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As a Delivery Manager you are accountable forend-to-enddelivery for two to threecross-functionalScrum or Kanban teams. You own the agile process orchestrate releases and usedata driveninsights to improve predictability quality and stakeholder confidence. You partner closely with Product Managers and Tech Leads to ensure the team is always working on the most importantwell-understoodwork and that risks dependencies and blockers are actively managed.

1. Facilitate core Agile ceremonies and ways of working

• Facilitate all core Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning Daily Standups Reviews Retrospectives).
• Ensurefollowthroughon action items and support implementing Kanban whereappropriate.
• Maintain healthy rhythms and guardrails so the team can deliver predictably.

1. Partner in capacity planning and resource alignment

• Partner with Product and Tech Leads to plan capacity based on demand known constraints and time off.
• Ensure capacity and commitments are aligned and explicitly understood by the team and stakeholders.

1. Lead consistent release orchestration

• Own orcoownrelease orchestration activities: bug triage release prep calls scope tracking and readiness checks.
• Coordinate feature flags and environments andmonitorrelease progress and outcomes.
• Participate in or drive release management activities as needed including deployments for services.

1. Collaborate with Product on backlog and planning

• Partner with Product Managers tomaintainawellgroomedbacklog with clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Proactivelyprepare forrefinement sessions unblock tickets before they are discussed and support breakdown and prioritization.
• Ensure planning (sprints releases) reflects known dependencies and constraints.

1. Collaborate with Tech Leads and Product on alignment & focus

• Work closely with Tech Leads and Product to align the teams work to product strategy and priorities.
• Shield the team from distractions and scope churn where possible.
• Ensure the team has clear technical and product context for what they are building and why.

Flow Predictability & Metrics

1. Enforce healthy workflow and WIP discipline

• Encourage finish before starting behavior and limit work in progress (WIP).
• Push back on overcommitment excessiveinprogresswork orscopechanges that threaten predictability.

1. Monitor commitments and delivery against timelines

• Monitor sprint and release commitmentsand ensure the team delivers incremental value within agreedtimeframes.
• Flag timeline risks early with clear options tradeoffs andimpact tostakeholders.

1. Track and analyze team performance metrics

• Use Jira and dashboards to track velocity throughput cycle time defect trends and other key metrics.
• Use data to forecast set realistic commitments and drivedatainformedimprovements in speed and quality.
• Regularly review metrics with the team toidentifybottlenecks and improvement opportunities.

1. Use retrospectives and data to drive continuous improvement

• Facilitate effective retrospectives focused on outcomes not just discussion.
• Turn insights into concrete experiments and process changes that streamline delivery reduce waste and improve quality.
• Follow through on agreed action items and inspect their impactinfuture cycles.

Risk Dependencies & Issue Management

1. Actively manage risks dependencies and blockers

• Proactivelyidentifyand document risks dependencies and blockers.
• Drive resolutionendtoend including escalating technical issues appropriately and owningfollowupsto closure.
• Coordinatecrossteamdependencies with clear owners timelines and mitigation paths; reduce reliance on others to stitch plans together.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

1. Provide cleartimelymetricdrivencommunication

• Maintain proactivetimelycommunication to stakeholders and leadership on status risks issues decisions and changes.
• Provide concisemetricdrivenupdates at a predictable cadence tailored to the audience (e.g. Product Engineering leadership business stakeholders).
• Clearly articulate asks tradeoffs and impact when raising issues.

1. Collaborate across Delivery Management

• Work with other Delivery Managers to share best practices andalign onstandard ways of working.
• Contribute to improvingorgwidedelivery practices tooling and templates.

Agile Standards & Team Health

1. Establish andmaintainDefinition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD)

• UseorglevelDoRand DoD standards to cocreateteamlevelversions.
• Socialize inspect and periodically reevaluateDoR/DoD with the team.
• Listen for adherence indaytodayconversations and adjust with the team as needed.

1. Coach and support team health and collaboration

• Coach the team on Agile values andScrum/Kanban practices focusing on consistent disciplined execution.
• Support conflict resolution remove friction indaytodaydelivery and foster ahightrusthighmoraleculture focused on outcomes and quality.

1. Maintain strong domain and feature awareness

• Maintain a solid understanding of inflight workwhatscoming next and the underlying business and customer why.
• Use that context toanticipateissues support betterdecision making and communicate timelines credibly.

• 5 years of experience as a Delivery Manager Scrum Master Agile Delivery Lead or similar role.
• Strong familiarity with the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile frameworks (Scrum Kanban).
• Handson experience working withcrossfunctionalteams (Product Engineering Design QA etc.).
• Deep experience using Jira and Confluence for work tracking reporting and delivery management.
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Drive predictable delivery through effective Agile practices.
• Use metrics to forecast manage expectations and improve team performance.
• Manage risks dependencies and blockers in complex environments.
• Orchestrate releases including feature flags bug triage and coordination across teams.
• Strong facilitation coaching communication andconflict resolutionskills.
• Excellent stakeholder management abilities witha track recordof clear proactive communication to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience helping teamsestablishand maintain Definition of Ready and Definition of Done is a plus.

The salary range for this position is $120000 - $140000 USD which is dependent on a several factors including relevant experience geography business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical vision and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k)-matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation including but not limited to cash bonuses. This role includes paid Personal Time Off and paid company holidays.