Title:ย Agilityย Productย Lead
Location: Wilmington, DE 19801
Duration: 12ย months (s) Contract with potential extension or conversion to FTE
Pay Rate: $60/hr. On W2
Join: ASAP
Job Description
As anย Agilityย Leadย in CCB Operations, you will play a significant role as a champion for the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices within our teams. Leveraging your deep knowledge of product development methodologies and Agile principles, use your expert guidance, mentorship, and support to teams to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance. As a recognized subject matter expert, put your knowledge to use to work on complex issues, exercise considerable judgment, and make impactful decisions that shape the operational and business direction of your sub-function. Yourย 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
- Operates as an influencer and builds trusted partnerships across Area Products, comprised of multiple teams
- Provides coaching toย both Businessย and Technologyย Leaders and stakeholders above the team level to ensure alignment and buy-in
- Leverages data and analytics to develop thoughtful insights, identify root causes, and recommend and implement necessary improvements at multiple levels
- Collaborates with other Agile Coaches andย Leaders to drive complex, scalable solutions across multiple Products.
- Leadย and coach teams to adopt and implement agile methodologies, and promote open communication and engagement among team members, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Demonstrated experience coaching beyond the team level in driving process improvement, efficiency, and Lean/Agile thinking
- Operates with high emotional intelligence in how to drive change and improvement while operating in complex organizational situations
- Contributes to the development of new Lean/Agile Solutions and helps make improvements to existing patterns, practice and ways of working
- 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management
- Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support for teams
- Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), and scaling frameworks, monitoringย agilityย 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
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications
Company Description
About BCforward:
Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforwardโs 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.
BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class places to work.
BCforward is an equal opportunity employer.