teams navigate ambiguity, remove blockers, and continuously improve how we plan, collaborate, and deliver value — all while championing a culture of healthy team dynamics and Agile best practice.
In this role, you’ll operate at both a strategic and tactical level — shaping delivery frameworks, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and embedding consistent ways of working across the organisation. Whether it’s improving feedback loops, visualising progress toward goals, or driving alignment between senior leadership and delivery teams, you’ll be a key connector across Gousto. If you thrive on turning complexity into clarity and energising teams to deliver their best work, we’d love to hear from you.
Core Responsibilities
- Deliver products and services through multidisciplinary Tribes, on a complex initiative, and providing support across the delivery organisation where needed
- Drive the delivery of our most complex strategic initiatives across multiple Tribes and Squads, bringing cohesive approaches across them
- Plan, communicate, and visualise progress towards goals, actively managing risks, issues, and dependencies, providing support where needed outside your Tribe
- Develop planning and feedback loop best practice across the Agile Delivery department, bringing departmental consistency where necessary
- Continually improve processes, ways of working, and delivery approaches with your Tribes and Products, as well across the business where needed
- Set the standard for Agile working environments across Gousto, through best practices and new perspectives, fostering healthy team dynamics and routines
- Break down barriers for your Squads, both at a higher planning level and in the details, and provide support across the organisation where needed
- Create great Agile working environments in both the Squads / Tribes you support and across the organisation, whilst identifying the best partners to make it reality
- Work with senior Tribe leadership teams including Product Managers, Engineering Managers and Tribe sponsors, to ensure teams understand their mission, vision, and goals, facilitating alignment across the organisation
- Partner with and lead key stakeholders on delivery progress and challenges, playing an active role in driving cross departmental improvements
- Drive methods to establish relationships and effective cross-team collaboration
Who you are
- Seasoned Group Agile Delivery Manager with a proven track record delivering large scale, complex software projects from validation to launch
- Experienced supporting and driving Agile / Lean delivery approaches cross functionally and departmentally, whilst ensuring alignment to broader business strategies and goals
- Applies in-depth knowledge to enhance product delivery through Agile methodologies, creating an efficient and collaborative working environment
- Passionate about coaching and mentoring for team development, including leading through other Agile Delivery Managers where necessary
- Help continually improve processes, ways of working and Agile delivery approaches within teams and cross departmentally
- Integrates constructive feedback seamlessly into leadership style, fostering a culture of continuous growth, learning and development
- Sets the departmental example on successfully delivering cross functional digital projects and products, of either complexity or across a specific portfolio(s)
- Deep understanding of problems before proposing solutions, ensuring balance between technical direction and business value, coaching on this approach
- You bring excellent quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills and an ability to translate metrics, research and trends into viable strategies
Additional Information
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Gousto is for everyone
Whether it’s creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. Across our business we lead with inclusivity and strive for equality in all we do; working hard to ensure Gousto is an environment where you can be totally yourself.
Everyone is welcome and we’re looking for applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but wondering if you tick every box? We recommend applying anyway so that we can review your profile . And, if you’re in a job share, why not just apply as a pair.
For our roles outside of Operations, most of our people spend 1 or 2 days in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility and time together with colleagues. We want to enable you to do your best work, and if you require additional flexibility, please talk to us about it.
If you have a disability that you’re worried will affect you during the interview process, please let us know and we will do our best to help you feel comfortable.
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