Agility Senior Associate - Banking Payments

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an Agility Senior Associate in Columbus, Ohio to support teams in agile practices and improve the product development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience in coaching and managing teams, while possessing strong knowledge of methodologies like Scrum and Kanban. Key responsibilities include ensuring team collaboration, managing priorities, and driving continuous improvement through agile principles. This opportunity offers room for personal and professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in coaching teams on agile methodologies.
• Experience managing and developing individual contributors.
• Advanced knowledge of agile delivery and methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Guide development teams in adopting agile practices to improve collaboration.
• Manage team-level dependencies to maintain focus on delivery.
• Drive team-level tooling and standards for continuous improvement.

Skills

Experience in agile methodologies

Coaching skills

Project management

Communication skills

Tools

Jira

Job description

Description

Join a dynamic team at the forefront of digital transformation in Banking Payments, where your passion for driving change will help shape the future of product delivery. As an Agility Senior Associate, you’ll have the opportunity to influence how teams collaborate, innovate, and achieve their goals in a fast-paced, evolving environment. If you thrive on empowering others and making a measurable impact, this role offers the perfect platform to elevate your career.

As an Agility Senior Associate in Banking Payments, you will play a crucial role in supporting teams through the product development lifecycle. You will work primarily with developers and product analysts facilitating group discussions and decision-making processes. Ensure a collaborative and inclusive environment that fosters continuous improvement and adaptability. Drive team-level ways of working to enable greater productivity and efficiency by collaborating primarily with developers and product analysts.

Job responsibilities

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence by guiding development teams in adopting agile practices and ensuring priority work is refined and ready for upcoming sprints.
• Ensure the team always has enough priority work that is refined and ready to work on over the next 2-3 sprints (avoids team building un-defined/under-defined work, leading to rework)
• Track and manage team-level dependencies for the current and upcoming sprints so the team can stay focused on delivery
• Sustain team tools and standards by ensuring data hygiene, proper processes, and controls; prepare end-of-sprint demo materials for review with Product leaders; and measure and enable agility outcomes using CCB-defined metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Capture and drive team improvement actions each sprint to promote speed, efficiency, and collaboration by streamlining workflows and removing obstacles.
• Enhance team collaboration and development by facilitating retrospectives, planning sessions, and creating plans for learning and delivery practice training.
• Drive and enable key scrum cadences—including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective—tailored to team maturity, while also leading preparation, collaboration, and follow-up actions for Product-wide quarterly planning in partnership with the PAL to enhance team practices, efficiency, and alignment.
• Guide and support teams through the product development lifecycle by applying agile principles and practices, providing training and mentorship, and fostering a positive, inclusive environment through group discussions and collaborative activities.
• Ensure team delivery data is maintained at high quality in Jira and that core agility metrics (Backlog Health, Churn, Velocity, Say vs. Do) are continuously targeted and improved.
• Prioritize tasks, manage resources, and maintain open communication channels to achieve project goals and departmental objectives, collaborating with experienced professionals and managers to ensure alignment with established policies and standards.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 2+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management
• Experience managing and developing individual contributors
• Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support
• Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, monitoring agility metrics; with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on team collaboration

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications
• Recommended skills include but are not limited to: agile delivery, business acumen, change management, continuous improvement, coaching, internal stakeholder management, strategic thinking, self-study, verbal communication, adaptability, and decision making