Principal, Agile Delivery Manager- Digital Workplace

About the Position

Principal, Agile Delivery Manager- Digital Workplace

Posting Date: 2 Jul 2026

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Company: EBRD

Requisition ID: 36057

Office Country: Bulgaria

Office City: Sofia

Division: Information Technology

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Contract Length: 3 years

Posting End Date: 13/07/2026

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The Principal is responsible for defining the strategy and leading the implementation of their specialism across delivery teams in Digital Workplace, the department, and customers. The role's core focus is to enable engineering teams to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible in line with and in order to deliver maximum value to our business.

The Principal is responsible for leading delivery teams, working cross-functionally across the department and with the business to implement and develop standards, foster a unified approach, and leverage agile values, principles, and practices. The role facilitates an environment conducive to the success of engineering teams and is accountable for the strategy and delivery of their specific departmental and business strategies. The role constantly innovates and leads the creation of a product and delivery mindset, ensuring high levels of engagement, effective adoption of business change with internal teams, business stakeholders, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and take ownership of complex, cross-functional IT delivery programs across multiple squads, ensuring alignment with organizational technology strategies and objectives.
• Manage Agile delivery processes, balancing flexibility with necessary controls to ensure on-time, within-scope delivery of IT solutions that meet business value and technical outcomes.
• Build and manage relationships with senior IT and business stakeholders, instilling a Product mindset, and ensuring clear communication on delivery goals, progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Lead by example, mentoring and coaching team members on Agile delivery best practices, continuous improvement, and Agile maturity.
• Identify and implement improvements to Agile delivery practices across multiple squads, enabling the scaling of Agile methods to achieve efficiency and effectiveness at the departmental level.
• Ensure all aspects of delivery governance are met, focusing primarily on Agile frameworks. This includes managing stage gates, budgets, financial controls, steering group presentations, service design, and service transition as needed in hybrid or large-scale IT projects.
• Facilitate the preparation of business cases for IT projects, focusing on clearly articulating scope, benefits, costs, and risk mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• Core Skills:

  • Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.)
  • Waterfall and hybrid adaptive delivery and governance frameworks
  • Leadership and communication skills
  • Risk and dependency management
  • Stakeholder management and expectation setting
  • Extensive experience in Agile delivery
  • Proven success in managing multiple teams, driving delivery outcomes, and collaborating with senior stakeholders

• Secondary Skills:

  • Microsoft 365
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Desktop services
  • M365 platforms
  • Entra ID
  • Email hygiene
  • SharePoint storage
  • Microsoft Teams telephony
  • Cloud infrastructure security

We Offer

• Varied, stimulating, and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public, and private sectors across the regions we invest in.
• A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• An environment that places sustainability, equality, and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
• A workplace that prioritizes employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.

About the Company

At EBRD, our Values – Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility – are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.

Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background, or disability.

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