Agile Delivery Director

• Engineering
• Sydney, Australia
• Publicis Sapient
• Management
• Hybrid
• 8/22/2025
• 119529

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients' businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

As the Agile Delivery Director, this role is responsible for the successful implementation and delivery of transformative end-to-end Agile client engagements.

You will lead program and portfolio-level processes and execution, with a focus on continuous improvement and optimising team productivity. You will manage globally distributed teams to deliver high-quality software solutions and meaningful business outcomes. This role requires strong leadership in driving change, building consensus, and communicating effectively across all levels of the organisation

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile delivery across multi-program environments, aligning delivery methods to product landscapes and driving high-quality outcomes for clients across public and private sectors.
• Navigate complex government frameworks, including procurement, compliance, governance, and risk management, ensuring alignment with Australian public sector standards.
• Guide digital transformation initiatives, partnering with clients to shape customer-centric strategies, estimate value-based budgets, and deliver measurable outcomes through agile, engineering, and innovation practices.
• Foster inclusive, high-performing teams, promoting autonomy, continuous improvement, and a culture of value-based delivery focused on early and frequent customer impact.
• Support commercial and engagement success, contributing to proposal development, account planning, and tracking key metrics such as burn rate, margins, and client outcomes.
• Champion Agile capability building, mentoring team members, sharing best practices, and contributing to the growth of the Agile community within the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience with a distributed delivery model, leading diverse teams, and collaborating in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment
• IT experience in leading high performing teams in Agile/Scrum/SAFe constructs in consulting environment
• Strategic and forward-thinking with a deep understanding of and thought leadership in technology, project-delivery, and one or more industry verticals
• Demonstrated experience navigating a large organisation, showcasing the ability to influence with storytelling and data
• Comfortable presenting to C-level executives as well as senior business and technology leaders
• Knowledge of client context and client engagement guidelines including organizational sensitivities to consistently look for new solutions
• Demonstrated ability in defining, evolving and executing Agile maturity assessments; deep exposure to various frameworks on engineering/agile maturity frameworks
• Knowledge of best practices in design thinking/user-centered design (e.g., user research, hypothesis-driven development, prototyping, and usability testing)

Additional information

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us