Job Description

Responsibilities:

Understand the path AWM will require to transform into a more Agile organization

Identify the main pillars of transformation and propose improvements to the program architecture

Aid in the creation of a scalable program with identified major milestones to ensure Enterprise transformation will take place

Lead and coach the Agile fundamentals, adoption, and promoting delivery of business value

Teach and coach Agile practices and values within the organization to ensure cultural change leadership (Values & Beliefs)

Coach employees and stakeholders to understand and enact Scrum and empirical product development

Promotes Agile practices across all levels of organization to ensure team effectiveness and delivery - especially with process enablers (risk, compliance, Demand Management, metrics, reporting)

Influence change that increases team performance at a sustainable pace

Work with teams to increase the effectiveness of the application of agile and lean methods in the organization

Assessing the Agile Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization

Help teams to address dysfunctions that may result from misinterpreting, ignoring or rejecting Agile and Lean values and principles

Proactively identify, understand and address impediments caused by current ways of working

Exhibit a deep-passion for continuous learning and provide knowledge gained throughout the entire organization, beyond the team and line of business, and facilitate classes, workshops, and Agile sharing events (e.g. Agile Hangouts, Community of Practice)

Utilize broader experiences and adoption patterns, the Agility Lead helps the organization and (often multiple) agile teams adopt and progress in a feasible way

* Ensure the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value and teach techniques for effective Product Backlog management

Qualifications

5+ years of Agile delivery experience within a large-scale enterprise environment preferred

3+ years of experience in organizational design and transformation within a large-scale enterprise environment preferred

3+ years of experience as an agile coach within a large-scale enterprise environment preferred

3+ years of experience teaching agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, XP, etc.) preferred

Highly skilled facilitation and teaching capabilities to handle small (<10 people) to large (>40 people) workshops and/or trainings

Must be able to garner respect from individuals/teams and be willing to roll up their sleeves to get the job done

Communicative and Social Must be able to communicate well with teams, larger practitioner community and Agile thought leaders internally and externally

Assertive Must be able to ensure team understands the benefit of Agile/Scrum concepts and practices in order to maintain them; must be able to be a voice of reason and authority

Situationally Aware Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise, coach the team to resolve internally and if necessary involve management

Enthusiastic Engagement Must be high-energy and be a source for motivation/inspiration for individuals and teams looking for support and guidance

Conflict Resolution Must be able to facilitate discussion and drive alternatives or different approaches

Attitude of Empowerment Must be able to lead teams to self-organization

Attitude of Transparency Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust

Significant experience working with organizational leadership and teams to change and adjust organizational design to promote self-organizing teams within an enterprise environment

Strong comprehension of scaled agile delivery frameworks and patterns

Strong comprehension of Lean and Agile Software Development techniques

Ability to create engaging customized content and effectively present to small and large audiences (200+)

Certification in agile delivery frameworks (required), agile coaching (preferred), agile training (preferred)

The position represents an excellent opportunity for candidates to:

Define the Agile transformation of AWM

Have visibility to the priorities of the business as well as key challenges

Be respected as a thought partner to business leaders in a transformation environment

Contribute to the execution of future platforms

Use experiences and best practices to manage, create, and lead new ways of working

Influence others to pursue opportunities, implement a recommended course of action, or accept recommendations/ideas