Business Agility Lead

This role has been created to support existing business, New Business, Marketing, Product & Insight to strengthen involvement in company-wide planning and delivery – championing SAFe and PI processes, connecting efforts across teams, and enabling consistent outcomes through collaboration and alignment.  

Why Work for LINX?

At LINX, we are proud of the culture we have built and truly believe we are a great place to work. You will be joining a talented and collaborative team of people who are passionate about what they do. As a not-for-profit organisation, we believe this makes us unique, and it is a model we are proud of. At LINX, we strive for excellence in all that we do, and in return we offer our people a progressive, supportive working environment where you can thrive and grow.

Job Description

SAFe & PI Planning

• Champion the adoption and ongoing development of the PI planning process across Existing Business, New Business, Marketing, Product & Insight – acting as the primary point of representation for all SAFe-related matters.
• Work closely with Heads of Departments to develop agile ways of working that fit their teams, respecting their ownership of outcomes and decisions while providing Agile structure and support to strengthen cross-company collaboration.
• Lead coordination across teams through each PI planning cycle – ensuring objectives are aligned, dependencies are identified in advance, and all teams enter each PI with a clear and realistic commitment. 
• Share company-wide PI progress with the teams on a regular basis, creating visibility and opportunities for cross-team knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Prioritisation & Backlog Management

• Implement and maintain a prioritisation framework across the teams that consistently reflects business impact and strategic relevance.
• Work alongside Heads of Departments to frame priorities around outcomes and translate those into actionable plans within the PI process.
• Facilitate the identification and tracking of cross-team PI dependencies, ensuring these are visible, owned and resolved without delays.

Dependency & Blocker Management

• Oversee the identification and mapping of cross-company dependencies, ensuring relevant teams are informed well ahead of PI planning cycles.
• Track dependency progress throughout each PI, escalating blockers promptly and keeping all affected stakeholders informed of status.

Product Delivery & Project Management

• Partner with the Product Manager to define and evolve product development processes, ensuring alignment to PI planning and consistent adoption across the organisation.
• Translate product vision and requirements, alongside the Product Manager, into a clear and PI-aligned project plan.
• Lead project management of new product delivery – tracking progress, managing timelines and dependencies, and keeping all teams aligned throughout.
• Oversee project management of initiatives, which may include bids, business cases, and subsequent launches, ensuring delivery stays on track and stakeholders remain informed.

Visibility & Reporting

• Maintain simple, effective boards, and dashboards that give all relevant stakeholders a clear, up to date picture of work in progress, priorities, and blockers – without the need to chase for updates.

Other

• Any other activities as required for the overall technical and organisational operation of LINX.

Skills & Experience

Required:

• Proven experience within a SAFe environment, coordinating teams across PI planning cycles
• Experience facilitating sub-team prioritisation, scope definition, PI readiness through to delivery

  
  

• Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

  
  

• Strong stakeholder management skills

  
  

• Proficient in JIRA

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive and self-directed
• High attention to detail

Desirable:

• Any Agile Certifications
• Any Project Management Certifications

Salary & Benefits

At LINX, we offer a variety of benefits to support your wellbeing and enhance your work life.

Highly competitive salary

Private Medical Insurance for you and your family

Income Protection

Death In Service

Highly competitive pension scheme

Hybrid working

Training

Wellbeing initiatives

Recognition awards

Enhanced Family Leave and Pay