Agility Lead

Job Description

Join our team to foster agile methodologies, encouraging a culture of innovation and high performance in a leading financial institution.

As an Agility Lead in Finance Technology, you will play a significant role as a champion for the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices. This role involves leading agile teams, facilitating agile processes, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in agile practices, excellent leadership skills, and a passion for empowering teams to deliver high-quality results. Use your expertise to guide and support teams to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance. 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

• Lead and coach 5-6 scrum teams in adoption and execution of agile practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Promote open communication and engagement among team members ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals
• Communicate organizational impediments to leadership; clear impediments for the team
• Identify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to the development of new policies and best practices within the discipline
• Work with Product Owners to align teams with the product vision, sprint goals, and other necessary information
• Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts
• Embrace the concept of continuous learning in your own journey and instill the same in the team(s) you coach
• Contribute to the internal community of practice by leading or supporting transformation strategy initiatives, sharing knowledge and influencing continuous improvement across the broader organization
• Appreciate the depths of Lean and Agile practices and principles, help teams appreciate them
• Define and refine OKR to measure Agile success and look for opportunities to improve Agile journey

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training on Agile coaching or BS/BA degree and advanced applied experience of 5+ years
• Expertise with Agile and Scrum frameworks and their application in Product Development and delivery organization
• Ability to coach and mentor
• Ability to collaborate with and influence people at various levels
• 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.
• Understand & teach AGILE Best Practices to Product Owners & AGILE Teams

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in financial or banking domain 
• Highly desirable Scrum Master certifications (e.g. PSM, A-CSM, CSP-SM)

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.