Senior Agile Program Manager
JOB DESCRIPTION:
We seek an experienced individual to plan, direct and coordinate
activities ; manage and implement an Agile Release Train (ART) / programme from
initiation to final transition into operational, business-as-usual management.
- Maintains accountability for the overall planning,
coordination, monitoring, execution, reporting and delivery of value
through the program
- Maintaining strategic view of the ART / Programme
- Scheduling programme resources and managing
inter-dependencies
- Supporting and coaching an ART / Programme by
steering it to success and navigating the complexity of delivering
software in large, cross-functional environments.
- Resolving and escalating impediments, manages
programme risk, helps assure value delivery, and drives program level
continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Determining, monitoring and reviewing programme scope, costs,
schedule and expected benefits
- Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on
programme-related activities
- Ensures appropriate and effective agile governance
arrangements and relevant reporting and communication policies are in
place and followed.
- Supports System Architect and also maintains an
awareness of current technical developments that may provide opportunities
to the programmes.
- Facilitate the coordinated preparation and execution
of release planning for the ART.
- Working with the ART team who prioritizes the
features to be considered in the next program increment (PI) planning
cycle.
- Facilitating the ART team’s refinement of features
to be considered in the next PI planning cycle to meet the Feature
Definition of Ready.
- Assists the ART in communication and coordination
with stakeholders and customers during feature definition and delivery.
- Ensuring effective communication and coordination
for and during Program Increment planning.
- Managing change to the ART’s PI plan and the impacts
of those changes.
- Drive cross team, ART, and departmental impediments,
planning, collaboration, and coordination.
- Provide regular and open communication across the
program and stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress and
impediments.
- Understand, visualize and manage upstream/downstream
dependencies.
- Drive delivery and continuous improvement by
utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify
areas of opportunity.
- Work across stakeholders and teams to continuously
improve.
- Ensure the overall cost, schedule, and performance
of the program.
- Analyze program budgets and estimates from
participating organizations to provide direction for the overall
development of all program budgets and integrated cost profiles.
- Manage program level coordination, such as creating
timelines, milestones, and cadence of increments and releases and oversee
the development of reports and analyses that document program activity.
- Participate with management and cross-functional
teams as subject matter experts and be an advocate in adopting Agile and
SAFe best practices and processes.
- Act as a galvanizing force for sharing Agile and
SAFe knowledge across the Value Stream.
- Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in
Lean-Agile practices and mindsets.
Must have experience:
- 8+ years of work experience with demonstrable
proficiency in multiple disciplines / technologies / processes related to
the position
- 5+ years of Progressive active project management
experience along with managing teams and / or significant complex projects.
- 1+ years of RTE / Agile Program Manager experience
Experience that will count in your favor:
Experience in delivery of large enterprise level programs and
Value Streams across the financial services sector from initiation to benefit
realization
Nice to have experience:
Strong writer, presenter and speaker, comfortable and ability to
influence at all levels in an organization
Qualification:
PMP Certification is mandatory
PMI-ACP or other Program management certification
SPC / RTE certification from SAFe
Skills:
Plans, schedules, monitors, and reports on programme-related
activities.
- Interdependencies and Programme risk management
- Scope Management – Plan & review programme scope
- Cost Management – manage programmes to realize
agreed business value within agreed upon timelines
- Effectively leverage subject matter experts to
develop best customized solutions for client
Personal attributes:
Demonstrate authentic leadership and integrity and experience of
leading cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, mentoring
staff, evaluating performance and providing feedback and Comfortable with
significant client interaction and interest in building relationships.
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