Agile Delivery & Operations Lead

Adobe; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Adobe's BPO team seeks an Agile Delivery & Operations Lead to strengthen delivery across the organization. You will coach Scrum teams, partner with product owners on backlog readiness, and own delivery analytics using Jira data and AI-powered tooling.

You will drive improvements from problem identification through adoption and measurable results. You will collaborate with engineering, Program Management, and operations leaders to optimize capacity, reduce delays, and produce actionable

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading Agile delivery across multiple software teams.
• Practical knowledge of Scrum and Kanban.
• Experience building dashboards from Jira data.
• Demonstrated use of AI to speed analysis and improve quality.
• Ability to frame problems clearly and drive adoption.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Coach teams on Scrum and Kanban to strengthen planning and delivery.
• Collaborate with product/program owners on backlog readiness and commitments.
• Own delivery reporting and diagnose delays to improve throughput.
• Use AI to build dashboards and reusable reporting workflows.
• Prepare concise decision briefs and lead operational reviews.
• Coordinate dependencies, recover missed commitments, and flag risks early.
• Lead improvements across intake, delivery, testing, and release coordination.

Skills

Agile leadership

Scrum

Kanban

Delivery analytics

AI in analytics

Jira reporting

Tools

Jira

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

The Opportunity Adobe's Business Process Optimization (BPO) team creates capacity through automation, data intelligence, and process improvement. As Agile Delivery & Operations Lead, you will strengthen delivery across BPO in partnership with engineering, Program Management & Operations, and business customers. As an operational partner to Digital Transformation leadership, you will combine Scrum coaching, delivery analysis, and daily use of AI to improve how work gets done—anticipating issues, recommending decisions, and leading improvements from problem identification through adoption and measurable results.

What You Will Do

• Coach teams on Scrum and Kanban, strengthening planning, retrospectives, and sustainable delivery.
• Partner with product and program owners on backlog readiness, acceptance criteria, and realistic commitments that reflect capacity, support work, and shifting priorities.
• Own delivery reporting and analysis: improve Jira data quality with teams and DevOps, diagnose delays, and recommend actions to improve delivery and resource allocation.
• Use AI to accelerate analysis and build dashboards, queries, and reusable reporting workflows, validating findings against source data.
• Prepare concise decision briefs with evidence, options, tradeoffs, and recommendations; lead operational reviews and drive actions to completion.
• Coordinate dependencies, address missed commitments constructively, agree on recovery actions with owners, and call out unresolved risks early.
• Lead improvements across intake, delivery, testing, and release coordination; support adoption, measure results, and share approaches that reduce manual effort, delays, and rework.

What You Need to Succeed

• 5+ years leading Agile delivery or delivery operations across multiple software teams, with demonstrated improvements.
• Practical knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and the software delivery lifecycle, adapting practices to team needs.
• Experience building Power BI or Tableau dashboards from Jira data, partnering with developers on reporting automation.
• Demonstrated use of AI to improve the speed and quality of your work, with concrete examples.
• You can frame problems clearly, refine outputs iteratively, and verify accuracy against the source data.
• Evidence of investigating root causes and independently leading improvements through to adoption and measurable results.
• Experience building cross-functional agreement, navigating competing priorities, and resolving difficult issues respectfully with clear communication.

About Adobe

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