Delia Nixon
Warwick
Summary
I have a passion for logical problem solving and delivering outcomes aligned with clear goals. I thrive in Agile, fast-paced environments, where priorities shift frequently. Adaptable and versatile, I’m always willing to step in and support various roles, whether as a Scrum Master, Product Owner, Communications Assistant, or in Stakeholder Management, ensuring smooth team collaboration and project success. I have experience of supporting multiple customers and senior stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and alignment across teams. My ability to adapt to changing circumstances, maintain a strong attention to detail, and meet tight deadlines has been honed by working in dynamic start-up environments for the last 7 years. This experience has equipped me to thrive in Agile teams, where rapid change and innovation are key to success. Recently, I have taken multiple courses in coding to deepen my technical knowledge and enhance my ability to communicate effectively with development teams.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Product Manager
Dronecloud
08.2023 - 02.2025
- Acting as the bridge between customers, internal stakeholders and developer, to ensure clear requirements and seamless delivery
- Collaborating with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements
- Driving the product lifecycle from discovery to delivery
- Embracing a growth mindset in daily tasks
- Owning and managing the Jira product board to ensure tasks are prioritised, tracked, and delivered on time
- Breaking new features down into user stories and tickets
- Facilitating and leading all Agile Ceremonies, and following up on necessary outcomes from these
- Managing the product backlog and prioritising the tasks based on changing requirements
- Evaluating ROI for tasks and defining scope and priority accordingly
- Assisting with UX / UI design for new features using Figma
- Resolving queries and removing blockers, ensuring work is scheduled in a logical order
- Defining the vision for the product and maintaining a cohesive vision throughout the process
- Communicating new features and release notes
Growth Hub Coordinator
IMI Critical Engineering
02.2021 - 08.2023
- This was a newly created role, in a division of the company which is still evolving
- Therefore, I was frequently adapting my role and main duties to suit the latest business priorities
- My responsibilities in this role included:
- Team Facilitator / Scrum Master for 2 teams, investigating innovative solutions to key customer problems
- Coordinate and facilitate ceremonies sprint planning and bi-weekly check ins
- Managing sprint boards and assisting with road mapping for projects
- Producing and distributing updates and reports for stakeholders, multiple reports, including quarterly financial reporting, annual budget reports, monthly functional updates etc
- Point of contact for internal queries and external SME’s or supporting consultants
- Encouraging the team to embrace a growth mindset, working in a non-linear manner, with the customer’s needs always prioritised
- Arranging and leading internal training sessions across business functions
- External stakeholder management and coordinating invoicing
- Liaising with other executive assistants to schedule pitch sessions and strategic update meetings
- Coordinating virtual events, with both internal and external stakeholders
- Assisting with internal communications, including developing the internal comms plans
- Creating short videos for internal use
Junior Product Owner / Project Coordinator
The Martin James Group
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Supporting the Product Owner and Project Manager as appropriate
- Assisting with creating user stories and defect tickets in Azure Dev Ops
- Following progress on high priority tickets, communicating updates and resolving issues
- Leading sprint check ins, retrospectives, backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions
- Escalating and resolving blockers within the sprint team
- Customer management, working with potential clients including Mitchells & Butler Chef Academy
- Holding regular check in calls and acting on any feedback
- Communicating progress on development tickets
- Gathering feedback and requirements from customers and stakeholders
- Customer support and onboarding
- Configuring set-up in several testing and live environments
- Arranging and leading training sessions
- Coordinating with external contacts to create marketing materials, both for my project and also requirements from the wider group
- Creating 'how to' guides and short videos for users
- Until end of June 2020, I still assisted the Director of Business Change with ad hoc PA tasks
- Upon the sudden termination of the Product Owners contract, the Project Manager and I absorbed their responsibilities
- I was required to quickly adapt to using Azure DevOps to minimize disruptions in the development workflow
PA to the Director of Business Change and COO / Project Support
The Martin James Group
02.2019 - 05.2020
Assistant PA to the CEO
The Martin James Group
10.2018 - 02.2019
Education
Undergraduate degree - Early Years Education
Edge Hill University
09.2013 - 07.2016
A-Levels - Psychology, Religious Studies, Business Studies
Alcester Grammar School
01.2010 - 01.2012
ScrumMaster Course - undefined
Scrum Alliance
Intro to Web Development - undefined
Code First Girls
Intro to JavaScript - undefined
Code First Girls
Skills
- Jira
- Azure Dev Ops
- Trello
- MS Office Suite
- Pendo
- Figma
- Canva
- Miro
Custom
- Music (Grade 6 Harpist)
- Cooking
- Sports (aerial and pole fitness)
Timeline
Product Manager
Dronecloud
08.2023 - 02.2025
Growth Hub Coordinator
IMI Critical Engineering
02.2021 - 08.2023
Junior Product Owner / Project Coordinator
The Martin James Group
03.2020 - 02.2021
PA to the Director of Business Change and COO / Project Support
The Martin James Group
02.2019 - 05.2020
Assistant PA to the CEO
The Martin James Group
10.2018 - 02.2019
Undergraduate degree - Early Years Education
Edge Hill University
09.2013 - 07.2016
A-Levels - Psychology, Religious Studies, Business Studies
Alcester Grammar School
01.2010 - 01.2012
ScrumMaster Course - undefined
Scrum Alliance
Intro to Web Development - undefined
Code First Girls
Intro to JavaScript - undefined
Code First Girls
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