Agile Delivery Manager

Agile Delivery Manager

Job Type Full Time Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate Experience 5 years Location Lagos Job Field ICT / Computer

Job Summary

Lead Agile delivery across digital products and technology initiatives, aligning cross-functional teams, managing risks and dependencies, and improving delivery predictability and outcomes.

Job Details

Agile Delivery Lead Agile delivery across cross-functional Product and Technology teams. Facilitate effective Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives. Work with Product Managers and teams to ensure backlogs are well structured, prioritised and ready for delivery. Support teams in breaking complex initiatives into manageable increments. Monitor delivery progress and identify risks, blockers and dependencies early. Drive resolution of impediments and escalate issues when required. Help teams maintain a sustainable and predictable delivery pace.

Planning & Execution Translate product roadmaps and strategic priorities into actionable delivery plans. Support quarterly planning, release planning and sprint planning. Coordinate dependencies across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, Operations and other stakeholders. Track key milestones and critical delivery paths. Ensure teams have clarity on objectives, scope, timelines and dependencies. Maintain visibility of delivery progress and emerging risks.

Cross-Functional Collaboration You will act as a key connector across teams, ensuring that: Product and Engineering remain aligned. Design and research are incorporated early into delivery. Technology dependencies are understood and managed. QA and security activities are incorporated into the delivery lifecycle. Business and operational stakeholders are prepared for releases. External partners and vendors are appropriately coordinated where required.

Release Management Coordinate readiness for major product and technology releases. Ensure appropriate testing, quality, security, operational and business readiness activities are completed. Facilitate release planning and go-live coordination. Support post-release reviews and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future delivery.

Agile Coaching & Continuous Improvement Coach teams on effective Agile and Lean practices. Help teams adopt the most appropriate delivery methodology for their context, including Scrum, Kanban or hybrid approaches. Identify delivery bottlenecks and systemic issues. Use retrospectives and delivery data to drive measurable improvements. Challenge ineffective processes and unnecessary bureaucracy. Help teams become increasingly autonomous and self-organising.

Delivery Reporting & Insights Provide clear visibility of delivery performance to Product and Technology leadership, including: Delivery progress Milestones Risks and issues Dependencies Delivery forecasts Sprint and release performance Quality indicators Key impediments

Requirements

• Educational Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline is preferred.

• Professional Requirements Relevant certifications are advantageous, including:

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

• Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

• PMI-ACP

• SAFe

• PRINCE2 Agile

• ICAgile

• Experience Requirements We are looking for someone who combines strong Agile expertise with excellent delivery leadership and stakeholder management skills. You should have:

• 5+ years’ experience in Agile delivery, technology delivery, product delivery, programme delivery or a related field.

• Strong practical experience working with Scrum teams.

• Experience managing delivery across cross-functional teams.

• Experience working closely with Product Managers and Engineering teams.

• Experience managing dependencies, risks and delivery blockers.

• Experience coordinating technology or digital product releases.

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.

• Experience working in complex or enterprise environments.

• Strong problem-solving and facilitation skills.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience within Financial Services, Banking, FinTech, Asset Management or other regulated industries will be an advantage.

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• Posted: Sep 24, 2026

• Deadline: Not specified