Agile Delivery Manager.

Agile Delivery Manager

Perm
Up to £80,000
Work Type: Hybrid - 3 days a week on site
Location: Mansfield, UK

This leading global retail group is rethinking how consumers engage with sports, premium, and luxury brands. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, the company provides access to some of the world's best brands while transforming the future of retail.

With a diverse brand portfolio, the organisation is committed to creating a compelling brand ecosystem, elevating customer experiences, and empowering its teams to think fearlessly and deliver exceptional results.

The organisation is seeking an experienced Agile Delivery Manager to drive delivery excellence and strengthen agile ways of working across its digital technology team. This is an opportunity to shape scalable delivery processes, lead complex development and integration projects, and help the business deliver impactful, customer-focused outcomes across its growing portfolio of brands.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with engineering squads, product teams, and senior stakeholders to align delivery with strategic objectives. This role is ideal for a proactive and influential leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about creating best-in-class delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery Oversight: Own progress reporting, partner with engineering and product teams, manage cross-team resource planning, and ensure delivery excellence across multiple workstreams.
• Consultative Leadership: Mentor squad leads and cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and results focus.
• Agile Evangelism: Drive pragmatic adoption and evolution of agile practices, tailoring approaches to meet organisational needs.
• Quality & Governance: Oversee delivery governance to ensure all deliverables meet quality standards and business expectations.

Key Requirements
Essential:

• Good experience in Agile Delivery Management, successfully leading multiple teams and digital projects.
• Must be able to set up agile processes from scratch and explain importance
• Must have extremely deep Agile knowledge (theory, frameworks and terminology)
• Strong stakeholder management and alignment skills.
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and ability to apply them effectively.
• Strategic knowledge of delivery lifecycles, processes, and cross-team coordination.
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices, including architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with tools such as JIRA, ADO, Trello, MS Project, Miro, and Mural.

Desirable:

• Experience in the eCommerce or retail industry.
• Agile certifications (CSM, CSPO, ACSM).
• Experience with Agile scaling methodologies.
• Project management certifications (PRINCE2, PMP).

Working Model
This role follows a hybrid model, with three days onsite and two days remote each week. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.