Agile Delivery Manager

Company overview

We make a web-based inventory and purchasing system used by independent restaurants, breweries and small food manufacturers. Since 1993, the company has sold practice management software to dental and veterinary clinics in the UK.

The Agile Delivery Manager supports two Scrum teams and helps them deliver predictably without burning out. This role works with product owners and engineering managers. You'll coach, facilitate and occasionally push back. Remote position. Most of the team is in Cardiff, but nobody is required to come in. Flexible hours with a daily team call in the morning. You will write a lot of updates, so clear written English is important.

Duties

• Onboard new team members to team agreements and working practices
• Spot team health problems early and raise them with engineering managers
• Coach teams on Scrum and Kanban practices and adjust them to what works
• Shield the team from mid-sprint scope changes
• Remove blockers and escalate dependencies across teams
• Support PI planning and Scrum of Scrums for multi-team work

What you'll need

• 2+ years as a Scrum Master on software development teams
• Experience with Kanban and flow metrics
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and CI/CD basics
• Clear written and spoken communication

Compensation and benefits

£56,000 - £70,000 per annum

• Workplace pension
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Annual bonus
• Flexible working hours
• Employee assistance programme
• Long service awards
• Birthday off

Unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Successful applicants will be contacted within a week of the closing date.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Merrick Systems.