Agile Delivery Lead - Americas (Freelance Contract)

Human Made, makers of Altis DXP
Remote

About The Position

Human Made is looking for an Agile Delivery Lead to support our Americas region on a freelance or fixed-term contract basis. The successful candidate must be able to commit to a 6 month contract. Freelancing at Human Made offers the opportunity to work on interesting and complex projects alongside industry talent in a fully remote environment with established ways of working and a vibrant online culture. Once booked on a project, you will integrate as part of the team, joining team meetings and activities, with a strong emphasis on asynchronous communication.

Requirements

  • Experience in a scrum master / agile delivery role
  • Thrives in dynamic, multi, project environments, with the ability to adapt quickly and context switch effectively while keeping delivery goals and team alignment in focus.
  • Experience applying scrum, a wider awareness of agile principles, and a data driven mindset
  • Experience working in an enterprise agency environment and/or hands-on expertise with Scrum practices
  • Strong skills in servant leadership, negotiation, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, and promoting transparency, including the ability to negotiate and adapt project scope in response to change.
  • A strategic and driven mindset
  • Experience in using a wide range of project management tools such as, budget/time tracking tools and issue tracking software with the depth of knowledge to recommend the right tools for a project. (e.g., Jira, Trello, Confluence, Operating )
  • Strong written and oral communication and ability to communicate technical concepts
  • We work in English, so excellent written and spoken English is essential.
  • Knowledge of web technologies (e.g., WordPress, PHP, HTML/HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, version control systems) and hosting/deployment best practices.

Nice To Haves

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II) or similar qualifications desirable

Responsibilities

  • Manage each project's scope and timeline
  • Create and maintain a team culture that facilitates a shared responsibility for successful delivery
  • Guide and coach the team on principles and practice of the agile framework being used in the project
  • Work with the squad to help define and refine project scope, estimates, and resource requirements for projects
  • Prepare and facilitate workshops (either virtual or in-person) to establish project needs and relationships
  • Facilitate meetings to monitor project progress and resolve any issues the team may be experiencing
  • Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments
  • Assess the time and financial impact of scope change and communicate to stakeholders as appropriate
  • Identify risks and mitigation strategies
  • Identifies when to use experiments for learning and solutioning
  • Be commercially aware: Understand the status of the budget of your projects and be able to report on them back to the company
  • Allocation management of project needs in conjunction with your squad composition
  • Facilitate wider engagement with internal and external stakeholders, and partners engaged in delivery
  • Build a partnership relationship with clients, understanding their business imperatives as context for helping align the team on those goals
  • Understand the workings and needs of the account you are partnered with
  • Be a leading member of the squad or team
  • Communicate regularly; be proactive in facing difficult conversations
  • Manage your interactions with clients and internal team professionally, and personably
  • Using data to allow the team and wider business to make critical decisions
  • Develop creative and technical judgment and strive for high quality output
  • Share progress and communicate to internal and external stakeholders
  • Conduct team reviews and retrospectives to promote continuous improvement
  • Endorse and present appropriate metrics to sustain continuous improvement to get the best out of each team
  • Report progress, team status, and issues across the board

Benefits

  • Competitive Rates
  • Work alongside some of the WordPress industry’s top engineers
  • Access to Slack channels which will open up plenty of opportunities to network with other WordPress peers at Human Made
  • The opportunity to explore Human Made with the potential of becoming a full-time employee

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What This Job Offers

Career Level

Mid Level

Education Level

No Education Listed

Number of Employees

11-50 employees

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