Agile Delivery Specialist

Stifel•St. Louis, MO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Agile Delivery Specialist supports and serves the Agile Release Trains (ARTs). This individual is an embedded Agile practitioner who works hands-on with teams to deliver with quality and consistency, facilitating ceremonies, coaching good practices, and ensuring teams have the clarity, tools, and support they need to succeed. Working in close partnership with the RTE, this person supports the day-to-day coordination of the ARTs such as agendas, scheduling, meeting logistics, and cross-team follow-up.

Requirements

Proven expertise in user story writing, story splitting, and feature definition — including hands-on experience helping teams meet a Definition of Ready and maintain a healthy, well-ordered backlog.
Deep knowledge of the Scrum framework, including all ceremonies, artifacts, accountabilities, and how they connect to team health and delivery outcomes.
Demonstrated ability to coach and grow Product Owners and teams — helping them level up their craft, not just follow a process.
Experience driving Agile maturity across multiple teams simultaneously, influencing without authority and sustaining improvement over time.
Familiarity with SAFe principles and ART-level practices including PI Planning, ART cadences, and program increment execution.
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management or related field or equivalent relevant experience.
3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Agile Delivery practitioner in a scaled Agile or SAFe environment — with enough reps to facilitate and support teams confidently.
SAFe certification (SSM or SP, or equivalent).
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Strong Jira proficiency — board configuration, reporting, backlog management, dashboard creation, and metrics tracking.

Nice To Haves

SPC or RTE a plus, but not expected at this level.
Experience with additional Agile tooling is a plus (Kendis, miro, whiteboard, etc).

Responsibilities

Support Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and teams in applying Agile, Scrum, and SAFe practices to improve delivery effectiveness and consistency.
Facilitate ART and team-level meetings as needed, including PI Planning, Iteration Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Scrum of Scrums.
Partner with the RTE to coordinate ART agendas, schedules, meeting logistics, and cross-team follow-up.
Facilitate leadership meetings and working sessions, managing discussion, conflict, decisions, and follow-through.
Coach Product Owners and team members on Agile values, Scrum practices, SAFe principles, and effective collaboration.
Coach teams on writing high-quality user stories with clear acceptance criteria and Definition of Ready expectations.
Lead story-splitting and decomposition sessions to turn large stories and features into deliverable increments of value.
Partner with Product Owners to define and refine features aligned to business outcomes and ART priorities.
Promote consistent backlog hygiene, estimation practices, and readiness standards across teams.
Identify, track, and help remove impediments, dependencies, and delivery risks, escalating when appropriate.
Drive continuous improvement by capturing retrospective actions, tracking commitments, and helping teams implement improvements.
Serve as a Jira subject matter expert by configuring boards, creating dashboards and reports, maintaining visibility, and guiding effective tool usage.
Consolidate and review delivery metrics across ARTs, using AI-assisted analysis to surface trends, risks, and improvement opportunities for the RTE and leadership.