Agile Learning Programs Manager

the Association; Durham (NC); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Association in Durham, NC is seeking a Learning Agile Delivery Lead to drive modern, iterative product delivery across the Learning organization in a hybrid remote/in-office setting.

You will partner with Learning Product Managers, implement sprint planning, backlog refinement, velocity tracking, and release planning, and design transition plans from waterfall to Agile delivery. Coaching across teams will ensure governance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, accounting, finance, education, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience conducting retrospectives and implementing continuous improvement actions.
• 5 years of experience managing complex projects with preference for 3 years experience in project management related to commercial learning products

Responsibilities

• Lead adoption of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid models) within learning product development projects.
• Partner with Learning Product Managers to implement sprint planning, backlog refinement, velocity tracking, and release planning.
• Design and complete structured transition plans from waterfall-based project execution to Agile product delivery models.
• Coach teams (design, content, SMEs, production, compliance) in Agile ceremonies and artifact management.
• Establish governance for hybrid waterfall-Agile environments when regulatory or compliance constraints require structured gating.
• Measure and promote collaboration, predictability, and throughput.
• Conduct retrospectives and ensure relevant continuous improvement loops are implemented.
• Standardize intake, prioritization, and backlog governance in consideration of portfolio strategy.
• Align Jira (or successor PM system) workflows to the learning product lifecycle.
• Develop visibility dashboards (velocity, burn-down, RAG, capacity tracking).
• Identify systemic delivery bottlenecks and implement process improvements.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Kanban

Backlog refinement

Velocity tracking

Release planning

Coaching teams

Governance

Jira workflows

Dashboards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in project management, business, accounting, finance, education, or related field

Tools

Jira

Job description

The Association in Durham, NC is seeking a Learning Agile Delivery Lead to drive modern, iterative product delivery across the Learning organization in a hybrid remote/in-office setting.

You will partner with Learning Product Managers, implement sprint planning, backlog refinement, velocity tracking, and release planning, and design transition plans from waterfall to Agile delivery. Coaching across teams will ensure governance and continuous improvement.