Join our team to foster agile methodologies, encouraging a culture of innovation and high performance in a leading financial institution.
As an Agility Lead in Consumer and community banking technology team, you will play a significant role as a champion for the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices within our teams. Leveraging your deep knowledge of product development methodologies and Agile principles, use your expert guidance, mentorship, and support to teams to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance. As a recognized subject matter expert, put your knowledge to use to work on complex issues, exercise considerable judgment, and make impactful decisions that shape the operational and business direction of your sub-function. Your leadership, communication, and coaching skills will be instrumental in empowering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently and effectively, while continuously adapting to changing requirements and priorities.
Job responsibilities
- Guide and support your teams in adopting and implementing agile methodologies to achieve operational goals
- Foster engagement and teamwork, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives
- Lead and coach Agility Leads/Scrum Masters and teams to adopt and implement agile methodologies and promote open communication and engagement among and within teams ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
- Manage your team's delivery backlog and prioritize work effectively to meet business teams as well as assist your team in efficiently prioritizing their own backlogs
- Utilize your communication and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders
- Encourage and develop your team's skills to ensure continuous improvement
- Use advanced communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders while communicating organizational impediments to leadership
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 6+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management
- Experience managing and developing individual contributors
- Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support
- Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), and scaling frameworks, monitoring agility metrics with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on team collaboration
- Ability to develop and implement product strategies aligned with business goals
- Must be able to collaborate and work effectively with heads of product / product owners
- Must be able to maintain regular communication within product space, be transparent about goals, challenges, and progress
- Excellent skills in collaborative planning - involving other product owners and coordinating efforts
- Be able to share insight and data to inform decision-making.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications
- Previous experience managing individual contributors
- Recommended skills include but are not limited to: agile delivery, business acumen, change management, continuous improvement, coaching, internal stakeholder management, strategic thinking, self-study, verbal communication, adaptability, and decision making
