Software Delivery Lead

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at  .

At Acuity, we are building a modern AI-powered Commerce Platform delivered through Agile teams operating within an Agile Release Train (ART) based on Essential SAFe principles. Our teams are made up of passionate, delivery-focused engineers who take pride in building high-quality, scalable systems and continuously raising the engineering bar.

The platform is built using cloud-native technologies, with a strong emphasis on Python-based services and agentic AI capabilities, enabling intelligent, autonomous, and data-driven solutions at scale.

We are looking for a Delivery Lead to drive the end-to-end delivery for cross-functional teams. This role combines responsibilities of Scrum Master, delivery owner, and team coach, ensuring teams deliver high-quality software in a predictable, efficient, and scalable way.
You will work closely with engineering, product, and architecture stakeholders, ensuring delivery aligns with Program Increment (PI) goals, managing dependencies, and continuously improving how teams deliver value. This role is ideal for someone who understands both Agile delivery frameworks and modern software engineering practices and can apply them pragmatically in a real-world environment.

• Lead delivery for a cross-functional Agile team within an ART, ensuring alignment to PI objectives and programme milestones
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives. Support prioritisation decisions based on value, risk, and cost trade-offs
• Own team backlogs in collaboration with Product Management, ensuring work is well defined, prioritised, and ready for delivery
• Remove impediments and manage risks, dependencies, and blockers across teams and stakeholders
• Participate in Program Increment planning, ART syncs, and Inspect & Adapt workshops to ensure alignment across teams
• Proactively identify, visualise, and resolve cross-team dependencies at ART level
• Drive continuous improvement within the team, improving delivery flow, predictability, and quality. Define and track delivery metrics (flow, predictability, quality) through a data driven approach.
• Ensure strong end-to-end delivery across the software lifecycle from ideation through to production delivery
• Work closely with engineering teams to support Dev Ops practices, CI/CD, and high-quality releases
• Collaborate with shared services (Dev Ops, Cloud Ops, Architecture, Security) to support delivery at scale
• Coach and support teams in Agile, Lean, and modern delivery practices, fostering a high-performing team culture. Partner with Product Owner(s) and Engineering Technical Lead(s) while owning delivery flow.
• Provide clear reporting on progress, risks, and delivery health

• Strong experience as a Delivery Lead, Scrum Master, or Agile Delivery Manager in a software engineering environment
• Experience working in scaled Agile environments
• Solid understanding of the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle
• Strong knowledge of Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban) and delivery fundamentals
• Experience supporting or applying Dev Ops practices and cloud-native delivery models
• Ability to manage dependencies and coordinate delivery across multiple teams
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience using tools such as Jira and Confluence for delivery management
• Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven platforms
• Experience leveraging AI to streamline delivery workflows.

• Understanding of Lean thinking and flow-based delivery
• Awareness of alternative scaling approaches such as LeSS, and approaches to software development such as Team Topologies.
• Experience working in platform or product-oriented engineering organisations

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