Agile Delivery Manager
We are looking for an Agile Delivery Manager to work at our bank client. It is a combination of both Scrum Master and Project Manager.
Typical Day in Role:
- Facilitates key activities including Discovery, Story Mapping and Agile ceremonies.
- Manages and coaches approaches to scope/time pressures.
- Coaches the Product Owner (PO) in business value prioritization of work.
- Coaches the team in effort and complexity estimation of work.
- Facilitates planning/refining activities.
- Develops the team to a high performing, self-organizing state using data driven coaching.
- Keeps the team accountable to a Continuous Improvement Plan.
- Shares expertise and knowledge of Agile Standard Practices (ASP), Project Delivery Life Cycle (PDLC), Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) and helps maintain a record of artifacts.
- Supports the solution architecture (SA) review and approvals process.
- Supports the engagement and coordination of extended teams and vendor engagements.
- Gathers estimates and maintains financial information in Clarity.
- Monitors and tracks team performance using Agile metrics.
- Maintains JIRA as book of record for tracking dependencies and delivery progress.
- Gathers and formats status, risks and issues data into reports and dashboards; Monitors and tracks performance and addresses any issues. Ensures the initiative’s deliverables are coordinated for pre-release and release into production per mandatory operational readiness (MOR) process requirements.
- Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
- Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
- Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
- Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Required Skills:
- 1) 10+ years of experience as a Delivery/Scrum/Project Manager
- 2) 5+ years’ experience in managing and delivering complex IT software projects
- 3) 3+ years’ experience with Agile methodology while delivering IT projects
- 4) 3+ years of experience with Front-end Systems and Digital Channels
- 5) 3+ years’ experience with JIRA/ Confluence
- 6) Bank experience is certainly a plus!
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field
Ideally has Certified Scrum master certification (CSM / PSM)