Overview

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Our client, a banking organization is looking for a Cross-functional Agile Practice Manager.

Job description :

Reporting to the Director of Organizational Agility and Delivery, the Cross-functional Agile Practice Lead will contribute concretely to the evolution of agility within the Digital Technologies group. He/she will be primarily responsible for advancing agility at scale, multi-product and multi-initiative orchestration and scrum practice. You’ll be part of an incredible team of passionate people with immeasurable drive. Bringing together several high-caliber Scrum Maestros working on over 40 products and a product practice manager, you’ll be inspired every day to help our environment evolve, where agility is promoted, valued and appreciated.

 Role and responsibilities:

 

  • Implement cross-functional practice (Scalable Agility) to streamline management of interdependencies.
  • Facilitate, organize and orchestrate quarterly cross-functional planning of major initiatives and themes.
  • Ensure the consistency of Scrum Maestre practices.
  • Promote adoption of iterative change management and practices.
  • Orchestrate adaptive meetings to enable product lines / themes to make changes to the product line organizational structure on an ongoing basis.
  • Develop a cross-functional skills development framework to enable the evolution of individuals, practices, culture and agile structure.
  • Establish, evolve and document practices, procedures and methodologies in line with the organization’s needs, and ensure their effective use.
  • Facilitate and energize multi-team / multi-initiative communities of practice.
  • Passionate and curious about agility in the broadest sense;
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills.
  • Demonstrates leadership, flexibility, autonomy and proactivity;
  • Demonstrates skills in facilitation, teaching, mentoring and coaching;
  • Demonstrates rigor and a structured approach to team coaching;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills;
  • Strong analytical and synthesis skills;

Expertise required :

 

  • Nexus, ICP-ENT, ICP-CAT, ICP-EC certification an asset
  • Minimum 8 years’ experience in the technology or business sector
  • At least 5 years’ experience as an agile coach involved in multi-team/multi-initiative planning or change management
  • University degree in Management, Computer Science or related field;
  • Role in Agile teams (Scrum Master, PO, RTE, Management)
  • Experience of working on large-scale projects/products
  • Knowledge of Atlassian suite tools;
  • Knowledge of finance is an asset.