Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management and Inclusion. We deliver our solutions in autonomous teams of self-managed professionals (no managers here!) who genuinely care about each other and the work. We know that’s our company’s purpose – and that we can only achieve it by supporting a culture where people feel valued, self-managed, and love to come to work.

The role

Agile Six is looking for a Senior Delivery Manager/Project Lead to join a newly formed team working on an initiative to modernize and streamline critical government services. At Agile Six, Senior Delivery Managers support multiple 5-8 person product teams. Each team is composed of Agile Six employees and people from trusted partner firms. We seek Delivery Managers who:

• Steward team health and successful delivery with a focus on continuous improvement
• Leverage agile principles and experience to help the team continuously deliver value
• Pragmatically solve problems that are barriers to the team by making informed decisions and acting on them
• Collaborate to build effective trust-based relationships
• Communicate honestly. Provide direct feedback and help others do the same
• Bring out the best in others and foster inclusion
• Ensure contractual obligations are upheld
• Support Agile Six core values

Most importantly, we look for people who share our passion for working on important problems that have a lasting impact on millions of users and make a difference in our government!

Please note, this position is anticipated, pending contract award response.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for team delivery in high-complexity environments, such as new agency customers, ensuring a healthy and productive environment from the start
• Establish strong, trust-based relationships with stakeholders while fostering an exceptional first impression of Agile Six’s culture and delivery effectiveness
• Cultivate a positive team dynamic. Build accountability for safe, trusting environments through the creation and regular review of team working agreements and norming documents.
• Lead the development and maturation of team norms and ceremonies, ensuring that they foster productivity, alignment, and continuous improvement
• Onboard new team members, including help learning team processes and culture, and establishing foundational domain knowledge
• Advocate for appropriate staffing levels to ensure the team is adequately resourced for effective delivery, raising concerns when the team is not properly staffed
• Monitor, identify, and address conflict, integrating company support and resources as needed
• Help the team maintain a pace of delivery that is effective for the customer and sustainable for the team within a complex environment
• Bring out the best in teammates by leading by example, explaining the positive impact of our work, and driving positive outcomes for users
• Coach teams. Help teams and teammates develop the skills needed to operate as empowered, self organizing groups able to: resolve conflict, take ownership of work, assign and manage their own tasks, and adapt to changing circumstances with limited external direction. Partner with Team Coaches on these efforts as needed, particularly for complex challenges.
• Communicate clearly, honestly, and effectively, both with team members and with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Navigate strategic stakeholder relationships in a multi-vendor environment. Align cross-functional teams and applying solutions-driven approaches to resolve high-stakes challenges and ensure delivery success.
• Establish feedback loops, ensuring teams are aligned, responsive to input, and continuously improving delivery
• Proactively identify and remove or guide the team to remove impediments, addressing complex challenges with minimal guidance
• Accountable for fulfilling all reporting and contractual requirements. Reporting requirements may include monthly delivery reporting, GitHub project reporting each sprint, and other ad hoc requests.
• Proactively manage risks by surfacing technical, compliance, and delivery risks early and propose mitigation strategies.
• Support the practice of delivery management within the larger company and participate in the delivery community of practice.
• We expect the responsibilities of this position to shift and grow organically over time, in response to considerations such as the unique strengths and interests of the selected candidate and other team members and an evolving understanding of the delivery environment

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience as a Delivery Manager, Project Manager, or Scrum Master on an agile scrum team
• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead delivery teams at Agile Six or at like minded organizations within the civic tech space
• In-depth knowledge and demonstrated application of Agile principles and practices
• Ability to coach teams in Agile practices and support team self-organization
• Demonstrated experience supporting newly formed teams on complex projects
• Demonstrated ability to independently remove impediments to team progress and maintain alignment and productivity across different team structures
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex stakeholder relationships and ensure smooth collaboration and alignment across multiple teams or organizations to ultimately ensure successful delivery
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and resolve complex dysfunction within teams without extensive external support
• Has lived and worked in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years
• Occasional travel to DC is required for onsite customer and team meetings 3-4 times per year, 2-4 days per trip.

Additional desired qualifications

• Certified Scrum Master Certification
• Experience working with government agencies
• You are a U.S. Veteran. As a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, we recognize the transition to civilian life can be tricky, and welcome and encourage Veterans to apply

At Agile Six, we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We’re eager to meet people who believe in our mission and who can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.

Salary and Sixer Benefits

To promote pay equity, we publish the salary for each position.

The salary for this position is $164,991.

Our benefits are designed to reinforce our core values of Wholeness, Self Management and Inclusion. The following benefits are available to all employees. We respect that only you know what balance means for your life and season. While we offer support from coaches, we expect you to own your wholeness, show up for work whole, and go home to your family the same. You will be seen, heard and valued. We expect you to offer the same for your colleagues, be kind (not controlling), be caring (not directive) and ready to participate in a state of flow. We mean it when we say “We build better by putting people first”.

All Sixers Enjoy:

• Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility
• Competitive and equitable salary (equal pay for equal work)
• Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees!
• 401K matching
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer paid short and long term disability insurance
• Employer paid life insurance
• Self-managed and generous paid time off
• Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Self-managed professional development spending
• Self-managed wellness days

Hiring practices

Agile Six is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Note: We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.

If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation in applying for any of these positions, please reach out to careers@agile6.com. We want to ensure you have the ability to apply for any position at Agile Six.

Please read and respond to the application questions carefully. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.