Program Manager - SAFe Practitioner - Mobile Applications

PTR Global; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PTR Global in Irving, TX seeks an experienced Senior Agile Coach to guide multiple teams through SAFe practices and foster high-value software delivery. You will coach teams and stakeholders, promote transparency, and help remove impediments to achieve continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field and 9+ years of agile experience, with strong leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration skills. On-site in Irving, Texas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 9+ years of relevant work experience in an agile environment
• Experience coaching agile methodologies to team and stakeholders
• Skills and knowledge of servant leadership, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and increasing transparency
• Proven ability to promote a team environment and collaborate cross-functionally

Responsibilities

• Coach teams to implement Agile practices and drive high-value software delivery
• Promote transparency on barriers to change and address impediments
• Enable teams to practice Agile frameworks and improve agility
• Mentor Product Owners/Managers in empirical planning and healthy backlogs
• Maintain information radiators for inspection and adaptation
• Facilitate self-organization and key Agile events

Skills

Program Management

SAFe Agile

Mobile app delivery

Coaching agile methodologies

Servant leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

SAFe Agilist certification

SAFe Scrum Master certification

PMP certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Confluence

Aha!

Job description

• Optimize the flow of value from generation of ideas to release
• Coach your team(s) to create high-value items, while eliminating or reducing rework, waste in the process, etc.
• Promote transparency on barriers to change, progress, and remove or seek assistance in addressing impediments and opportunities
• Enable your team(s) to practice Professional Scrum and other frameworks/techniques that drive agility
• Cultivate a habit of continuous learning (from prior increments, retrospectives, etc.), continuous experimentation, and continuous improvement to reach a high-performing state
• Coach your team(s) to understand (the why) and practice new ways of working
• Serve as internal trainers contributing to the learning and development of one or more team(s)
• Coach Product Owners/Managers with techniques for establishing empirical product planning and maintaining a healthy Product Backlog
• Maintain, share, and promote information radiators that enable inspection and adaptation
• Coach teams to self-organize and facilitate events, as necessary

ALL YOU’LL NEED FOR SUCCESS

Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 9+ years of relevant work experience in an agile environment
• Experience coaching agile methodologies to team and stakeholders
• Skills and knowledge of servant leadership, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and increasing transparency
• Proven ability to promote a team environment and collaborate cross-functionally

Preferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience

• 9+ years of relevant work experience in an agile environment
• Experience with driving adoption of Agile methodologies, processes and tools in a cross-functional organization
• Superior analytical, problem solving and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience with continuous integration/delivery
• Participation in scaled agile frameworks

Top requirements:

• Strong Program Management experience leading large-scale software delivery programs.
• Deep SAFe Agile experience including PI Planning, dependency management, and Agile delivery practices.
• Mobile application delivery experience supporting iOS and/or Android development teams.

Nice to Have Skills and Experience:

• SAFe Agilist, SAFe Scrum Master, PMP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, Confluence, and Aha!.
• Experience leading distributed global teams.
• Experience working with offshore development teams.
• Technical background in software engineering or architecture.