Agile Lead

ConnectedX, Inc.
Plano, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Plano, United States of America

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Confluence
JIRA
Continuous Integration
Scrum
Productivity Software
Power BI
Scaled Agile Framework
Software Engineering
Atlassian Tools
Tools for Reporting

Job description

  • As an Agile Lead, you will provide wide range of Agile coaching and operational support to one or more product domains or horizontal departments, each of which is a scaled team of teams.
  • You will be a trusted partner and advisor to the group s leadership. Sharing the goal of efficient value delivery to our customers, you will be guiding the teams on the Agile ways of working in their day-to-day operations.
  • Guided by the enterprise framework and based on data, you will tailor coaching and guidance to meet your customer s unique needs.
  • Other operational responsibilities may include providing Agile tools support, facilitating planning and other ceremonies, delivering documentation and training, enforcing standards compliance, gathering metrics, and assisting leadership with reporting, and risk and dependency management.
  • In some assignments, you may be asked to act the role of a SAFe RTE.

Requirements

  • A seasoned Agile practitioner with deep Agile knowledge and practical experience in driving Agile transformations, coaching teams, and applying Agile best practices to drive technology delivery., * Deep knowledge of various Agile frameworks/methods is required Scrum, Kanban, SAFe.
  • 5 or more years of experience working in hands-on roles leading or coordinating complex technology delivery (software development preferred) across multiple teams, using Agile methods.
  • 7 or more years coaching multiple technology teams through Agile transformation and maturation, including leveraging metrics and KPIs.
  • Practical understanding of software development and CI/CD processes.
  • Certified Scrum Master or similar certifications.
  • Worked in large enterprises with matrix structures and strong governance and compliance requirements.
  • Concise and impactful communication skills with the ability to adapt to different levels of audiences.
  • Proven track record of influencing without clear authority, both up and down.
  • Highly proficient with Atlassian Jira and confluence, as well as other common productivity tools.
  • Excellent and adaptive communication skills are a must, given frequent interactions with various leaders.

Added Bonus If You Have (Preferred)

  • Experience in helping an organization scale up from simple Scrum teams to a scaled Agile framework like SAFe.
  • Project or program management experience with stakeholder, budget and risk management responsibilities.
  • Expertise in reporting tools like Power BI.
  • Experience working in a product-driven organization.
  • SAFe certifications.

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