Agile Delivery Manager

Responsibilities

• Sprint commitment reliability (90%+) across assigned PODs - through facilitation that drives outcomes, not checkbox compliance.
• Impediment removal with urgency: team-level blockers resolved within one business day; cross-POD blockers within two. Visible impediment log maintained at all times.
• Systemic problem diagnosis - identify root causes behind recurring blockers and escalate with solution recommendations, not just flags.
• Cross-functional dependency coordination 2+ sprints ahead, partnering with Product, QA, and Engineering to prevent integration failures before they happen.
• iOS and Android release coordination across scrum teams, including management of global development dependencies across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• AI-powered delivery improvements - use Claude Enterprise, GitHub Copilot, and similar tools to accelerate retrospectives, planning, documentation, and process optimization.
• Delivery health reporting to leadership - velocity, cycle time, sprint commitment reliability, and Definition of Done compliance with clear trend analysis.
• Team agile maturity - coach teams toward higher autonomy, sustainable pace, and measurable improvement in quality and engagement over time.
• Must have and be able to demonstrate outcomes as an Agile Delivery Lead in software engineering - measured by team metrics, not tenure.
• Expert-level proficiency in Scrum and Kanban; daily hands-on use of Jira and Confluence.
• Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder influence skills - with a bias toward action and accountability.
• Technical fluency across mobile (iOS/Android), backend services, APIs, SDKs, and firmware - able to engage engineers credibly.
• Active AI tool user (Claude Enterprise, GitHub Copilot, or equivalent) with the ability to demonstrate productivity gains.
• Experience coordinating distributed, global development teams across time zones and cultures.
• Agile certifications preferred: Scrum.org PSM I or PSM II, or equivalent
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Reasonable Accommodations
• Important Notice

Benefits

Additional Information

Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) is a market-leading home products company behind iconic brands, including Moen, Master Lock, Yale, Therma-Tru, etc. Our Connected Products Engineering (CPE) organization builds the next generation of smart home products - and we're looking for an Agile Delivery Manager to help us ship it reliably. This is not a ceremony facilitator role. You will own delivery outcomes across 2-3 cross-functional software teams (PODs), eliminate the blockers slowing them down, and apply AI-powered tools to raise what great agile delivery looks like. Location : This position is eligible for hybrid schedule (Mondays and Fridays are remote) from either our Deerfield, IL HQ or San Francisco, CA.

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