Agile Coach | Outside ir35| £430p/d | Bedford

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited; Ampthill; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Opus Recruitment Solutions Limited in Bedford is seeking an Agile Coach to drive delivery across squads and progressively transition into a stronger coaching and enablement role as the programme matures. You will embed pragmatic ways of working, including backlog alignment, Definition of Ready and Done, a shared sprint cadence and dependency management between squads.

The role requires coaching multiple teams on one programme, plus a Delivery Manager or Scrum Master background, with experience

Qualifications

• Coaching multiple teams on one programme with strong delivery oversight.
• Delivery Manager or Scrum Master background is desirable.
• Use flow metrics and evidence-based forecasting to base plans on measurable delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery across squads alongside Senior Delivery Manager.
• Move into a coaching and enablement role as the programme matures.
• Coach Delivery Leads and BAs, client Product Owners and teams.

Skills

Coaching multiple teams

Delivery Manager background

Flow metrics

Evidence-based forecasting

Job description

Agile Coach | Outside ir35| £430p/d | Bedford

Opus are currently working with a key client on an Agile Coach role. This will be a key role in the development of the team.

Essential skills:

• Initially work alongside the Senior Delivery Manager, coordinating delivery across squads, then move into a stronger coaching and enablement role as the programme matures.
• Embed pragmatic ways of working: backlog, a shared Definition of Ready and Done, a common sprint cadence and managing dependencies between squads, without unnecessary governance.
• Support and coach Delivery Leads and BAs, client Product Owners and teams, using flow metrics (throughput, cycle time) so plans rest on measured delivery rather than assumption.
• Must have: coaching multiple teams on one programme; a Delivery Manager or Scrum Master background; flow metrics and evidence-based forecasting.
• Nice to have: lightweight scaling approaches (e.g. LeSS); teams using AI-assisted delivery; retail or hospitality.
• Looking for someone hands-on and pragmatic, comfortable moving between direct delivery support and Agile coaching.