Agile Lead

Salary: 53598 - 66998 FTE DOE Benefits Profit Share Bonus

Fully office based in Hythe Kent

We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If youd prefer to work full- time part-time or as a job-share well facilitate this wherever we can - whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance.

About

At Holiday Extras were creating a workplace where everyone can thrive build their careers and reach their limitless potential. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 were proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well-being. By joining our team youll feel supported and rewarded every day.

Were looking for an Agile Lead to coach one or more delivery teams to deliver valuable software frequently using adaptive processes and strong collaboration with adjacent teams. Youll help teams maximise value improve flow and build sustainable ways of working while fostering continuous learning and improvement.

Youll be part of our Product Development Team whose mission is to drive efficient collaborative and adaptive delivery across our organisation - helping us continually improve how we create value for our customers and partners.

The Role

By joining our team youll:

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering teams to refine and prioritise backlogs balancing value delivery with quality sustainability and technical health
• Coach teams to use adaptive processes that support frequent inspection learning and improvement
• Ensure agile events are purposeful effective and continually improved to achieve their intended outcomes
• Support cross-team planning and coordination where work overlaps helping teams align without disrupting local flow
• Use delivery metrics to visualise pace identify trends and guide teams towards greater predictability and sustainable delivery
• Encourage healthy work-in-progress limits and steady flow to support long-term delivery at a sustainable pace
• Build strong relationships across delivery product and engineering to enable collaboration and constructive challenge

What you can bring to our team:

• Knowledge of Agile frameworks and the ability to apply them pragmatically based on context
• Experience coaching delivery teams to improve flow predictability and value delivery
• Confidence facilitating team and cross-team events with clear intent and outcomes
• An understanding of delivery metrics including the difference between leading and lagging indicators
• A collaborative approach with the ability to influence Product Managers Engineers and stakeholders
• Familiarity with engineering practices and the ability to engage teams in conversations about quality technical constraints and improvement opportunities
• A systems-thinking mindset recognising the difference between what teams can control and where influence or escalation is required
• Strong relationship-building skills and a commitment to creating open safe and constructive team environments

Everyones career path is individual and different so this is just a guide. If your experience doesnt precisely match this youre encouraged to apply so that we can discover your unique talents!

How we hire for this role

We know your time is precious so we keep our recruitment process as quick and easy as possible. If we believe you might be a match for a job youve applied for youll enter our hiring process as follows:

• 45 minute video call with Recruiter & Head of Delivery
• In-person interview at our campus meeting Product & Engineering peers & fellow Agile Leads

Cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture is paramount for us.

Recognising we are all different if for whatever reason you need us to adapt the process please get in touch via .

Applications close: Tuesday 6th January 2026

Why choose Holiday Extras

We believe that holidays are the most precious time of all so we create products tech and services that make travel and holidays memorable and fun. Were on a mission to be the only place to go for your holiday extras offering unparalleled choice value and service turning our customers ordinary trips into extraordinarily good times.

At Holiday Extras were creating a workplace where everyone can thrive build their careers and reach their limitless potential. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 were proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well-being. By joining our team youll feel supported and rewarded every day. Learn more about our culture and benefits.

• Time is precious: 25 days annual leave (BHs) extra holidays through Holiday Buy Birthday Day Off and Sabbaticals at each milestone.
• Parental Leave: Enhanced parental leave - Up to 1 year off including 13 weeks at 100% pay 13 weeks at 50% pay
• Road to well-being: Access to Gym Discounts Private Dental Insurance and Private Medical Insurance (after 4 years)
• Celebrate success together: Enjoy a Profit Share Bonus and a pension scheme with Aviva.
• Good for the soul: Join our Social Club for 25% off any ticket or event in the UK Discounts on the latest tech or give back to your community with our Volunteering Scheme.
• Plan ahead: Income protection Critical illness cover and Life assurance