Agile Delivery Lead (ADL)

Job Description

Job Title: Agile Delivery Lead (ADL) - Data Engineering & Analytics Location – Pune, India Job Type – Permanent Experience – 12+ Years Reports Into – Technical Delivery Manager (Data & Analytics Engineering), the AGILE DELIVERY LEAD (ADL) will work across several multi-disciplinary data teams and drive delivery of data initiatives effectively and efficiently to our internal business stakeholders. Job Description: We, at Jet2 (UK’s third largest airlines and the second largest tour operator), have set up a state-of-the-art Technology and Innovation Centre in Pune, India. We are looking for a strong and hands on Agile Delivery Lead (ADL) who will spearhead and manage overall aspects of delivery for multiple scrum teams from Pune centre. You will act as an enabler for the effective functioning of a Data Engineering team using Agile Methodology. You will manage dependencies and remove barriers to successful implementation and maintain focus on roadmap objectives. You will help the Product Owner maximize business value, maintain healthy feature pipeline, and release development plans, identify risks and mitigate impediments to ensure that the product owner, delivery managers and other stakeholders are updated about the progress. You will need to be effective at working directly with technology and business stakeholders from India and the UK. The desired candidate must be a Scrum Master having delivery management experience with agile practices with minimum of 5 years of experience. Should have experience in data engineering life cycle, and analytics practices, experience with processes and tools supporting Agile methodologies. The candidate must have a strong track record of successfully delivering project outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Must have experience of Planning, delivery and stakeholder management. Track and manage risks, dependencies, and issues. Work with Scrum team(s), Delivery Manager(s) to remove impediments. Liaise between India and UK delivery teams. Work with technical leads, Scrum Masters and delivery managers to manage any interdependencies internally or externally. Drive the team efforts to continuously improve. Drive maturity of delivery practices. Maintain healthy feature pipeline. Essential Qualifications: Overall IT experience of 12+ years 5+ years as a practicing Scrum Master and/or delivery manager. Prior experience of working with UK or other regions such as North America/EMEA/APAC. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Demonstrable knowledge of Agile techniques such as: User Story development/sizing, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Automated Testing etc. Articulated knowledge of Agile principles and practices, ability to transfer that understanding at all levels of the organization. Ability to leverage understanding of facilitation, continuous improvement, empowerment, transparency, and servant leadership to empower team growth. Must have experience of Planning, delivery and stakeholder management. Experience with multiple methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, DevOps. Ability to effectively coordinate efforts with multiple teams within a matrixed organization. Certified Scrum Master or Agile Certified practitioner - Mandatory. Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Data driven, and results oriented. Must have knowledge of workflow tools such as Azure Devops. Excellent communication skills. Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills – verbal and written Strong team and stakeholder management skills – you should have the ability to build strong relationships with people across a wide variety of teams and backgrounds. Experience working with people across different geographical regions, particularly UK and US. Excellent planning and time management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time and to requirement with issues being escalated and addressed effectively. Exceptional documentation and presentation skills. Qualification & Certification: A Certified Scrum Master Experienced using a scaled agile framework such as SAFe, DAD, or LeSS Experienced in managing and delivering projects in a fast paced, agile environment which incorporates multiple teams, business areas or systems through the full project lifecycle. Roles and Responsibilities Job Title: Agile Delivery Lead (ADL) - Data Engineering & Analytics Location – Pune, India Job Type – Permanent Experience – 12+ Years Reports Into – Technical Delivery Manager (Data & Analytics Engineering), the AGILE DELIVERY LEAD (ADL) will work across several multi-disciplinary data teams and drive delivery of data initiatives effectively and efficiently to our internal business stakeholders. Job Description: We, at Jet2 (UK’s third largest airlines and the second largest tour operator), have set up a state-of-the-art Technology and Innovation Centre in Pune, India. We are looking for a strong and hands on Agile Delivery Lead (ADL) who will spearhead and manage overall aspects of delivery for multiple scrum teams from Pune centre. You will act as an enabler for the effective functioning of a Data Engineering team using Agile Methodology. You will manage dependencies and remove barriers to successful implementation and maintain focus on roadmap objectives. You will help the Product Owner maximize business value, maintain healthy feature pipeline, and release development plans, identify risks and mitigate impediments to ensure that the product owner, delivery managers and other stakeholders are updated about the progress. You will need to be effective at working directly with technology and business stakeholders from India and the UK. The desired candidate must be a Scrum Master having delivery management experience with agile practices with minimum of 5 years of experience. Should have experience in data engineering life cycle, and analytics practices, experience with processes and tools supporting Agile methodologies. The candidate must have a strong track record of successfully delivering project outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Must have experience of Planning, delivery and stakeholder management. Track and manage risks, dependencies, and issues. Work with Scrum team(s), Delivery Manager(s) to remove impediments. Liaise between India and UK delivery teams. Work with technical leads, Scrum Masters and delivery managers to manage any interdependencies internally or externally. Drive the team efforts to continuously improve. Drive maturity of delivery practices. Maintain healthy feature pipeline. Essential Qualifications: Overall IT experience of 12+ years 5+ years as a practicing Scrum Master and/or delivery manager. Prior experience of working with UK or other regions such as North America/EMEA/APAC. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Demonstrable knowledge of Agile techniques such as: User Story development/sizing, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Automated Testing etc. Articulated knowledge of Agile principles and practices, ability to transfer that understanding at all levels of the organization. Ability to leverage understanding of facilitation, continuous improvement, empowerment, transparency, and servant leadership to empower team growth. Must have experience of Planning, delivery and stakeholder management. Experience with multiple methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, DevOps. Ability to effectively coordinate efforts with multiple teams within a matrixed organization. Certified Scrum Master or Agile Certified practitioner - Mandatory. Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Data driven, and results oriented. Must have knowledge of workflow tools such as Azure Devops. Excellent communication skills. Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills – verbal and written Strong team and stakeholder management skills – you should have the ability to build strong relationships with people across a wide variety of teams and backgrounds. Experience working with people across different geographical regions, particularly UK and US. Excellent planning and time management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time and to requirement with issues being escalated and addressed effectively. Exceptional documentation and presentation skills. Qualification & Certification: A Certified Scrum Master Experienced using a scaled agile framework such as SAFe, DAD, or LeSS Experienced in managing and delivering projects in a fast paced, agile environment which incorporates multiple teams, business areas or systems through the full project lifecycle.