Agile Delivery Lead

Job Description

This role is responsible for facilitating and coordinating the activities across multiple Agile squads, ensuring alignment and coordination across the entire solution. Agile Delivery Lead plays a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of large-scale, complex solutions that require multiple Agile squads to collaborate effectively.

What will you do?

• Support the Release Train Engineer (RTE) in managing program-level execution and delivery across multiple squads.
• Coordinate Quality Engineering (QE), integration, and deployment activities, ensuring smooth end-to-end delivery.
• Facilitate alignment of squad deliverables, managing dependencies, risks, and integration points across teams.
• Partner with technical leads and QE teams to maintain CI/CD pipelines, release readiness, and integration testing cycles.
• Track and report on program delivery metrics (velocity, quality, deployment success, release readiness).
• Assist in planning and execution of Program Increment (PI) activities, including readiness, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Act as a bridge between technical squads and program leadership, escalating issues and ensuring delivery risks are mitigated.
• Drive consistency in deployment practices and release coordination across squads.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have's:

• Strong understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Agile delivery practices, and program-level coordination.
• Experience with quality engineering (QE), system integration, and deployment pipelines (CI/CD).
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple squads and manage dependencies in large-scale programs.
• Familiarity with release management tools (e.g., Jira, Rally, Azure DevOps) and Agile metrics tracking.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills to engage technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery.

Nice to Have's:

• Background in software engineering, QA, or DevOps is an asset.
• SAFe certification (SAFe Agilist, SAFe RTE, or equivalent) preferred but not required.

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities       

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Job Skills

Agile Delivery, Agile Framework, Agile Methodology, Agile Quality Assurance, Agile Tools, Coaching Others, Communication, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Delivery Management, Facilitation, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Information Technology (IT) Risk Management, Issue Management, IT Quality Management, Large Scale IT Projects, Leadership, Metrics Tracking, Quality Management, Results-Oriented, Risk Management, Scrum (Agile), Staying Focused

Additional Job Details

Address:

MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA

City:

Mississauga

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Application Deadline:

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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