Agile Delivery Lead

Main Digital•McLean, VA

About The Position

We are seeking an Agile Delivery Lead who is a critical thinker and strong communicator, capable of navigating complex situations and driving the best outcomes for clients. This individual will shape and lead the agile delivery model across programs or portfolios, establishing governance, defining operating frameworks, and ensuring consistent, high-quality execution across teams. They will partner closely with executive stakeholders to align delivery strategy with business outcomes, influence key decisions, and drive the successful adoption of Agile practices. The ideal candidate brings strong emotional intelligence and organizational awareness, enabling them to challenge norms, influence without authority, and help teams deliver scalable, predictable value. Reporting to our Delivery Operations Manager, as a Full-Time Specialist on our team, you will assess current delivery environments to evaluate team maturity, structures, tools, and workflows, then design and implement an Agile delivery framework aligned to business objectives. You will establish governance models, prioritization structures, and initiative intake processes while building transparent reporting, metrics, and executive dashboards to track delivery health and performance. Partnering closely with Product, Technology, and Business leaders, you will align roadmaps, manage cross-team dependencies, and mitigate risks to ensure coordinated and predictable outcomes. You will also coach teams and stakeholders on Agile best practices, driving adoption and continuous improvement while ensuring consistency in delivery standards across initiatives.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in delivery, program management, and/or Agile leadership roles
Deep expertise in Agile frameworks and scaling approaches (e.g., SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale)
Experience working in an Agile environment (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, DevOps, etc.), successfully coaching and transitioning teams, programs, and portfolios
Experience in coaching and developing people and teams, influencing behavior change, and establishing sustainability through cultural change
Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional initiatives and transformations
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Experience defining operating models, governance structures, and metrics frameworks
Ability to coach teams and influence organizational change
Experience in delivering presentations to virtual and in-person teams
Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Experience with Agile delivery tools (e.g., Jira, Rally, Azure DevOps)
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset

Nice To Haves

Agile certification(s) a plus (e.g., SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), SAFe Agilist (SA), PMI-ACP)

Responsibilities

Own delivery strategy, standards, and execution health across programs or portfolios
Own delivery accountability for timelines, scope, quality, and outcomes
Define KPIs (e.g., velocity, cycle time, predictability, throughput) and ensure adoption
Establish and enforce governance forums (e.g., pipeline reviews, steering committees)
Drive prioritization alignment across business and technology stakeholders
Act as escalation point for delivery risks, issues, and blockers
Guide resource planning and capacity management at a program level
Ensure consistency in tooling, workflows, and reporting standards (oversight vs. configuration)
Provide executive-level communication on delivery status, risks, and outcomes
Drive adoption of agile tools and practices (e.g., Azure DevOps)
Partner with executive stakeholders to provide updates and ensure alignment
Develop and deliver presentations to various levels of stakeholders and facilitate working sessions to identify resolutions to impediments to continuous Agile improvement
Effectively leverage and combine different industry-standard scaling concepts to specific business problems in a manner that best supports Scaled Agile values and principles
Provide strategic thought leadership during engagements on approaches to overcome impediments to accelerated delivery; skillfully facilitate conflict resolution with and between teams
Foster a strong spirit of communication and collaboration between teams to align program goals, deliver final products, and ensure leadership transparency to impediments and progress
Ensure appropriate risk management and control practices are integrated into the lifecycle of Agile initiatives
Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders, and/or external contacts (e.g., vendors, etc.)
Continuously identify opportunities for improvement for implementing Agile tools and best practices
Drive consistent Agile practices and strategies across the organization to enhance business value delivery and responsiveness to organization and marketplace opportunities
Ensure Agile concepts and principles are adhered to, and also seen as the voice of reason and authority