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# Agile Coach

- **Company:** Lorien
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Confluence, JIRA, Mttr
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815186290-agile-coach

## About the Role

* Candidates must be comfortable operating in the betting & gambling industry
 * Candidate should have experience working with real time platform
 * Proven, hands-on expertise with FLOW metrics (WIP, throughput, cycle time) and DORA metrics to improve delivery predictability and performance
 * Strong proficiency in Jira & Confluence for visibility, reporting, and managing dependencies
 * Experience aligning delivery outcomes with OKRs
 * Background in Agile and Product environments with product accountability

Core Skills

 * FLOW metrics (WIP, throughput, cycle time) - hands-on experience required
 * DORA metrics - deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR
 * Jira - advanced usage for visibility, reporting, dependency management
 * Confluence - documentation, collaboration, and reporting
 * OKRs - aligning delivery outcomes with product strategy
 * Agile Delivery - embedded in squads/tribes, product accountability
 * Systems Thinking - understanding flow from idea to implementation, bottleneck analysis

## Description

A leading company in the betting & gambling industry, is seeking an Agile Delivery Manager to join our Manchester team (2 days onsite per week).

This role is embedded within squads and tribes, working closely with Product and Engineering to optimize delivery flow and drive predictable outcomes.

Key Requirements (must-have)

 * Candidates must be comfortable operating in the betting & gambling industry
 * Candidate should have experience working with real time platform
 * Proven, hands-on expertise with FLOW metrics (WIP, throughput, cycle time) and DORA metrics to improve delivery predictability and performance
 * Strong proficiency in Jira & Confluence for visibility, reporting, and managing dependencies
 * Experience aligning delivery outcomes with OKRs
 * Background in Agile and Product environments with product accountability

Core Skills

 * FLOW metrics (WIP, throughput, cycle time) - hands-on experience required
 * DORA metrics - deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR
 * Jira - advanced usage for visibility, reporting, dependency management
 * Confluence - documentation, collaboration, and reporting
 * OKRs - aligning delivery outcomes with product strategy
 * Agile Delivery - embedded in squads/tribes, product accountability
 * Systems Thinking - understanding flow from idea to implementation, bottleneck analysis

Interview Process

 * Stage 1: Hinterview (Video/Teams, 30-45 minutes)
 * Stage 2: Competency-based interview (details to follow)

Why Join us

 * Organization is big enough to have resources but small enough to allow autonomy and quick decision-making
 * Opportunity to shape delivery culture in a product-led transformation
 * Broad scope across core platforms, compliance, and customer systems.


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