Agility Lead

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Whitley Bay; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join J.P. Morgan as an Agility Lead, where you'll drive and support Scrum and Kanban teams within our Agile Development Team. You will inspire best practices in Agile, coach your teams to success, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, helping elevate our delivery processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Agile with successful leadership.
• Ability to motivate and coach agile teams.
• Strong communication skills to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing Scrum and Kanban teams.
• Implementing agile methodologies and process improvements.
• Developing metrics to measure team performance.

Skills

Leadership

Agile Development

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Analytical Skills

Job description

Job Description

As an Agility Lead within our Agile Development Team, you will lead and manage Scrum and Kanban teams, ensuring they are equipped with the necessary skills, resources, and support to successfully implement agile methodologies. You will provide guidance and coaching on best practices for agile development, continuous improvement, and team collaboration, while inspiring teams to adopt and inspect agile practices. You will identify areas for process improvement, develop metrics to measure team performance, and stay up to date with industry trends to ensure continuous learning and improvement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages a Scrum and/or Kanban team, ensuring that they are equipped with the necessary skills, resources, and support to successfully implement agile methodologies across their respective teams
• Provides guidance and coaching to teams on best practices for agile development, continuous improvement, and team collaboration
• Guides the team(s) to follow Agile and Scrum practices to promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each Sprint
• Inspires teams with the ability to adopt and inspect by being a detail-oriented leader
• Identifies areas for process improvement and implementing solutions to increase efficiency and reduce waste
• Develops and maintains metrics to measure team performance and progress towards goals and uses this information to identify areas for improvement
• Stays up to date with industry trends and developments in agile methodologies and shares this knowledge with the team to ensure continuous learning and improvement
• Eager to learn Cyber security space to better support our teams

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities:

• Experience in Agile development, with a track record of success in leading and managing agile teams
• Proven leadership skills with a proven ability to motivate, coach, and develop a team
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build productive relationships with stakeholders across the organization
• Good analytical skills with the ability to use data to make informed decisions and identify areas for improvement
• Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, and a deep understanding of their principles and practices
• Practices continuous improvement and a commitment to fostering a culture of learning and innovation

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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