Head of Product Delivery
Job Summary
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What Well Bring:
We Are TransUnion:TransUnion is a major credit reference agency and we offer specialist services in fraud identity and risk management automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance retail telecommunications utilities gaming government and insurance.
What Youll Bring:
Were looking for a Head of Product Delivery to join our growing team.
The role of Head of Product Delivery entails the management of multi disciplinary technical teams who design build test deploy and support TransUnion product within a specific domain. Led by delivery managers who create maintain and manage deliveries to agreed plans.
Day to Day Youll Be:
Work closely with product management and product owners to understand product roadmaps and requirements to deliver against functional commitments and non-functional needs.
Work closely with product stakeholders developing effective working relationships and continuous product development and release processes.
Plan the product development priorities and put in place effective monitoring and controls to ensure the timely identification evaluation and mitigation of risks issues and dependencies.
Manage product development within the software development and release lifecycle exploiting Agile development methods
Ensure resource availability across product teams and identify areas of risk and resource exposure.
Manage teams and direct report to a high standard setting expectations of high performance high quality and predictable delivery in line with agreed service levels and commitments.
Create and manage a skills matrix to ensure teams are prepared and effective at building testing and supporting Products in alignment with agreed product and technology roadmaps.
Establish and align skills of team members to Communities of Practice to ensure adherence to standards and best practice within the wider Product Delivery function. Leverage skills improvement and support engineers personal development.
Coordinate prioritisation and timely resolution of department level technical risks and issues as well product risk.
Coordinate weekly updates and monthly reports on the status of product development and releases against agree plans and milestones.
Perform assessment development and people-management of direct reporting staff - both Engineering Managers and Delivery Managers.
Design product team structure aligning cross team resource to adequately resource Project plans for development commitments.
Accountable for team recruitment to maintain resource levels and skills requirements.
Provide support and advice on product development method and best practices.
Management and tracking of cost centre budget and creation or capex forecasts linked to roadmap.
Essential Skills & Experience:
Ability to define product development tasks and resolve resource and infrastructure inter-dependencies across multiple product teams.
Ability to manage complex cross-functional concurrent product development teams.
Ability to communicate at all levels including senior management via a variety of mechanisms to external third party suppliers partners and customers.
Ability to define a firm foundation for continuous product development.
Experience of managing third-party suppliers and remote product development teams.
Management skills to co-ordinate product team structure build and maintain morale and create a solid work ethic across both intra and inter team.
Passion for quality excellence methodical thorough and diligent.
Strong organisational and time management skills.
Completer / finisher.
Risk Identifier and Manager.
Impact Youll Make:
Whats In It For you
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly forward thinking global business.
As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:
26 days annual leave bank holidays (increasing with service)
Global paid wellness days off a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
A generous contributory pension scheme access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Private health care a variety of physical mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart
TransUnion a place to grow:
If theres something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you cant quite tick off dont let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.
We know imposter syndrome is real lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together
Flexibility at TU:
We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why weve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time dont let this stop you from applying. Let us know if youre looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.
Additional support:
At TransUnion were committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individuals talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us youre not just joining a team youre becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting
Interview & Hiring Process:
Most of our recruitment processes are virtual so youll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.
We do not accept any unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.
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Find out more about Life At TU UK:
is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.
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About Company
Company Overview TransUnion is a leading global risk and information solutions provider. Our mission is to help people worldwide access opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life. We accomplish this by delivering solutions that help organizations optimize their risk-based dec ... View more