Delivery Lead - 6 Month Contract

Novus; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working – 2 days in office

Job summary

Novus is seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to own end-to-end software delivery across multiple squads in a Sydney-based, hybrid setup. The role covers delivery leadership, release management, agile facilitation and stakeholder management in a SAFe environment.

With ~25 developers across 4–5 squads and two-week sprints, you will coordinate planning, governance, and enable teams to deliver against roadmap commitments, while working closely with Product and leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading software delivery in Agile and hybrid environments.
• Proven ability to lead multiple engineering squads in SAFe.
• Experience coordinating releases across development, test and production.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery across multiple software initiatives, including scope, schedule, budget, risks and dependencies.
• Facilitate Scrum and SAFe ceremonies across multiple squads.
• Coach Product Owners on backlog management and prioritisation.
• Coordinate releases across environments and ensure timely delivery.
• Track milestones, risks, and financials for senior leadership.
• Collaborate with Product on roadmaps and release planning.
• Coordinate vendors and services to align delivery expectations.
• Lead retrospectives and drive continuous delivery improvements.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Agile facilitation

Stakeholder management

Scrum & SAFe

Backlog management

Release coordination

Budget tracking

Excel reporting

Tools

AWS

Azure

Jira

Job description

Delivery Lead | 6 Month Contract | Sydney CBD | Hybrid

Sydney CBD | 2 days in office | Initial 6 month contract | ASAP start

We're working with an established Sydney software company looking for an experienced Delivery Lead to take ownership of software delivery across multiple engineering squads.

This is broader than a traditional Scrum Master role. You'll own delivery end to end, combining delivery leadership, release management, agile facilitation and stakeholder management across a product engineering environment.

The business has approximately 25 developers across four to five squads, working in two-week sprints within a SAFe environment.

The role

You'll be responsible for keeping software initiatives moving from planning through to release, while giving engineering teams the structure and space they need to deliver.

You will:

• Own delivery across multiple software initiatives, including scope, schedule, budget, risks and dependencies
• Facilitate Scrum and scaled agile ceremonies across multiple squads
• Coach engineering teams and Product Owners around backlog management and prioritisation
• Coordinate releases across development, test and production environments
• Track and report milestones, risks, dependencies and financials to senior leadership
• Work closely with Product on roadmap alignment and release planning
• Coordinate vendors, Support, Professional Services and customers around delivery expectations
• Maintain appropriate delivery governance and challenge gaps when required
• Lead retrospectives and continuously improve delivery processes

The environment

• Approximately 25 software engineers
• 4-5 engineering squads
• Two-week sprints
• SAFe and Scrum
• AWS, Azure and on-premise infrastructure
• Sydney CBD
• Hybrid working - 2 days week
• Fast-moving environment where priorities can change

What we're looking for

You'll ideally have:

• Strong experience leading software or technology delivery in Agile and hybrid environments
• Experience managing delivery across multiple engineering squads
• Strong Scrum facilitation skills and the ability to run ceremonies yourself
• Proven ability to influence technical teams and senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, risks and reporting
• Strong Excel and reporting capability
• Scrum Master and/or SAFe certification
• A good enough technical understanding to work credibly with software engineers

Experience with cloud migrations, AWS/Azure environments or a previous software development background would be highly regarded.

PMBOK or PRINCE2 certification would also be beneficial.

Why consider it?

• Own the delivery function rather than simply facilitating stand-ups
• Work closely with Product, Engineering and senior leadership
• Small enough environment for your impact to be visible quickly
• Initial six-month contract with potential to extend
• ASAP start