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 Deposits 2.0 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
Lead and coach teams to adopt and implement agile methodologies, and promote open communication and engagement among team members ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goalsUse advanced communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders while communicating organizational impediments to leadershipDevelop and implement short to mid-term operational and transformation plans, prioritize tasks and manage resources to achieve product goals in a timely and efficient manner through the utilization of metrics and evidence-based decisionsIdentify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to the development of new policies and best practices within the disciplineWork with the Area Product Owner/Product Manager to align teams with the product vision, sprint activities, and other necessary information.Identify and address impediments to development teams , Area Product Group and Product’s success.Embrace the concept of continuous learning in your own journey and instill the same in the teams you coach.Coach product owners in creation and maintenance of the product backlog, including empirical planning.Appreciate the depths of Lean and Agile practices and principles, help teams appreciate them.Teach systems thinking and servant leadership.Bring ideas from professional facilitation, coaching, conflict management, mediation and so on to help the team become a high-performance team.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project managementPossess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support for teamsDisplay 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 adaptabilityPossess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization, effectively guiding group discussions and decision-making processes within the domain context Excellent experience working in a scaled implementation of Scrum (LeSS, SAFe, etc.). Demonstrate proficiency cultivating relationships. Demonstrate a proficiency in coaching and mentoring development teams and their supporting roles including Area Product Owers and Area Tech partners. Ability to leverage skills from coaching, facilitation, conflict resolution and more to serve the team(s)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certificationsDemonstrate proficiency in teaching and supporting Quarterly planning activity. Possess an executive presence and ability to coach multiple teams across the productAbility to leverage capabilities across the firm to solve local problems