At Acuity, we are building a modern AI-powered Commerce Platform delivered through Agile teams operating within an Agile Release Train (ART) based on Essential SAFe principles. Our teams are made up of passionate, delivery-focused engineers who take pride in building high-quality, scalable systems and continuously raising the engineering bar.
The platform is built using cloud-native technologies, with a strong emphasis on Python-based services and agentic AI capabilities, enabling intelligent, autonomous, and data-driven solutions at scale.
We are looking for a Delivery Lead to drive the end-to-end delivery for cross-functional teams. This role combines responsibilities of Scrum Master, delivery owner, and team coach, ensuring teams deliver high-quality software in a predictable, efficient, and scalable way
You will work closely with engineering, product, and architecture stakeholders, ensuring delivery aligns with Program Increment (PI) goals, managing dependencies, and continuously improving how teams deliver value. This role is ideal for someone who understands both Agile delivery frameworks and modern software engineering practices and can apply them pragmatically in a real-world environment
s)Lead delivery for a cross-functional Agile team within an ART, ensuring alignment to PI objectives and programme mileston
esFacilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Support prioritisation decisions based on value, risk, and cost trade-off
fsOwn team backlogs in collaboration with Product Management, ensuring work is well defined, prioritised, and ready for delive
ryRemove impediments and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers across teams and stakeholde
rsParticipate in Program Increment planning, ART syncs, and Inspect & Adapt workshops to ensure alignment across tea
msProactively identify, visualise, and resolve cross-team dependencies at ART lev
elDrive continuous improvement within the team, improving delivery flow, predictability, and quality. Define and track delivery metrics (flow, predictability, quality) through a data driven approac
h.Ensure strong end-to-end delivery across the software lifecycle from ideation through to production delive
ryWork closely with engineering teams to support DevOps practices, CI/CD, and high-quality releas
esCollaborate with shared services (DevOps, CloudOps, Architecture, Security) to support delivery at sca
leCoach and support teams in Agile, Lean, and modern delivery practices, fostering a high-performing team culture. Partner with Product Owner(s) and Engineering Technical Lead(s) while owning delivery flo
w.Provide clear reporting on progress, risks, and delivery heal
Skills and Minimum Experience Requi
redStrong experience as a Delivery Lead, Scrum Master, or Agile Delivery Manager in a software engineering environm
entExperience working in scaled Agile environme
ntsSolid understanding of the end-to-end software delivery lifecy
cleStrong knowledge of Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban) and delivery fundament
alsExperience supporting or applying DevOps practices and cloud-native delivery mod
elsAbility to manage dependencies and coordinate delivery across multiple te
amsStrong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management ski
llsExperience using tools such as Jira and Confluence for delivery managem
entExposure to AI/ML or data-driven platfo
rmsExperience leveraging AI to streamline delivery workflo
Preferred Skills and Experi
enceUnderstanding of Lean thinking and flow-based deli
veryAwareness of alternative scaling approaches such as LeSS, and approaches to software development such as Team Topolog
ies.Experience working in platform or product-oriented engineering organisat
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