Agile Delivery Lead: Planning, Backlog & Facilitation

AbbVie Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

AbbVie in Irvine seeks an Agile Specialist reporting to Senior Manager, Agile Practices. You will collaborate with stakeholders to solve critical problems and drive continuous planning.

Responsibilities include maintaining schedules, tracking milestones, removing obstacles, prioritizing backlog with Engineering, Product, and PMO, and facilitating Agile ceremonies to promote best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in an Agile environment with experience using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.
• Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and related tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and refine continuous planning, ensuring ongoing planning for and visibility to a rolling quarter + plan for the team/s you support.
• Maintain engineering team schedules, ensuring proper resource planning and translation of estimates to key milestone dates.
• Track project milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and timelines to ensure projects stay on track and meet delivery timelines.
• Remove obstacles that may hinder the team's progress.
• Coordinate communication between different teams, departments, and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and PMO to manage and prioritize the product backlog.
• Ensure engineers have necessary product requirements and UX designs to stay on track and meet deadlines.
• Serve as the key liaison between software development teams and external stakeholders building advocacy and credibility.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog maintenance and refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Promote Agile best practices and educate team members to enhance team performance and productivity.
• Support the JIRA management for teams they support and other tools as appropriate.
• Provide burndown charts, velocity tracking, and other agile performance metrics to inform and resolve issues with the team and manager(s).

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Kanban

JIRA

Confluence

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

AbbVie in Irvine seeks an Agile Specialist reporting to Senior Manager, Agile Practices. You will collaborate with stakeholders to solve critical problems and drive continuous planning.

Responsibilities include maintaining schedules, tracking milestones, removing obstacles, prioritizing backlog with Engineering, Product, and PMO, and facilitating Agile ceremonies to promote best practices.