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Project Manager - Agile coach

Omni Inclusive

Jersey City, NJ

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Atlassian JIRA, Best Practices, Coaching, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Establish Priorities, Leadership, Machine Tool, Metrics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Improvement, Product Documentation, Product Management, Project/Program Management, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, ScrumMaster, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Jersey City, NJ
POSTED
4 days ago
  • Extremely good at communications as they have to work with senior executives.
  • Have at least experience over 2 Years of coaching teams in SAFe methodology (NOT looking for Scrum Master)
  • Certifications (SPC) are good to have but working experience is a must.
  • Able to articulate their role clearly in Enterprise level agile transformation journey

Detailed Role Description

Objectives of this role
• Work with agile champions and product managers in various lines of businesses to identify key areas of improvement in agile maturity in the front office
• Guide product managers adopting agile techniques and improving their agile maturity.
• Coaching product managers to define clear, concise and measurable objectives and adopt data driven decision making
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement
• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices

Responsibilities
• Provide coaching, training and guidance to product managers and product owners fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Demonstrate deep knowledge of and expertise in Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), assisting product managers and teams in defining clear, measurable objectives aligned with organizational goals
• Leverage agile methodologies and coach Product managers and agile release trains in techniques such as storymapping, creating MVPs to validate ideas and gather feedback, prioritization techniques and agile estimation techniques
• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by product managers and agile release trains

Required experience.
• 5+ years working in an agile environment as a coach
• 5+ years working in an agile environment as a Product Owner/ Product manager
• Currently or just completed Agile transformation for top bank
• Exposure to a large-scale enterprise agile transformation with demonstrated experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or other scaling frameworks and deep understanding of agile values and principles.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating collaborative sessions, managing customer expectations, and ensuring work is aligned with the enterprise goals and objectives.
• Familiarity with agile tools & suites including JIRA, Atlassian, or similar agile management tooling.
• Education, Qualifications, Skills
• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Master's degree
• Scaled Agile (SAFe) SPC Certification, SAFe PO/PM certification, CSPO, PSPO or similar certification
• Expertise with making presentations using PowerPoint, Excel, Visio
• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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