Jack Ridge - Team Topologies Advocate
Jack Ridge - Team Topologies Advocate
I began my career in the army, where I developed a deep interest in how teams collaborate, both within their own teams and across broader organisations - to achieve shared objectives. My deployment to Afghanistan provided firsthand experience in the dynamics of coordination, adaptability, and strategic execution, particularly in balancing offensive and defensive postures to achieve mission success.
Transitioning into technology and delivery, I started as a project manager before moving into delivery management, where I focused on enabling teams and facilitating effective ways of working. Emphasising a servant leadership approach, I have worked with some of the UK’s most recognised organisations, including Ocado and National Grid, helping them enhance delivery practices and modernise technology. Today, I specialise in improving delivery management and advocating for Team Topologies and product-centric approaches to drive sustainable, high-performing teams.
You can reach Jack via:
Team Topologies Advocacy
Jack has deep and intricate experience in technical delivery management, having supported some the UK's well known businesses across their modernization initiatives.
His experienced gain from an early career in the British Army ignited a passion for understanding how teams work and interacting with each other.
He brings this experience with him to support team to deliver value faster and happier, emphasizing the importance long lived teams, sociotechnical thinking and a product centric delivery model.
He currently supports organisations to achieve fast flow and modernize their cloud estates whilst applying the constraints of Team Topologies.
