At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Agile practices to optimise delivery flow and drive predictable outcomes in a dynamic team.
- Company: Join a leading company in the exciting betting and gambling industry.
- Benefits: Enjoy autonomy, quick decision-making, and the chance to shape delivery culture.
- Other info: Flexible work arrangement with 2 days onsite per week.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a product-led transformation with broad scope across core platforms.
- Qualifications: Experience in Agile environments, real-time platforms, and proficiency in Jira and Confluence.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
A leading company in the betting & gambling industry is seeking an Agile Delivery Manager to join our Manchester team (2 days onsite per week). This role is embedded within squads and tribes, working closely with Product and Engineering to optimize delivery flow and drive predictable outcomes.
Key Requirements (must-have):
- Candidates must be comfortable operating in this betting & gambling industry
- Candidate should have experience working with real-time platforms
- Proven, hands-on expertise with FLOW metrics (WIP, throughput, cycle time) and DORA metrics to improve delivery predictability and performance
- Strong proficiency in Jira & Confluence for visibility, reporting, and managing dependencies
- Experience aligning delivery outcomes with OKRs
- Background in Agile and Product environments with product accountability
Core Skills:
- FLOW metrics (WIP, throughput, cycle time) – hands-on experience required
- DORA metrics – deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR
- Jira – advanced usage for visibility, reporting, dependency management
- Confluence – documentation, collaboration, and reporting
- OKRs – aligning delivery outcomes with product strategy
- Agile Delivery – embedded in squads/tribes, product accountability
- Systems Thinking – understanding flow from idea to implementation, bottleneck analysis
Interview Process:
- Stage 1: Hinterview (Video/Teams, 30–45 minutes)
- Stage 2: Competency-based interview (details to follow)
Why Join us:
- Organization is big enough to have resources but small enough to allow autonomy and quick decision-making
- Opportunity to shape delivery culture in a product-led transformation
- Broad scope across core platforms, compliance, and customer systems.
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