Responsibilities
- Operates as a team-based servant leader who enables the team to self-organize, self-manage and deliver for the program at the highest level.
- Provides a Program Governance and manages the overall delivery operating model
- Drives the program in the coordination of major feature releases and helps ensure ongoing delivery of value to customers where multiple teams are involved
- Facilitates program level processes and execution, identifies and manages dependencies and risks, as well as escalates impediments
- Coordinates and facilitates iterative program level planning ceremonies (such as Product Owner Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect and Adapt, Program Increment Planning, and System Demos)
- Manages and optimizes the ow of value via cross-organization collaboration
- Proactively manages Program Risk through data-driven analytics and ongoing risk remediation efforts
- Drives the Product Owners, Product Managers and Agile teams to facilitate release planning preparedness
- Provides transparency into the organizations backlog, providing visibility to work in ight, aligned to progress against defined scope
- Accountable for the overall program execution and delivery of work (schedule/capacity)
- Monitors and reports program health (i.e., progress of feature completion, program predictability) with the purpose to provide transparency on program delivery of value
- Coaches and leads the program team in practicing Agile principles and leading practices, identify program/team training opportunities and solution/facilitate as needed
- Coaches and mentors leadership in Lean/Agile best practices and mindset
Skills
- Advanced understanding of Agile Principles and how they're applied in workplace culture
- Strong facilitation, coaching and mentoring skills
- Experience leading teams through resolution of program issues
- Strong communication, team dynamics, conflict resolution, mentoring, and servant leadership skills
- Advanced understanding of technology systems and the program's ecosystem
- Advanced understanding of lean and program budgets
- Strong and natural problem solving ability; comfortable with data and ambiguity
Qualifications
- Minimum 6 years relevant work experience
- Experience working with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools such as Jira, AHA, and Confluence
- Experience with other agile methodologies, LEAN, Kanban, XP Programming etc.
- Relevant certification preferred
The target hiring compensation range for this role is $65.40 to $72.67 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.
About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.
