Senior Agile Delivery Manager

Senior Agile Delivery Manager (Contract)

Contract Length: 12 months

Day Rate: Up to £600 per day (umbrella) (+ agreed expenses for travel outside local hub)

Location: Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham (Hybrid – minimum 60% on-site)

CVs must describe what was delivered, how it was delivered, the technical challenges involved and how they were overcome.

🚀 About the Role

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Agile Delivery Manager to lead the delivery of high-impact software solutions within a modern engineering environment.
• This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone who thrives working directly with engineering teams and driving delivery in active development settings.
• You will play a key role in enabling teams to deliver secure, resilient, and high-quality digital services, working closely with technical specialists to ensure backlogs are well-defined, prioritised, and ready for execution.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

Agile Delivery (Hands-on)

• Act as Scrum Master for a software engineering team
• Lead sprint ceremonies including planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum
• Manage scope, priorities, and backlog flow

Technical Delivery Engagement

• Work closely with developers, testers, and DevOps engineers
• Engage in technical discussions and delivery trade-offs
• Support delivery across complex areas such as resilience, security, and scalability

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders
• Provide clear, data-driven delivery reporting
• Influence decision-making and drive outcomes

Planning & Coordination

• Maintain and refine prioritised backlogs
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies
• Use tools such as Jira to track and report delivery progress

✅ Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in hands-on Agile delivery within software development teams
• Strong background as a Scrum Master or Delivery Manager in active build environments
• Experience working in modern engineering environments, including:
• Version control (e.g. Git)
• CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud-based platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure)
• Ability to engage confidently with technical teams and concepts
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience managing complex backlogs, risks, and dependencies
• High proficiency with Agile tooling (e.g. Jira)

🖥️ Technical Environment

You will have experience working with:

• Cloud-native or platform-based architectures
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform)
• Modern DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling
• Automated testing and quality engineering practices

➕ Desirable Experience

• Experience working with platform or data engineering teams
• Exposure to structured change or governance processes

📍 Location Requirement (Important)

Candidates must be based within a commutable distance (up to 90 minutes) of Newcastle, Leeds, or Birmingham and able to attend the office regularly.

💡 Additional Information

This role requires a delivery-focused mindset with the ability to operate at pace. You must be comfortable working in a hands-on capacity, directly supporting engineering teams to achieve outcomes.

If you’re an experienced Agile Delivery Manager looking for your next contract where you can make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.