Agile Specialist

MedStar Health; Irvine (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization is seeking an Agile Specialist to enhance team performance and manage Agile processes. In this role, you will facilitate ceremonies, promote best practices, and ensure effective communication among teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive Agile experience, a relevant degree, and strong interpersonal skills. This position offers a remote work opportunity with a focus on collaboration and productivity in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in an Agile environment with an understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives.
• Promote Agile best practices and remove obstacles that hinder progress.
• Track project milestones and collaborate with Product Owners.

Skills

Program management

Scrum Master experience

Collaboration & communication

Experience in agile environment

Tech experience

Education

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

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Job Title: Agile Specialist

Location: Remote

Duration: 1 year, based on performance and business needs

Mon-Fri - 9-5



What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position:

1. Program management and or scrum master experience

2. tech experience

3. experience in agile environment

4. collaboration & communication



Agile Coordinator / Specialist

As the Agile Coordinator, you will report to the Manager, Agile Practices as well as continuously collaborate with key stakeholders across the business to solve the most important technical problems.

You Will:

? Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

? Promote Agile best practices and educate team members to enhance team performance and productivity.

? Remove obstacles that may hinder the team's progress.

? Coordinate communication between different teams, departments, and stakeholders.

? Track project milestones, deliverables, and timelines to ensure projects and programs stay on track and meet delivery timelines.

? Collaborate with Product Owners to manage and prioritize the product backlog.

? Ensure engineers have necessary product requirements and UX designs to stay on track and meet deadlines.

? Support the JIRA management for teams they support and other tools as appropriate.

? Provide burndown charts, velocity tracking, and other agile metrics to inform the team and manager(s).



Required Experience & Skills:

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

? 5+ years' experience in an Agile environment with an understanding of 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.