Agile Delivery Manager

Annual releases gave way to two-week sprints years ago, and the platform now handles over 200 million API calls a day. We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

The position:

Torres Labs needs another Agile Delivery Manager to run sprint ceremonies, remove blockers and help teams improve how they work. We are headquartered in Waltham and have been hiring remotely since 2020. Employment is through our payroll partner in India. Salary is paid monthly in Indian rupees. Core hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM US Eastern. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

In this role you will:

• Shield the team from mid-sprint scope changes
• Coordinate release planning with QA and DevOps
• Track velocity, cycle time and burndown in Jira and explain what the numbers mean
• Help product owners keep the backlog refined and ready
• Coach teams on Scrum and Kanban practices and adjust them to what works
• Onboard new team members to team agreements and working practices
• Configure Jira boards, workflows and dashboards

What you need:

• 3-5 years as a Scrum Master on software development teams
• Solid working knowledge of Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Kanban and flow metrics
• Clear written and spoken communication
• Comfortable dealing with conflict inside a team

Preferred qualifications:

• SAFe Scrum Master or SAFe Release Train Engineer certification
• PSM II or ICAgile coaching certification
• Distributed teams across time zones

₹28-32 LPA

Perks and benefits:

• Home office setup budget
• Paid sick days
• Two weeks of paid leave at year end
• Public holidays observed per your country
• Paid parental leave
• Company laptop
• Flexible hours

Start: Immediately.

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