Agile Delivery Lead

At our esteemed recruitment agency, we specialise in connecting top talent with exceptional job opportunities. Currently, we are partnering with a prominent client in the Insurance industry, seeking a skilled and dedicated Agile Delivery Lead to join their Infrastructure IT department on a permanent basis.

Role & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners to transition and support the operating model to Agile methodologies and processes, including scrum, Kanban and/or SAFe to work with other teams and remove delivery team roadblocks.
• Schedule Agile ceremonies and supervise the progress of stories throughout the Sprint and Release schedule.
• Maintain the teams needs, supporting team balance between planned, project tasks and operational/ticket driven work.
• Support continuous improvement efforts to optimise efficiency and quality of team output.
• Manage project risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality.
• Maintain a positive and empowering environment for the team, fostering ownership, inclusion, and innovation.

Key Skills

• Previous exposure to working with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, Scrum and Kanban.
• Understanding of IT Operations (Network and Platform Infrastructure, Database, Server Ops, etc)
• Experience with Project Management and Agile teamwork tools such as JIRA, EazyBI, Confluence
• Strong communication skills to interact with various stakeholders and team members effectively.
• SAFe Certified, Scrum certifications are desirable