Head of Agile & Lean
Job Title: Head of Agile & Lean
Department: Global PMO
Reporting to: Global Head of Programme Management Office
Location: London, UK
About Lightsource bp
Lightsource bp is a global leader in the development and management of solar energy
projects. We are a 50:50 joint venture with bp with a mission to help drive the world’s
transition to low carbon energy.
With solar set to increase tenfold in the next 20 years, we are well-positioned to capitalize on this growth. By joining the Lightsource bp team, you will ‘be the change’ on the world’s energy transition to a more sustainable future.
We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit as we continue to push the boundaries of an ever-changing energy landscape. By choosing a career with us, you can expect a challenging and fulfilling role surrounded by people who are passionate and have brilliant ideas about sustainable technology, innovation and making the world a better place.
What You’ll do (the role)
SUMMARY
Lightsource bp has gone through an exciting phase of growth and transformation, supported by consultants with Agile & Lean capabilities. 3 years on we are looking for an experienced Head of Agile & Lean with a pragmatic can-do attitude, who enjoys variety of opportunities and working in an ever evolving and fast-moving environment.
The successful candidate will get involved into global and enterprise-wide transformation programmes, covering Agile & Lean elements of both business and digital transformation. They will play a key role in implementing Agile & Lean solutions, increasing our in-house Agile & Lean capabilities and achieve our transformation goals.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES
- Manage the Agile & Lean team (Agile Coach and Change Manager) and all relevant Agile & Lean managed service contracts.
- Establish, prioritise and manage delivery of a portfolio of Agile & Lean transformation opportunities across the company.
- Screening of new requests from the business for transformation opportunities which will benefit from application of Agile and/or Lean solutions.
- Performing strategic problem analysis, investigating underlying issues and improvement opportunities.
- Assessing business value drivers and processes to identify improvement opportunities and documenting current and target state processes using Value Stream Mapping (VSM).
- Identifying and managing stakeholder relationships for projects using applicable techniques (e.g., stakeholder maps, RACI).
- Supporting stakeholders with the development of the business case for the improvement opportunity.
- Plan, facilitate and deliver various strategic improvement events (VSM, KE, Sprints) with cross-functional groups of people.
- Ensuring compliance with the company’s transformation governance framework and change control processes.
- Market, plan, schedule and deliver our internal Agile & Lean capability building training, initially supported by experienced training provider.
- Coaching and mentoring of business teams through various tools for example, sharing experience and ideas on Agile & Lean techniques.
- Expand the Agile Academy offering including establishing a Community of Practise and Technical Cohort to push the boundaries of how we continuously adapt and improve Lightsource bp’s ways of working.
- Building good working relationships with internal teams and third parties/vendors as required.
Who we’re looking for
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years' experience of line management with preference for having experience within flat and matrix organisational structures.
- Trained in Agile & Lean with qualification at practitioner level or above in Lean and/or range of training covering Agile techniques.
- 2+ years' experience of putting Agile & Lean skills to use and able to demonstrate a record of those case efforts.
- Excellent skills with Microsoft365 and Visual Collaboration Tools.
- Experience with using Azure DevOps and SPM in ServiceNow not essential but beneficial if already have.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, especially the ability to build impactful relationships with stakeholders at all levels across the company.
- Ability to actively listen to and coach others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor approach to suit the audience and situation.
- Ability to adapt and problem solve in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent commercial and numerical skills.
- Demonstrated strong analytical and decision-making skills with a high attention to detail.
- Any knowledge of the renewable energy sector would be an advantage.
Why you’ll want to work for us
Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow, a place where your ideas and opinions matter.
Be you
We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.
Be responsible
Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.
Be recognized
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.
Be inspired
Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project or our net-zero by 2025 campaign.
Our core values
Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low-carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.