Agile Delivery Lead - Infrastructure

Job Purpose

At Emirates we believe in connecting the world to and through our global hub in Dubai and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers Fly Better.

Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world’s largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as an Agile Delivery Lead - Infrastructure.

Join our Agile Delivery team on a mission to create technology solutions that enhance customer experience and drive revenue growth. We focus on leveraging agile methodologies to deliver innovative and secure technology quickly and efficiently. If you are passionate about delivering value, embracing agility, and leading projects in a dynamic environment, we invite you to apply and become a key player in our journey to drive success at the Emirates Group.

As the Agile Delivery Lead, you will perform the role of Scrum Master, developing and leading a high-performing multidisciplinary 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 motivating of the scrum teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in the delivery of outputs that provide exceptional value to business users.

In This Role You Will

• Schedule user stories from the technical product backlog to the Sprint plan, focusing on regular and timely delivery of business value initiatives and facilitating agile ceremonies (e.g., product backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and 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-organization.
• 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.
• Promote 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, schedule and commit stories into sprints and visualize 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 and 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, and maintain an agile project management tool (ScrumDesk, JIRA, etc.).
  
  

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in a subject related to Computer Science or similar, and 5+ years of experience working in agile delivery within the context of a small/medium technology change program.
• Certified Scrum Master with 3 years of practical application of the Scrum Management discipline (PMI ACP transition of existing SDCs are exempt).
• 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 in leading teams.