Technical Product Owner / Agile Delivery Lead

About the role

The Technical Product Owner (TPO) / Agile Delivery Lead is an individual contributor role responsible for driving execution, strict delivery structure, and a predictable sprint cadence. Operating as a purely functional leader, this role acts as the tactical execution bridge between the Product Manager (who owns the strategic roadmap) and the engineering squad. This is an initial 6-month fixed-term contract with option to extend, aimed at stabilising delivery and rapidly uplifting the operational maturity of an engineering team transitioning from ad-hoc processes to structured Agile delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Establish, facilitate, and enforce core Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Grooming) with a developing team
• Shift the team away from ad-hoc, reactive working styles toward structured, predictable, and measurable sprint commitments
• Proactively identify, track, and unblock delivery risks and operational friction points before they impact the sprint
• Document newly established ways of working, team agreements, and definitions of "Ready" and "Done" to ensure long-term operational sustainability beyond the contract period
• Partner closely with the Product Manager to ingest product requirements and translate high-level features into a well-structured, sequenced sprint backlog
• Facilitate and drive refinement sessions, ensuring high-level requirements are broken down into clear, development-ready user stories with functional acceptance criteria
• Maintain absolute hygiene in Jira. Manage team boards, ticket relationships, and dependency mapping to ensure the sprint is visually clean and accurate
• Manage delivery trade-offs aggressively to ensure sprint commitments are met without sacrificing quality, acting as a shield for the team against scope creep

About you

• 5+ years' experience in Technical Product Owner, Agile Delivery Lead, or Scrum Master roles, with a proven track record operating as a contractor
• Demonstrated experience landing in low-maturity, chaotic, or un-structured engineering environments and rapidly establishing delivery structure, baseline predictability, and team trust
• Expert-level capability in structuring Jira/Confluence to track workflow, manage cross-team dependencies, and output baseline delivery metrics
• Comfortable working alongside engineers and tech leads to facilitate estimation and task breakdown
• Ability to command respect, manage stakeholder boundaries, and exercise functional leadership without formal authority from day one
• Relevant Agile certifications (CSPO, PSPO, CSM, PSM) - desirable
• Prior experience working alongside a separate Product Manager in a dual-track strategy/execution model - desirable