CSL

Director, Agile Practice

CSL

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Pennsylvania

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • We are seeking a leader to guide our transformation from a traditional organization based on large scale project delivery to a more agile organization. This leader is accountable for aligning this transformation with business value and delivering on our phased progression. Responsibilities include evolving our small, but talented, agile center of excellence, establishing guidance and tools for consistency of implementation, and sharing measures of progress. Collaborates closely with leaders of process excellence, experience design, and product and platform teams, providing lift to our broader operating model transformation. Grow the practice to gain broader value and support project-based initiatives with expertise during transition. Valued experiences include driving a consistent agile framework across a diverse set of teams, change management, and the reengineering of work as part of an organizational system. Measures of performance are focused on business outcomes, including productivity of our workers and capacity of the organization. Report directly to the Head of I&T Demand Portfolio and serve as part of the I&T Operating Model Team. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership
  • Define, lead, and execute the organization’s Agile transformation roadmap across I&T and cross-functional teams. Align Agile principles and practices with business goals to ensure sustainable delivery of value to customers. Partner with executive leadership to drive Agile adoption and advocate for cultural change at all levels. Introduce industry standard approaches to scaling Agile across large programs and products. Inform the evolution of portfolio management to adopt lean portfolio management and product management approaches. Evolve the Agile COE in a pragmatic way with a focus on enabling speed to value across portfolio investments and product teams. Framework Implementation
  • Lead the adoption and scaling of Agile frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, or Kanban to optimize delivery processes. Oversee the training, coaching, and mentoring of teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership to embed Agile mindsets and practices. Foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement in Agile practices and processes, ensuring that teams mature in their Agile journey. Change Management
  • Serve as a change agent for Agile and Agile principles, promoting transparency, collaboration, and accountability. Identify and resolve challenges, dependencies, and risks that could impact the Agile evolution. Develop metrics to monitor and communicate the effectiveness and impact of Agile practices across the organization. Team Leadership
  • Build and lead a high-performing Agile team (internal expertise amplified through select partnerships) to support the organization’s Agile efforts. Facilitate alignment between product, technology, and business stakeholders to streamline planning, prioritization, and delivery. Metrics and Reporting
  • Establish KPIs and OKRs to measure Agile maturity, team performance, and business outcomes. Provide regular reports and insights to executive leadership on the progress and impact of the transformation efforts.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Arts or Science in Computer Science, Life Science, or Product Management. Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, or other advanced degree preferred 10+ years of IT experience, with proven expertise being part of, and leading Agile teams. 7+ years in life sciences or applied technology industry experience required. In-depth knowledge of agile principles, practices, and framework with certification in one or more of the latter (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Kanban, Design Thinking.) Exceptional listener and collaborator. Collaboration with a broad array of global stakeholders, driving broadscale organizational outcomes through influence rather than direct reporting. Demonstrated problem-solving ability and conflict resolution Quickly adapts and learns new situations Proven success in building, mentoring, and growing high performing cross-functional teams - a magnet for talent.