Agile Delivery Lead

Job Purpose: About the Role This position is to be the Scrum Master for the
largest programme in Emirates IT that requires managing the Scrum Teams that
will interact with vendors, external partners and engage with most of the
development teams across the organisation to deliver the change. This position
is for a UAE National holding a Khulasat Al Qaid (Family Book) As the Agile
Delivery Lead you will perform the role of Scrum Master, developing and
leading a high-performing, multi-discipline team, instilling in them a clear
vision and a passionate drive. They play a leading role in fulfilling the
vision, driving the implementation of technical products and setting standards
for teams to follow. The Agile Delivery Lead is responsible for the day to day
planning, leading, organising and motivation of the scrum team(s) to achieve a
high level of performance and quality in the delivery of outputs that provide
exceptional value to business users. What you will do: - Schedule user stories
from the technical product backlog to the Sprint plan, focusing on regular and
timely delivery of business value initiatives, facilitates agile ceremonies,
e.g. product backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint
reviews, retrospectives. - Manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies
removing impediments / blockers to ensure optimal flow of value. - Guide the
team on the use of Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight the business
and how to elicit the most out of self-organisation. Assess the Scrum Maturity
of the team and coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is
sustainable and comfortable for the team. Promotes empowerment of the team,
ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the initiatives and is
making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace adhering to
the agreed quality management plan with the team. - Work collaboratively with
the Technical Product Owners to refine, clarify and maintain the product
backlog, together with the TPO schedules and commits stories into sprints and
visualises progress. - Support the Technical Product Owners in managing
business expectations and transparency in both product backlog and schedule
for all initiatives. - Define and manage a well-defined process and champion
ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile
Delivery Management and effectively manage conflict resolution. - Ensure the
Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done (DOD) is being followed, make sure
that each team member is fully engaged in the stories and making a meaningful
contribution. Encourage a sustainable pace adhering to the agreed quality
management plan with the team. Maintains an agile project management tool
(ScrumDesk, JIRA, etc.).
Qualifications & Experience: This job might be right for you if you have the
following: Qualification: - Degree or Honours (‎12+‎3 or equivalent) in a
subject related to Computer Science or similar. Certified Scrum Master with ‎3+
years of practical application of the Scrum Management discipline PMI ACP
(transition of existing SDCs are exempt) Experience - ‎5+ years of working in
Information Technology in agile delivery within the context of a small /
medium technology change programme Knowledge/skills - Well-versed in the use
of tools of software delivery e.g. MS OFFICE suite, JIRA, Confluence etc. -
Ability to effectively communicate specialist information in an understandable
format to all stakeholders. - Excellent communication skills, focusing on core
scrum values of openness, honesty and respect. - Experience leading the teams.
Salary & Benefits: Join us at Emirates and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary
and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on
flights and hotels stays around the world. You can find out more information
about our employee benefits in the Working Here section of our website
www.emirates.com/careers.