Agile Coach, Principal

Northern Trust; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Agile Champion & Change Agent to enhance organizational agility and optimize portfolio management. This hands-on Agile Coach role involves guiding teams through effective agile practices, facilitating quarterly planning sessions, and ensuring strategic alignment with corporate objectives. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in Azure DevOps and Agile methodologies to foster a high-performance culture. Join a collaborative work environment that values individual career development and supports community engagement while driving impactful change. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant contribution in a dynamic financial institution.

Benefits

401k and pension benefits

Health and welfare benefits

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Life and accident insurance

Discretionary bonus program

Flexible work culture

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in Agile Software Delivery with 3+ years as Agile Coach.
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps is required; familiarity with investment management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates transformational change by coaching Agile/DevOps mindset.
• Guides teams in best practices for ADO Boards and quarterly planning.
• Creates training and workshops to advance Agile maturity.

Skills

Agile Software Delivery

Agile Coaching

Azure DevOps (ADO)

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Investment / Asset Management

Tools

Azure DevOps (ADO)

Clarity PPM

ServiceNow

Confluence

Power BI

Job description

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Continue to learn, grow and evolve

No matter what greater means to you, we can help you find it. We believe in empowering our partners with the resources, support and opportunities to achieve greater and reach their full potential. A strong focus on individual career development and growth is just one way we help you reach your goals.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to strengthening the communities in which we live and work.

Seeking an Agile Champion & Change Agent

Are you passionate about enabling a high-performance culture and continuously improving the delivery of business value? Join our team in driving organizational agility and optimizing portfolio management. We are seeking a hands-on Agile Coach to guide our enterprise through effective agile practices and quarterly PI planning while ensuring strategic alignment to corporate objectives. This role combines a deep understanding of SAFe principles, Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards configuration, and training expertise to drive collaboration, transparency, and efficiency at the Portfolio, ART, and Team levels.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the adoption of transformational change by designing, teaching, and coaching an Agile/DevOps mindset
• Serves as thought leader for best practices, methods, tools, and measures of success / assessment criteria
• Guides teams in best practices for ADO Boards: Initiative/Epic/Feature roadmaps, sprint planning, user stories, intake process templates, and managing cross-team dependencies
• Facilitates Quarterly PI planning, inspect and adapt workshops, and other key ART events to ensure alignment and coordinated delivery
• Provides strategic guidance for developing and improving program and portfolio prioritization, value stream delivery, and progress/outcome measurement through ADO and Power BI dashboards
• Oversees project management governance for our organization, providing guidance to ensure alignment with agile values and organizational standards
• Partner with PMO teams to continuously improve tooling, reporting, and governance frameworks
• Coaches technology, business, product, and operations partners to identify and address impediments to team productivity and effectiveness
• Creates and conducts training and workshops to advance Agile maturity in the organization, with a particular focus on maturing the Product Owner role
• Contributes to communities of practice and collaborates with departmental Agile champions to mature organizational agility

Required Skills/Qualification

• Minimum 5-7 years in Agile Software Delivery, with at least 3+ years as an Agile Coach and/or RTE at a medium- to large-sized organization
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps (ADO) Boards is required; Knowledge of Clarity PPM, ServiceNow Knowledge Bases, Confluence will be considered an advantage
• Experience facilitating quarterly planning sessions with senior leaders and guiding portfolio management activities
• Adaptable problem solver who can quickly design and implement solutions as an agent of change
• High energy and collaborative team player who leverages all communication tools effectively
• Familiar with Investment / Asset Management and/or Financial Services

Salary Range:

$114,700 - 194,900 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today.

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [e-mail].

We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.