Full Time
Senior Agile Delivery Lead
Papigen
Contract
Mid-Senior level
IT Services and IT Consulting
Washington, DC
$135,000 - $185,000* / year
Job Description
Role Overview
The Agile Delivery Lead will manage end-to-end delivery of the Plan & Strategy – PPSD & AI Drafting initiative, ensuring predictable releases, effective backlog flow, dependency management, and measurable AI-assisted delivery outcomes.
The role requires experience leading distributed Agile teams, using Azure DevOps for delivery tracking, and embedding mandatory human review of AI-generated code, tests, and documentation into the team's delivery process.
Key Responsibilities
The Agile Delivery Lead will manage end-to-end delivery of the Plan & Strategy – PPSD & AI Drafting initiative, ensuring predictable releases, effective backlog flow, dependency management, and measurable AI-assisted delivery outcomes.
The role requires experience leading distributed Agile teams, using Azure DevOps for delivery tracking, and embedding mandatory human review of AI-generated code, tests, and documentation into the team's delivery process.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Scrum/Kanban ceremonies and manage backlog flow in collaboration with the Product Owner.
- Track delivery metrics such as cycle time, throughput, defect escape, AI adoption, review effort, and rework.
- Ensure the Definition of Done includes mandatory human review of AI-generated output.
- Maintain Azure DevOps dashboards, RAID logs, stakeholder reports, and requirement-to-test-to-defect traceability.
- Use AI tools to support status reporting, risk analysis, and delivery insights.
- Manage team onboarding, staffing continuity, and collaboration across distributed teams.
- 8–10+ years of overall experience, with at least 3 years leading Agile teams.
- Proven experience managing distributed teams of approximately 5–10 members across multiple time zones.
- At least 1 year leading a team that delivers using AI tools.
- Strong knowledge of Scrum/Kanban and delivery metrics.
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps dashboards, reporting, and backlog tracking.
- Experience defining and enforcing human review of AI-generated work before merge or release.
- Ability to manage dependencies, risks, defects, delivery timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
- Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot for delivery reporting and analysis.
- Experience in procurement, public-sector platforms, or PPSD-related initiatives.
- Knowledge of Plan & Strategy – PPSD & AI Drafting.
- SAFe Agile experience.
- Familiarity with OutSystems Mentor and agentic coding/testing tools.
- Experience with dedicated defect burn-down and collaborative document UX.
- Experience tracking AI adoption, review effort, and AI-related rework.
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