Join our dynamic team to advance agile methodologies, fostering innovation and high-quality solution delivery in a collaborative environment.
As an Agility Senior Associate in Commercial & Investment Bank Payments Technology team, you will contribute to the team by guiding and supporting solution delivery teams in adopting and adapting agile practices throughout the product development lifecycle. Leveraging your advanced knowledge of agile principles you will facilitate group discussions, decision-making processes, and collaborative activities to build continuous improvement and high performance. Your expertise in coaching, communication, and leadership will enable you to effectively manage complex projects, foster a culture of innovation, and enable the successful delivery of high-quality solutions.
Job responsibilities
- Facilitate the adoption and adaptation of agile methodologies within teams and provide guidance, training, and support to propel continuous improvement and high performance
- Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts
- Enable agile project delivery by facilitating the prioritization of tasks and managing resources to effectively address complex situations to achieve project goals
- Analyze and interpret policies, identify key barriers, and apply your critical thinking skills to address challenges within the product development lifecycle
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on guiding teams to adopt agile methodologies and practices
- Adapt your approach as needed, knowing when to follow frameworks and when to be flexible in ambiguous situations.
- Understand modern engineering practices like CI/CD, automated testing, cloud, and APIs, and communicate effectively with developers.
- Build strong relationships at all levels, facilitate challenging conversations, and simplify complex topics.
- Use metrics and feedback to drive meaningful improvements rather than just meeting requirements.
- Continuously seek new ways to help teams grow and achieve better results.
- Recognize team dynamics and influence outcomes without formal authority, while connecting product management, Lean operations, or portfolio management to deliver end-to-end value.
- Demonstrate developing ability to facilitate group discussions and decision-making processes
- Exhibit a foundational knowledge of agile methodologies and delivery methods, with familiarity of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices
Showcase the ability to prioritize tasks, manage resources, and effectively communicate with team members to achieve product goals and departmental objectives
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications
- Experience with scaling agile in large organizations (SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, etc.)
- Exposure to Lean, DevOps, or product management practices
- Certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAF
