Agile Delivery Lead (contract)

Title: Agile Delivery Lead – LoanIQ Product Organization

Location: 550 S Tryon St Charlotte, NC
Alternate Location: Minneapolis, MN

Duration: 12 months

Work Engagement: W2

Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days remote

Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Delivery Lead to support a critical Commercial Lending, Loan Accounting, and Servicing Program within the LoanIQ Product Organization. This role will serve as a strategic partner to the Product Owner, driving Agile delivery execution, executive reporting, meeting facilitation, and cross-team coordination across a complex, multi-product environment.

The ideal candidate is an organized, proactive professional who thrives in ambiguity, demonstrates exceptional communication skills, and can independently take ownership of operational and delivery-related responsibilities. This individual will often act on behalf of the Product Owner, ensuring priorities are tracked, stakeholders remain aligned, and delivery activities progress efficiently.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary Delivery Lead supporting the Product Owner within the LoanIQ product organization.

• Drive Agile delivery execution, ensuring teams adhere to Agile best practices and delivery commitments.

• Lead and facilitate meetings, standing in for the Product Owner when necessary, and ensure discussions result in clear actions and outcomes.

• Coordinate delivery activities across multiple products and teams, managing dependencies, risks, and timelines.

• Prepare executive-level reporting, status updates, presentations, and communications for leadership stakeholders.

• Organize and streamline large volumes of information, distilling key insights, priorities, risks, and decisions for leadership consumption.

• Support product maturity initiatives and Agile transformation efforts across the broader organization.

• Facilitate cross-product synchronization and release coordination to ensure successful delivery across interconnected programs.

• Partner closely with business, product, technology, and operational stakeholders to drive alignment and execution.

• Proactively identify opportunities to remove administrative and coordination burdens from the Product Owner, enabling greater focus on strategy and business priorities.

• Track action items, decisions, dependencies, and risks, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Experience serving as a Delivery Lead, Program Coordinator, Scrum Master, Product Operations Lead, or similar role in an Agile environment.

• Strong experience supporting Product Owners and senior leaders through coordination, reporting, and execution management.

• Demonstrated success facilitating meetings and driving outcomes with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience operating in portfolio-level or multi-product delivery environments.

• Familiarity with release coordination, dependency management, and cross-team synchronization.

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Agile delivery best practices.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including executive-facing communications.

• Strong organizational and administrative capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Self-starter with high initiative, strong accountability, and the ability to operate independently with minimal direction.

• Experience within Commercial Lending, Loan Accounting, or Loan Servicing environments. (preferred)

• Exposure to LoanIQ products, platforms, or implementations. (preferred)

• Knowledge of lending-related processes including: (preferred)

  • General Ledger

  • Loan Accounting

  • Payments

  • Tax Reporting

  • Loan Servicing Operations

• Experience supporting large financial services organizations.

• Prior experience working with Wells Fargo or similar banking institutions is a plus.

• Agile certifications such as CSM, SAFe Agilist, PMI-ACP, or equivalent are desirable.