Job Description
Operating at the portfolio level, you will drive the transition from traditional project-based funding to Lean-Agile flow, implementing SAFe 6.0 methodologies to optimize value streams and governance. Your role is pivotal in mentoring leadership, dismantling systemic impediments, and fostering a high-transparency culture that leverages data-driven insights to accelerate delivery across the organization.
Responsibilities - Drive Lean Portfolio Management: Facilitate key LPM and Agile Release Train (ART) events to ensure strategic alignment, investment transparency, and optimized flow.
- Executive & Leadership Coaching: Provide high-level mentorship to leaders and stakeholders on Agile operating models, governance structures, and Lean-Agile values.
- SAFe Training & Certification: Deliver and certify SAFe 6.0 courses across various roles (SA, SP, RTE, SSM, SASM) and facilitate SAFe Collaborate sessions.
- Implement OKR Frameworks: Collaborate with leadership to design and deploy OKRs for objective performance tracking and progress measurement.
- Conduct Maturity Assessments: Lead AgilityHealth maturity assessments, recommend strategic growth plans, and facilitate targeted improvement workshops.
- Champion Organizational Change: Identify and resolve enterprise-level impediments to improve productivity, reduce cycle times, and eliminate inefficiencies.
- Tooling & Metrics Strategy: Support the adoption and optimization of Jira Align, Confluence, and AgilityHealth to track transformation metrics and portfolio health.
- Foster Communities of Practice: Cultivate a continuous learning environment through Communities of Practice to encourage cross-functional innovation and autonomy.
- Develop Training Assets: Create Lean-Agile educational materials and lead the onboarding of new teams into the Agile ecosystem.
Qualifications - Certification: Active SAFe 6 Practice Consultant (SPC) certification is required.
- Coaching Expertise: Minimum of 6 years' experience coaching Agile teams, with a proven focus on Portfolio-level transitions.
- Professional Background: 5+ years of experience in Engineering, IT, or related technical fields.
- Portfolio & Budgeting Mastery: Demonstrated experience guiding Agile portfolios, managing Lean budgeting, and transitioning regulated environments from Waterfall to Agile.
- Technical Tooling: Proficiency in enterprise Agile tools, specifically Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, and AgilityHealth.
- Communication & Strategy: Strategic thinker with elite facilitation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Travel: Ability to travel quarterly along the Northeast corridor for PI Planning events.
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