Agile Delivery Lead - #2171946

Job Title: Agile Delivery Lead

Role Type: Contract

Length: 3 months initial

Location: Birmingham

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Lead to guide cross-functional technology teams, establish effective delivery rhythms and turn changing priorities into outcomes aligned to scope and client commitments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives and backlog refinement, translating priorities into sprint goals and clear ownership.
• Track delivery through Jira, Azure DevOps or equivalent tooling; identify slippage early, coordinate dependencies and lead recovery action.
• Maintain plans, milestones, critical-path activity and RAID governance, reporting clearly on progress, blockers and forecast confidence.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, promoting collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement and self-management.
• Manage stakeholders, expectations and difficult delivery conversations, escalating risks with practical options.
• Deliver within the Statement of Work, budget and scope; identify change early and consider cost, margin and client value.

Essential Skill & Experience:

• Strong experience leading Agile software or technology delivery across multidisciplinary teams.
• Practical knowledge of Scrum, Kanban and hybrid methods, with a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Proven risk, issue, dependency and change management, supported by excellent facilitation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong client and stakeholder management, confidence with Jira or Azure DevOps, and commercial awareness of scope, budget and change control.

If this sound like the right opportunity for you, submit an up to date CV for consideration and apply now!