Agile Delivery Lead for Process & Automation

Aquent

Worthing

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Aquent is seeking a talented Agile leader to champion effective Scrum delivery within our Process & Automation function. You will empower multidisciplinary teams including Process Analysts, Automation Engineers, Product Owners and stakeholders to optimize processes and deliver automation solutions that improve efficiency and reliability.

You will facilitate ceremonies, coach teams on Agile principles, manage backlogs, identify blockers, and report progress using Azure DevOps or Jira.

Qualifications

Experience operating as a Scrum Master or Agile facilitator.
Strong grounding in Agile fundamentals.

Responsibilities

Facilitate Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives for process or automation teams, ensuring delivery cadence is maintained and teams remain focused on sprint goals.
Support backlog refinement and planning alongside Product Owners or delivery leads, contributing to a clear and actionable roadmap.
Identify, track, and proactively remove blockers that impact delivery across process or automation initiatives, escalating risks and dependencies appropriately to maintain workflow.
Promote proactive risk management within the team, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and problem-solving.
Coach the team and stakeholders on Agile principles, behaviors, and frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid approaches), encouraging continuous improvement, experimentation, and effective collaboration.
Support the team's maturity journey, helping embed best practices suitable for both process and automation delivery.
Maintain clear communication channels between the team, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and leadership.
Ensure progress, blockers, risks, and achievements are clearly reported through appropriate tooling (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira, ServiceNow).
Contribute to cross-team coordination where initiatives require collaboration across process and automation functions.