Agile Program Lead | Cross-Functional Delivery Expert

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Collaborative culture

Global reach with local impact

Job summary

Gallagher is seeking an Agile Project Manager Lead to drive complex business and technology initiatives across multiple squads, aligning product owners, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders to deliver value with transparency and predictability.

The role demands 7+ years in delivery management, strong Scrum/SAFe knowledge, and hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Planview, and Jira in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 7 years of prior relevant experience.
• 3+ years of project, program, delivery management, or related experience, including at least 1 year leading Agile technology or business transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs and multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and practices, including Scrum and scaled Agile approaches such as SAFe.
• Skilled at managing delivery plans, risks, dependencies, budgets, resources, vendors, and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of complex Agile initiatives across multiple squads and workstreams.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors, business partners, and technical stakeholders to support successful outcomes.
• Support the Gallagher Agile Ways of Working by facilitating or coordinating stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, demonstrations, backlog refinement, and other delivery forums as needed.
• Partner with Scrum Masters and Product Owners to strengthen Agile practices, remove impediments, and advance team maturity.
• Coach teams and stakeholders on Agile delivery principles while balancing governance, compliance, and business requirements.
• Monitor program health through delivery metrics, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, capacity, and business outcomes.

Skills

Agile delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Scrum

SAFe

Azure DevOps

Planview

Jira

Mentoring teams

Delivery governance

Education

University degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Planview

Jira

Job description

Gallagher is seeking an Agile Project Manager Lead to drive complex business and technology initiatives across multiple squads, aligning product owners, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders to deliver value with transparency and predictability.

The role demands 7+ years in delivery management, strong Scrum/SAFe knowledge, and hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Planview, and Jira in a global environment.