Manager - Agile Transformation

Manager Agile Transformation

Salary: Starting at $130k + bonus

Location: Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

*We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role*

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree
• Hands-on experience as a Manager leading Scrum Masters (this is a Manager role, not just a Scrum Master)
• Experience as a Scrum Master for a minimum of 5 years for a software development team that was applying Agile/Scrum principles and practices
• Advanced knowledge of Agile/Scrum principles and practices
• Experience with agile transformations, building Agile teams and implementing Agile
• Previous experience leading scrum master s and driving career development of direct reports
• 5+ years of experience with JIRA
• 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)
• Experience with setting and implementing Agile specific metrics and KPI s
• Knowledge of other agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Experience in release planning and coordination at scale
• Ability to review large amounts of data and analyze, spot trends and provide analysis and insights
• Experience consolidating data from multiple data sources

• Basic understanding of IT infrastructure and IT systems design
• Familiarity within a ticketing system such as ServiceNow

Responsibilities

• Drive efforts to guide and coach delivery teams to self-organize and achieve objectives, without assigning or dictating the work.
• Directly manage a team of Scrum Masters deployed across several product teams and partner with managed service provider
• Hold Scrum masters accountable to their roles and responsibilities and creates a governance structure to monitor performance.
• Partners with the group director and senior leaders across the organization to develop best practices and evolve Agile capabilities with the changing needs of the business.
• Be responsible for maturing Agile teams/squads.
• Provide support to the Product Owner and Delivery Team, and lead by example.
• Participate in and lead discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution.
• Drive a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised and resolved.
• Be responsible for identification and mitigation of project risks