Agility Senior Associate - Digital Products

Join our dynamic team to advance agile methodologies, fostering innovation and high-quality solution delivery in a collaborative environment.

As an Agility Senior Associate in Consumer and Community Banking - Digital, you will contribute to the team by guiding and supporting solution delivery teams in adopting and adapting agile practices throughout the product development lifecycle. Leveraging your advanced knowledge of agile principles you will facilitate group discussions, decision-making processes, and collaborative activities to build continuous improvement and high performance. Your expertise in coaching, communication, and leadership will enable you to effectively manage complex projects, foster a culture of innovation, and enable the successful delivery of high-quality solutions.

Job responsibilities

• Facilitate the adoption and adaptation of agile methodologies within teams and provide guidance, training, and support to propel continuous improvement and high performance
• Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts
• Enable agile project delivery by facilitating the prioritization of tasks and managing resources to effectively address complex situations to achieve project goals
• Analyze and interpret policies, identify key barriers, and apply your critical thinking skills to address challenges within the product development lifecycle
• Serve as the Agility Lead for three Scrum teams, guiding their daily operations and agile practices.
• Support Scrum teams in adopting and improving agile methodologies, focusing on practical agility rather than strict process maturity.
• Facilitate and coordinate Scrum ceremonies (e.g., Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives) for Chase teams.
• Drive the continuous maturation of Scrum teams by identifying and implementing process improvements.
• Coach Product Managers on effective backlog grooming and prioritization to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Assist in preparing and delivering reports related to the performance and progress of Scrum teams.
• Collaborate with developers and Product Managers to maintain team hygiene, ensuring best practices in workflow, documentation, and communication.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on guiding teams to adopt agile methodologies and practices
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices
• Demonstrate proficiency in facilitating group discussions, decision-making processes, and collaborative activities within teams to achieve product goals
• Showcase proficiency in agile delivery and agile approaches, with a developing ability to coach teams and strive for continuous improvement and high performance
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Proven experience in banking product development, specifically focused on digital products.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Scrum Master and/or Product or Project Manager within digital product teams.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and effectively.
• Track record of working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions in a banking or financial services environment.
• Experience working in a scaled implementation of Scrum (LeSS, SAFe, etc.).   
• Demonstrate proficiency cultivating relationships

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification, PSM II (Professional Scrum Master Level 2) Certification or Agile Coach Certification

• Demonstrate proficiency in teaching and supporting Quarterly planning activity.   

• Possess an executive presence and ability to coach multiple teams across the globe