Agile Delivery Specialist

Job Description:

Leonardo is a global industrial group, among the main global players in Aerospace, Defence and Security that realises multi-domain technological capabilities in Helicopters, Aircraft, Aerostructures, Electronics, Cyber Security and Space. With over 60,000 employees worldwide, the company has a solid industrial presence in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. It also operates in 150 countries through subsidiaries, joint ventures and investments. A key player in major international strategic programmes, it is a technological and industrial partner of governments, defence administrations, institutions and companies.

Within the GCAP Joint Venture, in the GCAP Technical Leadership UO, we are looking for a Agile Delivery Specialist for GCAP HQ in Reading (UK).

The Agile Lead is responsible for enabling the effective delivery of secure, high‑quality digital platform capabilities by embedding Agile principles, practices, and ways of working across cross‑functional teams.

Operating within the Secure Digital Platform Team, the role focuses on driving flow, predictability, and continuous improvement while ensuring delivery aligns with security, compliance, and governance expectations.

 The Agile Delivery Specialist @R acts as a servant leader and coach, facilitating collaboration between engineering, security, product, and stakeholder groups, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous learning.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead and embed Agile delivery practices (e.g. Scrum, Kanban or hybrid models) to enable predictable, value‑driven delivery within secure digital platform environments.
• Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, roles, ceremonies, and artefacts, promoting continuous improvement and team maturity.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, ensuring they are effective, outcome‑focused, and value‑driven.
• Identify, manage, and remove delivery impediments, escalating risks and dependencies where required.
• Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and Security stakeholders to align delivery priorities with platform, security, and business objectives.
• Ensure delivery activities align with organisational governance, risk, and security requirements, including compliance with minimum security clearance constraints where applicable.
• Track, analyse, and communicate delivery metrics and insights to support transparency, forecasting, and informed decision‑making.
• Contribute to the evolution of Agile standards, tooling, and ways of working across the Secure Digital Platform landscape.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification or certification in Agile delivery (e.g. Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or equivalent).
• Formal education in a relevant discipline (e.g. technology, engineering, business, or related field) or equivalent practical experience.

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience leading Agile delivery within complex digital or platform‑based environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks and techniques, with the ability to pragmatically adapt them to context.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams including engineering, security, architecture, and product disciplines.
• Ability to manage dependencies, risks, and impediments in environments with governance, compliance, or security constraints.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at multiple organisational levels.

Engagement, recognition of talent, and care for our people’s well-being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.

Every day, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity.

What do we offer?

• The applicable collective labour agreement is the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation Sector;
• Hybrid working model;
• Employment status: Employee;
• Permanent contract with Italy as the base location;
• The role includes a secondment of at least two years to Reading, the headquarters of the Joint Venture (JV);
• 13th-month salary;
• Performance bonus linked to business results;
• Annual welfare benefits worth €250;
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities, covering both technical and soft skills;
• Well-being initiatives: we place great importance on the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people, offering solutions tailored to their needs.
  

The Company reserves the right to determine the employment grade and compensation package based on objective criteria identified during the selection process, taking into account the selected candidate’s seniority, experience, and the requirements of the role, in compliance with the principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunities established by applicable laws and regulations.

How does the selection process work?

Following the application review process, the CVs that best match the required qualifications will be shortlisted.

Selected candidates will first take part in an introductory interview with the Human Resources team to assess motivation and soft skills, followed by a technical interview with the hiring team.

At the end of the selection process, all candidates will receive feedback, regardless of the outcome.

Seniority:

Expert

Primary Location:

IT - Roma - Via Laurentina

Additional Locations:

IT - Catania, IT - Chieti Scalo, IT - Genova - Fiumara, IT - Milano - Nerviano

Contract Type:

Permanent

Total Base Pay Range:

36k-60k

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid