Agile Delivery Lead

Janus Henderson Global Investors; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous holidays

Health & wellbeing benefits

Volunteer time

Professional development

Job summary

Janus Henderson Investors is seeking a Delivery Enablement Lead within Global Technology in the United Kingdom. You will drive delivery momentum across multiple value streams, coordinate planning and execution, and partner with Product Managers, Scrum Masters and senior stakeholders to ensure strategic initiatives are delivered effectively.

We look for an experienced agile leader with SAFe expertise, strong stakeholder management, and a proven ability to remove blockers within complex, matrixed

Qualifications

• Experience working in the investment management function at an Asset Management firm or similar.
• Strong communication skills with demanding stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience as a Release Train Engineer, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master or equivalent leadership role within Agile environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including SAFe and Scrum.
• Experience leading large-scale, cross-functional delivery initiatives.
• Experience operating within complex, matrixed organisations.
• Experience managing distributed global teams and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of dependency management, risk management, governance and delivery reporting.
• Experience with Agile delivery tooling, including Jira and associated reporting platforms.
• SAFe RTE certification or equivalent Agile qualifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own and facilitate Quarterly Planning activities for assigned Value Streams.
• Support Value Stream Leads and Product Owners with roadmap planning, release planning, milestone tracking and dependency identification.
• Coordinate delivery activities across products and Value Streams.
• Monitor progress against delivery commitments.
• Escalate issues and drive timely resolution.
• Represent the Value Stream in governance forums, executive meetings and stakeholder engagements and when needed deputise for the Value Stream Lead.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels across Technology and Business functions.
• Influence and facilitate executive decision‑making to remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum.
• Establish and maintain visibility of cross-team dependencies.
• Drive resolution of dependencies, risks and issues that threaten delivery execution.
• Maintain key artefacts that: Ensure transparency of delivery commitments, milestones, timelines and agreed outcomes within technology and to business stakeholders.
• Track and report on progress, priorities, delivery risks and key decisions across teams.
• Track and report key delivery metrics.
• Promote consistent delivery practices across teams.
• Drive adherence to Technology Development Lifecycle (TDLC) standards, governance requirements and delivery tooling.
• Coach Leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters and teams in Agile principles and practices.
• Act as a servant leader, fostering collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Identify recurring delivery challenges, inefficiencies, and systemic bottlenecks.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Release Train Engineer

Delivery Manager

Scrum Master

Agile methodologies

SAFe

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Reporting platforms

Job description

Janus Henderson Investors is seeking a Delivery Enablement Lead within Global Technology in the United Kingdom. You will drive delivery momentum across multiple value streams, coordinate planning and execution, and partner with Product Managers, Scrum Masters and senior stakeholders to ensure strategic initiatives are delivered effectively.

We look for an experienced agile leader with SAFe expertise, strong stakeholder management, and a proven ability to remove blockers within complex, matrixed