Mars, Incorporated - Agile Delivery Lead - Newark, New Jersey
Job Description:
To deliver on this ambition of a Powered by Data strategy, we need an Agile Transformation Lead with deep expertise and experience of agile methodologies and agile coaching to drive multiple initiatives and lead the change in data and user-centric thinking across Mars Snacking.
This is a new job role created due to a team expansion. The role reports directly into the Global Program Management Office and works across teams with cross-functional squads comprised of Product Strategy Leads, Product Owners, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and DevOps, both internally and externally.
The Agile Transformation Lead will lead a team of Agile Delivery Managers and will interact and partner with other leaders and utilize strong influencing, relationships, and leadership skills, coupled with thought leadership to drive strategic Agile Transformation in support of transformational goals and business metrics.
What are we looking for?
- Experience leader in delivering and maintaining Agile/Scaled Agile transformation for a large global organization.
- Significant experience in relevant End-to-end Technology Delivery, Operations management, Business Strategy and/or Change Management.
- A trusted partner with the ability to interact, communicate, collaborate and influence all levels of the organization and build partnerships.
- Ability to tailor the frameworks to the needs and maturity level of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to succeed in a complex organization where the ability to discover and internalize diverse stakeholder goals is critical to brokering solutions that are in the best interest of the company.
- Independent judgment and mature decision-making skills to deal with programs that often have enterprise-wide scope.
- Strong presentation skills. Able to effectively present and defend points of view to a variety of audiences.
- Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively with C-level leaders.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Thought Leadership: Lead the overall program vision, strategy, and execution for Agile Transformation/Product Operating Model.
- Lead alignment on program vision across all stakeholders while advising and articulating program/project/product strategies on enabling Agile Transformation.
- Serve as a change agent to identify ways to drive improvements around enterprise processes.
- Build and sustain strong and trusted relationships with business partners, both internal and external.
- Establish a mature and healthy agile software development working environment within our organizational values.
- Monitor, communicate and improve performance through quantitative and qualitative measures of value, outcome, velocity, morale.
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