Agile Delivery Lead (CPT)

Recruiter

Datafin IT Recruitment

Job Ref

1407635475

Date posted

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Location

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY

POSITION INFO

CREATE and own a clear consolidated Investment Technology roadmap as the next Agile Delivery Lead sought by a renowned Independent Asset Management Firm. You will coach teams on Agile best practices and a product mindset; define, embed, and track the metrics and KPIs that will demonstrate meaningful outcomes while sustaining and continuously improving the Agile ways of working across Investment Technology. The successful incumbent will require hands-on experience leading Agile programmes across multiple teams or value streams, ideally in a Financial Services or Investment Management environment including DevSecOps awareness & practical experience embedding Agile practices, supporting Product Owners with backlog prioritisation, and fostering a product mindset across delivery teams.

Roadmap Ownership and Delivery Oversight.

Agile Practices and Product Mindset.

Stakeholder Engagement and Strategic Leadership.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven Agile delivery leadership - hands-on experience leading Agile programmes across multiple teams or value streams, ideally in a Financial Services or Investment Management environment.
• Road mapping and portfolio co-ordination skills - the ability to consolidate delivery across complex, interdependent workstreams into a single, coherent view that is credible at both team and executive level.
• Stakeholder confidence - a track record of engaging senior sponsors and leadership with clarity, translating delivery data into narrative that drives decisions rather than just reporting status.
• Agile coaching experience - practical experience embedding Agile practices, supporting Product Owners with backlog prioritisation, and fostering a product mindset across delivery teams.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills - comfort working across technology, investment, and business teams, managing dependencies and removing blockers without direct authority.
• DevSecOps awareness - familiarity with continuous integration and delivery principles and the ability to champion their adoption within value stream teams.
• A data-driven approach to delivery - experience defining and tracking KPIs and delivery metrics that demonstrate outcomes rather than just activity.
• Proficiency with AI and productivity tools - comfortable using AI-assisted tools for planning, reporting, and analysis to enhance the efficiency and quality of delivery oversight.

ATTRIBUTES:

• A strategic thinker with proven experience in complex, cross-value-stream delivery environments.
• An exceptional communicator - clear, transparent, and effective with both technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Curious, adaptable, and comfortable navigating ambiguity and challenge.
• Takes initiative and looks for new ways to improve existing processes and practices.