As an Agility Lead in Consumer and Community Banking, 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
Develop and lead a team of ALs to partner with their Product Teams while owning 1 Scrum team
Partner with PALs and Performance Leads to create a community of practice sharing and truth telling that drives consistency across the portfolio. Co-creation of playbooks to be leveraged locally with their teams as well as more broadly across the Portfolio
Identify ways to turn Individual Contributor strengths into Line of Business competencies
Keep aligned to continuous improvement roadmap as well as help to define the quarterly planning
Team Delivery Backlog: Ensure the team always has enough high priority work that is refined and ready to work on over the next 2-3 sprints (avoid team building un-defined/under defined work leading to rework
Dependency Management Board: Track and manage team level dependencies for current and upcoming sprints so team can focus on delivery
Additional Artifacts include Quarterly Planning Prep content, quarterly team objectives, JIRA board, risk tracking/management and more
Sustain tools and standards though team (data hygiene follow-up, ensure right processes are in place, controls support, ect.)
Team Sprint Demo Materials: Prepare end of sprint demo materials for team to review wit product leaders. Measure and Enable Agility outcomes (Metrics set by CCB). Develop plans for learning, uplift, and delivery practices training. Act as trainers for Scrum and Kanban for all quad participants
Team Improvement Backlog: Capture and drive tangible team improvement actions to promote speed, efficiency, and collaboration every sprint
Increase Productivity and efficiency for the team by utilizing LLMs, streamlining workflow, removing obstacles, and improving practices. Enhance Team collaboration and communication by facilitating retrospective activities, team planning, and review with leaders
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 management
3+ years agile coaching experience
Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support for teams
Display 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 adaptability
Possess 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
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications (Kanban, Scrum Master,etc.)
Technical/development experience (java/o.o.p. coding, scripting, infrastructure development)
Recommended skills include but are not limited to: agile delivery, business acumen, change management, continuous improvement, coaching, internal stakeholder management, strategic thinking, self-study, verbal communication, adaptability, and decision making
This role is located in Hyderabad, India and will report in to the office. This role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan that is paid on a quarterly basis. More details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.