Agile Delivery Lead

Agile Delivery Lead

Posted 2 weeks ago by Venesky-Brown on JobServe

£691 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Summary: The Agile Delivery Lead will be responsible for establishing a data-driven workflow and implementing agile practices within a public sector organization in Edinburgh/Glasgow. This role involves supporting technical product managers, fostering team dynamics, and leading the delivery process to maximize value and efficiency. The position is hybrid, allowing for both remote and in-office work, and is offered on an initial 6-month contract with potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Establishing a data-driven approach to workflow with logic and data insight.
  • Implementing Value, Flow, and Quality disciplines in the delivery pipeline.
  • Facilitating core agile ceremonies and promoting continuous improvement.
  • Removing delivery blockers to enable technical product managers to focus on strategy.
  • Supporting the team in defining and visualizing the roadmap and backlog.
  • Creating a trust-based environment focused on delivery and improvement.
  • Fostering strong team dynamics based on autonomy and purpose.
  • Leading the delivery process to ensure early and frequent value delivery.
  • Balancing team capacity against demand.
  • Coaching team members on lean and agile frameworks and their roles.
  • Contributing to the Agile Community of Practice.

Key Skills:

  • Experience in servant-leadership of high-performing, cross-functional teams.
  • Knowledge of various agile and lean approaches.
  • Framework agnostic, applying the right practices for the context.
  • Ability to create lasting change towards agile and lean methodologies.
  • Experience in agile product and software development with human-centered practices.
  • Stakeholder engagement and understanding diverse business contexts.
  • Ability to identify and visualize effective agile team metrics.
  • Desirable: Experience in digital workplace domains and familiarity with tools like ServiceNow and Microsoft 365.

Salary (Rate): £691

City: Edinburgh

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT