Agile Lead

Holiday Extras; Dover; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK-based company is seeking an Agile Lead to enhance team collaboration and improve delivery metrics. The role requires knowledge of Agile frameworks and experience in coaching delivery teams. The successful candidate will work closely with product and engineering teams to align on objectives while fostering a productive team environment. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including enhanced parental leave and wellness initiatives.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus extra holidays

Enhanced parental leave

Access to gym discounts and private healthcare

Profit Share Bonus and pension scheme

20% off events and activities

Income protection and life assurance

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Agile frameworks and ability to apply them pragmatically.
• Experience coaching delivery teams to improve flow and value delivery.
• Confidence in facilitating team and cross-team events with clear intent.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to refine and prioritize backlogs.
• Coach teams on adaptive processes for inspection and improvement.
• Ensure agile events are effective and continually improved.

Skills

Knowledge of Agile frameworks

Experience coaching delivery teams

Confidence facilitating team events

Understanding of delivery metrics

Collaborative approach

Familiarity with engineering practices

Systems-thinking mindset

Strong relationship-building skills

Job description

About

At Holiday Extras were creating a workplace where everyone can thrive build their careers and reach their limitless potential. As a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 were proud to offer a world of benefits designed to enhance your lifestyle and well‑being. By joining our team you’ll feel supported and rewarded every day.

The Role

By joining our team you’ll:

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering teams to refine and prioritise backlogs balancing value delivery with quality sustainability and technical health
• Coach teams to use adaptive processes that support frequent inspection learning and improvement
• Ensure agile events are purposeful effective and continually improved to achieve their intended outcomes
• Support cross‑team planning and coordination where work overlaps helping teams align without disrupting local flow
• Use delivery metrics to visualise pace identify trends and guide teams towards greater predictability and sustainable delivery
• Encourage healthy work‑in‑progress limits and steady flow to support long‑term delivery at a sustainable pace
• Build strong relationships across delivery product and engineering to enable collaboration and constructive challenge

Requirements

• Knowledge of Agile frameworks and the ability to apply them pragmatically based on context
• Experience coaching delivery teams to improve flow predictability and value delivery
• Confidence facilitating team and cross‑team events with clear intent and outcomes
• An understanding of delivery metrics including the difference between leading and lagging indicators
• A collaborative approach with the ability to influence Product Managers Engineers and stakeholders
• Familiarity with engineering practices and the ability to engage teams in conversations about quality technical constraints and improvement opportunities
• A systems‑thinking mindset recognising the difference between what teams can control and where influence or escalation is required
• Strong relationship‑building skills and a commitment to creating open safe and constructive team environments

How we hire for this role

We know your time is precious so we keep our recruitment process as quick and easy as possible. If we believe you might be a match for a job you’ve applied for you’ll enter our hiring process as follows:

• 45 minute video call with Recruiter & Head of Delivery
• In‑person interview at our campus meeting Product & Engineering peers & fellow Agile Leads

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (BHs) plus extra holidays through Holiday Buy Birthday Day Off and Sabbaticals at each milestone.
• Enhanced parental leave – Up to 1 year off including 13 weeks at 100% pay and 13 weeks at 50% pay
• Road to well‑being – Access to Gym Discounts, Private Dental Insurance and Private Medical Insurance (after 4 years)
• Profit Share Bonus and a pension scheme with Aviva.
• Social Club – 25% off any ticket or event in the UK and Discounts on the latest tech or giving back to the community with our Volunteering Scheme.
• Income protection, Critical illness cover and Life assurance

Key Skills

Administrative Skills,Facilities Management,Biotechnology,Creative Production,Design And Estimation,Architecture

Applications close: Tuesday 6th January 2026

Salary: £53,598 - £66,998

Employment Type: Full Time

Department / Functional Area: Product Development

Vacancy: 1