Delivery and Innovation Lead

Delivery and Innovation Lead

Scottish Power HQ (St Vincent Street, Glasgow)

From £62,400 + family healthcare, car allowance and up to 20% performance related bonus

Permanent, Hybrid Working

Help us create a better future, quicker

Our Customer Business provides energy to millions of households and businesses across the UK. At ScottishPower we want to do the right the thing for our customers. We believe in fair pricing and offer a choice of tariffs to suit customer needs. We offer products to help our customers control and protect the energy in their homes and the flexibility to help customers manage their energy accounts today, tomorrow and in the future.

We are seeking a Delivery and Innovation Lead to spearhead projects and initiatives within our Centre of Excellence. This role involves collaborating with various teams, third parties, and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered successfully and on time. We value curiosity and fresh perspectives that can help us find innovative ways to delight our customers.

What you’ll be doing

The Delivery and Innovation Lead will serve as a role model in our team and provide senior leadership to the people working on developing new solutions as well as improving existing processes. They will be responsible for and drive the teams through the full software delivery lifecycle, using innovative technologies and agile methodologies. They will also lead and coordinate these activities to ensure alignment with other teams across the business, managing dependencies and risks for successful outcomes.

What you’ll bring

• Technical Expertise: Knowledge of SAP or AWS technology is beneficial as you will work closely with technical teams.

• Project Management Experience:
  • Ability to develop project/product roadmaps
  • Experience in tracking and managing projects, ensuring objectives are met within set timescales and budgets

• Leadership Experience: Proven ability to manage and direct project team resources, with skills in mentoring and coaching.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Effective Communication: Strong communication skills tailored to different situations, with experience in senior stakeholder management.
• Passion for Innovation: Proven experience in implementing innovative technology-driven solutions to solve real problems.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. 

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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