HighlightTA

Agile Delivery Manager

HighlightTA

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $95,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Provide hands-on coaching to multiple software development teams in all aspects of Agile, including Scrum, Kanban, and other lean-agile practices.
  • Manage a team of Scrum Masters and aid in their goal setting and development.
  • Coach leaders and managers in the behaviors and mindset shifts required to support successful Agile teams.
  • Act as the dedicated Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager for one to two teams, guiding them to successfully deliver value.
  • Facilitate all Scrum events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives, ensuring they are positive, productive, and achieve their objectives.
  • Actively identify and remove impediments that are blocking the team's progress.
  • Partner closely with the Product Owner to ensure a healthy and well-managed product backlog.
  • Develop and deliver engaging training workshops and materials for teams and stakeholders on Agile fundamentals, advanced topics, and role-specific skills.
  • Facilitate key collaborative events such as release planning, story mapping workshops, and value stream mapping sessions.
  • Conduct assessments of team and departmental Agile maturity, creating a roadmap for improvement and executing on that roadmap.
  • Identify, escalate, and help resolve systemic impediments that are beyond a single team's ability to influence.
  • Guide teams on the use of meaningful Agile metrics (e.g., Cycle Time, Throughput, Flow Efficiency) to drive data-informed decisions and self-correction.
  • Promote a culture of relentless improvement by encouraging experimentation and learning from both successes and failures.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in software development environments, including SaaS.
  • 3+ years as an Agile Coach or 5+ years as a multi-team Scrum Master.
  • Proven experience managing Scrum Masters.
  • Demonstrated success as a hands-on Scrum Master for multiple teams.
  • Deep knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean).
  • Builder mindset and eagerness to create scalable Agile processes.
  • Strong facilitation and coaching skills across multiple team levels.
  • One or more certifications: CSP-SM, PSM II/III, ICP-ACC.
  • Passion for nonprofit technology and mission-driven work.
Benefits
  • Unlimited paid time off.
  • Comprehensive health plans (medical, dental, vision).
  • 401(k) with up to 3.5% company match.
  • Paid parental leave after one year.
  • Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability.
  • Pet insurance.
  • 11 company holidays.
  • Paid sick time and a monthly paid volunteer day.
  • Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
  • Fully remote workplace.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
AgileScrumKanbanLeanAgile metricsCycle TimeThroughputFlow EfficiencySaaSAgile maturity
Soft skills
coachingfacilitationteam managementcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingleadershipmindset shiftstrainingrelentless improvement
Certifications
CSP-SMPSM IIPSM IIIICP-ACC
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