Manager - IT Governance: Agile / Scrum

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Manager, IT Governance: Scrum / Agile

SALARY: $130k - $150k AND 15% BONUS

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

HYBRID 3 DAYS ONSITE

This is a management role but hands on. Need to have managed scrum masters. You are going to manager 7-8 direct reports, they currently have 15 and 10 outsourced resources. Communications and soft skills are everything. Agile transformation across enterprise, people management, agile scrum master, create governance.

This role also serves as a Jira Product Manager, owning the configuration, governance, and optimization of Jira as the enterprise Agile delivery platform.

Qualifications:

Agile Leadership & Transformation

• Demonstrated success guiding organizations through Agile transformations with proven frameworks for building high-performing Agile teams
• Extensive experience leading Scrum Masters, including career development and professional growth of direct reports
• Practical experience implementing and managing Agile-specific metrics and KPIs that drive meaningful improvement

Technical Knowledge

• Deep understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) with direct implementation experience
• Hands-on experience with multiple Agile methodologies beyond Scrum, including XP, Kanban, and other frameworks
• Proven capability in enterprise-scale release planning and coordination
• Experience consolidating and analyzing data from diverse sources to identify trends and drive decisions
• Proven experience serving as a Jira Product Manager or Jira Administrator, with the ability to translate Agile process needs into tool configurations

Technical Skills:

• Jira Product Manager experience, including administration of projects, workflows, permission schemes, notification schemes, and custom fields at an enterprise scale (5+ years required)
• Advanced proficiency with Jira Advanced Roadmaps (formerly Portfolio) for program-level planning, capacity management, and dependency tracking
• Experience building and maintaining Jira automations, integrations (e.g., Confluence, Bitbucket/GitHub, ServiceNow), and reporting dashboards using native and third-party tools (e.g., EazyBI, Scriptrunner)
• Demonstrated expertise with business productivity tools including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project for data analysis and stakeholder communications
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow or similar ticketing systems for process management and workflow automation
• Fundamental understanding of IT infrastructure and systems design principles that impact team operations

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor s degree and 7+ years relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years direct experience as a Scrum Master leading software development teams applying Agile methodologies
• Proven track record managing high-performing Agile teams through complete delivery lifecycles
• Advanced knowledge of Agile/Scrum frameworks with practical application experience across diverse contexts
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify potential impediments and guide teams toward effective resolution before issues impact delivery
• Experience as a Jira Product Manager or Jira Administrator in an enterprise environment preferred
• The ideal candidate will combine comprehensive technical tool knowledge with extensive hands-on Agile leadership experience, enabling them to drive both process excellence and cultural transformation across our organization