Senior Agile Delivery Lead - AVP

Barclays•Jefferson, CO

3d•$115,000 - $155,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Agile Delivery Lead serves as a trusted partner to Digital Asset Technology leadership, helping translate strategy into execution and align engineering, architecture, product, operations, risk, compliance, legal, and external partners. The role combines strategic business management, organizational leadership, Agile delivery, governance, and execution oversight. It facilitates and supports Agile teams by promoting Scrum principles, removing obstacles, improving collaboration and communication, and enabling iterative delivery of high-quality results. The role facilitates Scrum events, supports iteration execution and backlog refinement, uses metrics to improve work visibility and team flow, identifies and escalates risks and impediments, and coaches teams in continuous improvement. It also supports stakeholder collaboration, governance and reporting, and executive decision-making. The role is based in the Whippany, New Jersey office.

Requirements

Proven leadership, communication, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and drive strategic outcomes.
Extensive experience as a Chief of Staff, Program Manager, Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, or in a similar role leading complex projects from planning through execution.
Demonstrated success aligning cross-functional teams across engineering, architecture, product, business, legal, risk, compliance, and operations.
Considerable experience facilitating Agile delivery practices across large-scale technology programs, supporting on-time execution, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Expertise in executive governance, reporting, financial and workforce planning, delivery metrics, risk management, and data-driven decision-making in fast-paced, evolving environments.
Ability to consult on complex issues, communicate complex information, analyze data from multiple sources, and influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
Ability to operate in a highly regulated organization and manage vendor governance, compliance requirements, and risk considerations.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of digital asset platforms, blockchain infrastructure, tokenization, stablecoins, tokenized deposits, digital custody solutions, wallet technologies, and distributed ledger ecosystems.
Experience with digital asset service providers, including custody platforms, wallet solutions, settlement networks, and DLT infrastructure vendors.
Knowledge of payments, brokerage, capital markets, liquidity management, settlement, and post-trade operating models in financial services.
Experience leading large-scale technology transformation programs with executive visibility and cross-functional coordination.
Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe RTE, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Facilitate Scrum and other Agile events, ensuring they are productive, positive, and kept within their timeboxes.
Ensure quality of ceremony artifacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution; maintain backlog refinement and incorporate stakeholder feedback.
Identify conflicts affecting team flow and facilitate their removal; use metrics to support effective communication and make work visible.
Identify and escalate risks, remove impediments, and shield the Squad from interruptions.
Coach Agile teams, encourage continuous improvement and stakeholder collaboration, and help develop high-performing teams.
Facilitate collaboration with business stakeholders, product teams, vendors, and other stakeholders, building trust and influencing outcomes.
Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, where applicable.
Translate Digital Asset Technology strategy into execution and maintain alignment across engineering, architecture, product, operations, risk, compliance, legal, and external partners.
Support executive governance and reporting, financial and workforce planning, delivery metrics, risk management, and data-driven decision-making.
Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
Lead complex work and collaborative assignments, set objectives and coach employees if acting as a People Leader, and guide team members through structured assignments if acting as an individual contributor.
Consult on complex issues and advise People Leaders on escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk, develop policies or procedures supporting control and governance, and take ownership of risk and controls.
Analyze data from multiple internal and external sources to solve problems creatively and effectively; communicate complex information and influence stakeholders.
Demonstrate Barclays Values and Mindset: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, Stewardship, Empower, Challenge, and Drive.