Sr. Agile Delivery Lead

Job Title: Sr. Agile Delivery Lead

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Agile Delivery Lead to support highly technical engineering teams operating in a complex global delivery environment. This role requires deep knowledge of agile practices and the ability to apply program delivery and project management approaches to support teams working against time-driven milestones. The ideal candidate will foster a collaborative engineering culture while coaching teams and leadership on Scrum, agile principles, and modern software development practices. This role involves working closely with global partners, including teams in Japan, to support cross-functional and cross-cultural collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Help grow a collaborative and continuously improving engineering culture.
• Teach and exemplify Scrum and agile values and principles.
• Coach and provide feedback to individuals, including upper leadership.
• Serve as a Scrum Master and facilitate Scrum Events when requested.
• Deliver effective conflict resolution between individuals and teams.
• Demonstrate assertive yet friendly communication with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Exhibit expertise in estimation and planning techniques and explain release planning in an empirical environment.
• Advocate for modern agile software development and organizational practices, such as XP, CI/CD, DevOps, and TDD.
• Use excellent visualization skills to explain and create visual radiators.
• Assist individuals, teams, and programs in clarifying goals and actions to achieve them.
• Implement effective methods and practices for managing and resolving impediments.
• Coach and support others in effective backlog creation, management, and refinement techniques.
• Demonstrate effective techniques for managing team interruptions and protecting the team during sprints.
• Work beyond team boundaries to improve efficiencies, work flow, and value delivered.
• Partner proactively with product leadership to create estimated work, realistic roadmaps, and delivery plans.
• Lead reporting on delivery progress and risks, and escalate and resolve issues as needed.
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery visibility, including timeline development, risk identification and mitigation, and cross-team dependency mapping.
• Explain differences between various Scrum Scaling frameworks and approaches.
• Provide scaling expertise to align multiple agile teams and collaborate with large groups.
• Facilitate complex technical discussions, driving clarity, alignment, and actionable outcomes.
• Demonstrate deep system-level thinking and positively influence overall program dynamics.
• Operate as a self-starter who proactively identifies and implements improvements to team delivery.

Essential Skills

• 5 years of experience in an Agile Delivery Lead or similar role.
• Strong hands-on development experience or substantial experience working directly with software development teams.
• Deep knowledge of agile practices, Scrum principles, and agile coaching techniques.
• Experience applying agile methodologies flexibly within environments driven by fixed milestones and delivery timelines.
• Experience working with technical workstreams such as APIs, architecture, environment creation, and testing.
• Ability to quickly understand and interpret technical discussions, system architectures, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong coaching, facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong conflict resolution and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience with estimation, planning, and release planning techniques.
• Experience with modern software development practices including XP, CI/CD, DevOps, and TDD.
• Experience with Scrum scaling frameworks and scaled agile coordination.
• Demonstrated system-level thinking and proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively with global partners and cross-cultural teams.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting highly technical engineering teams.

Work Environment

Flexibility to support meetings outside standard U.S. working hours is required, typically between 5–, 1–2 times per week. Enjoy annual Patent-a-thons and Hackathons to embrace creativity. Benefit from free catered lunches onsite, with 'cheat' days on Fridays. Access two fully stocked Nespresso bars. No dress code; come as you are. Enjoy free covered garage parking.

This is a Permanent position based out of Plano, TX.

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $75.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a hybrid position in Plano,TX.

This position is anticipated to close on May 31, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

Salary : $60 - $75