Agile Delivery Manager

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About Us

Our mission is to dominate the betting and gaming industry on a global scale and we need the very best Tech talent to help us achieve this.

We recently migrated all of our customers onto our very own proprietary platform - so it's an exciting time to join us. With the help of our new platform, we're able to pioneer new products and drive more advanced, creative technologies. The result? Unrivalled experiences for millions of customers worldwide.

Betfred's Technology department is driven by innovation, and you'll be at the heart of unlocking our new platform's potential. So, if you want to help shape the future of betting and gaming, then it's to time to join us.

Job Purpose

The Agile Delivery Manager (ADM) is responsible for ensuring high-quality, predictable, and outcome-focused delivery across one or two Agile teams within a fast-paced, regulated environment. Working closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and stakeholders, the ADM drives team-level flow, supports effective planning and execution, and ensures that teams operate using consistent Agile practices aligned to organisational standards.

This role focuses on hands-on delivery management, removal of blockers, management of dependencies and uplifting team performance, while escalating cross-team or systemic issues to the Agile Delivery Lead. ADMs play a key role in embedding best practices, supporting responsible gambling compliance, and enabling teams to deliver customer value efficiently and safely.

Job Duties

Team-Level Delivery & Flow

• Manage day-to-day delivery across one or two Agile / Scrum / Kanban teams, ensuring predictable and sustainable flow.
• (Optionally) facilitate Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives) and ensure teams follow agreed ways of working.
• Work with Product Managers to support effective backlog management, planning, estimation, and prioritisation. Work with Engineering Managers to ensure solutions are created for the backlog items.
• Identify team-level blockers early and remove or escalate to the Agile Delivery Lead when cross-team support is required.

  Alignment & Collaboration

• Build strong working relationships with Engineering, Product, and other Technology teams to ensure alignment on goals and delivery expectations.
• Facilitate communication within and outside the squad, ensuring clarity of progress, risks, and decisions.
• Collaborate with other Delivery Managers and Agile Delivery Leads to ensure consistent standards and shared practices across teams.

  Delivery Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Track and report on team health, delivery progress, risks, and metrics such as initiative level WIP, cycle time and throughput.
• Use data-driven insights to highlight improvement opportunities and work with the Agile Delivery Lead to implement enhancements.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement, supporting teams to experiment, learn, and refine their ways of working.

  Risk Management & Governance

• Support delivery of work in line with compliance, regulatory, and responsible gambling obligations.

• Identify delivery risks early and work with both the team and Agile Delivery Lead to design mitigation strategies.

Coaching & Team Support

• Promote Agile principles and help teams become more self-organising and high-performing
• Coach team members in Agile practices, fostering collaboration, accountability, and transparency.
• Support Project Managers transitioning into agile environments by modelling good delivery behaviours.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience managing delivery for one or more Agile teams in a digital or technology environment.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Lean principles.
• Ability to drive team-level delivery cadence, predictability, and continuous improvement.
• Proven experience identifying blockers, managing risks, and supporting cross-functional collaboration.
• Confident communicator able to work with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders.
• Data-driven mindset with familiarity in agile metrics such as throughput, cycle time, and DORA.
• Experience supporting delivery in regulated industries (e.g., gambling, fintech, gaming).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to stay calm under pressure.

Desirables

• Exposure to scaled agile environments (SAFe, LeSS, or hybrid models).
• Experience in coaching Agile practices or facilitating cross-team ceremonies.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices.
• Knowledge of responsible gambling and UKGC regulatory requirements.
• Experience using Jira, Confluence, Miro, Azure DevOps, or equivalent tooling

What's in it for you?

We offer a variety of competitive benefits, some of which vary depending on the role you're recruited to. Some of what you can expect in this role includes:

• A competitive rate of pay and pension contribution (£50,000 - £65,000)
• Generous discretionary bonus schemes, incentives and competitions
• An annual leave entitlement that increases with length of service
• Access to an online GP 24/7, 365 days a year for you and your immediate family.
• Employee wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Long Service Recognition
• Access to a pay day savings scheme, financial coach and up to 40% of your earned wage ahead of payday, through Wagestream.

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