Team Operations Integration Lead

Eliassen Group; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental

Vision

401(k) with match

Pre-tax accounts

Sick time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a senior Team Operations Integration Lead for a contract-to-hire role, remote with preferred locations including Raleigh, NC, Charlotte, NC, and Phoenix, AZ. You will drive enterprise agility across BPM and Governance, coaching leaders and teams to transform operating models and flow metrics.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in scaling frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, Flight Levels), executive presence, and a track record of delivering regulated, large-scale

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering enterprise agile or operating model transformations to outcome.
• Experience driving change without formal authority as a consultant or internal practitioner.
• Demonstrated coaching capability that shifts leadership mindset beyond facilitation.
• Executive presence with credibility at director level and above.
• Experience in large, complex enterprises; financial services preferred or regulated environments.
• Fluency in multiple scaling approaches (SAFe, Scrum@Scale, LeSS, Flight Levels) without dogmatism.
• Comfort with portfolio-level practices including intake, funding, prioritization, and dependency management.
• Working command of flow metrics, WIP management, and incremental planning at scale.
• Understanding of product operating models focused on outcomes and ownership boundaries.
• Process improvement literacy, including value stream mapping and Lean.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior source of enterprise agile expertise for internal teams and business partners.
• Drive meaningful change with resistant or stalled groups.
• Facilitate alignment to sustain transformation momentum.
• Operate credibly with senior stakeholders while upholding transformation standards.
• Lead internal transformation within BPM and Enterprise Agility.
• Integrate ways of working across EPO, Technology oversight, Enterprise Agility, and Commercial.
• Coach teams, leaders, and process owners on agile practices at and above team level.
• Partner on operating model design, including roles, decision rights, intake, and governance.
• Assess current state, identify impediments, and sequence change accordingly.
• Coach leaders individually, even when coaching is not requested.
• Build internal capability to reduce long-term dependency on this role.
• Establish and use flow and outcome metrics trusted by leadership.

Skills

Enterprise Agile

Change Management

Coaching

Executive Presence

Scaled Agile (SAFe)

Flow Metrics

WIP Management

Incremental Planning

Product Operating Models

Lean/Value Stream Mapping

Portfolio Governance

AI-enabled Delivery Awareness

Change Leadership

Tools

Jira Align

Rally

Planview

Job description

Team Operations Integration Lead

Anywhere

Type: Contract-to-Hire

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -082026-108297

Date Posted: 08/16/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/LC4xjW

Description

Remote in either Remote or Raleigh, NC or Charlotte, NC or Phoenix, AZ

Our client seeks a Team Operations Integration Lead to serve as an internal change agent within Business Process Management and Enterprise Agility. The role requires deep enterprise agile expertise, the ability to influence without authority, and the judgment to advance transformation in complex, regulated environments.

Rate: $75.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior source of enterprise agile expertise for internal teams and business partners.
• Engage with resistant, skeptical, or stalled groups to drive meaningful change.
• Facilitate alignment and common ground to sustain transformation momentum.
• Operate credibly with senior stakeholders while maintaining transformation standards.
• Lead internal transformation within Business Process Management and Enterprise Agility.
• Integrate ways of working across EPO, Technology oversight, Enterprise Agility, and Commercial business.
• Coach teams, leaders, and process owners on agile practices at and above the team level.
• Partner on operating model design, including roles, decision rights, intake, and governance.
• Assess current state, identify impediments, and sequence change accordingly.
• Coach leaders individually, including those who did not request coaching.
• Build internal capability to reduce long-term dependency on the role.
• Establish and use flow and outcome metrics that leadership trusts.

Experience Requirements

• Proven track record delivering enterprise agile or operating model transformations to outcome.
• Experience driving change without formal authority as a consultant or internal practitioner.
• Demonstrated coaching capability that shifts leadership mindset, beyond facilitation.
• Executive presence with credibility at director level and above.
• Experience in large, complex enterprises; financial services preferred or comparable regulated complexity.
• Clear intent to pursue a durable internal role over consulting assignments.
• Fluency in multiple scaling approaches such as SAFe, Scrum@Scale, LeSS, or Flight Levels, without dogmatism.
• Comfort with portfolio-level practices including intake, funding, prioritization, and dependency management.
• Working command of flow metrics, WIP management, and incremental planning at scale.
• Understanding of product operating models with focus on outcomes over output and clear ownership boundaries.
• Process improvement literacy, including value stream mapping and Lean.
• Extra credit: advanced coaching or consultant certifications (CTC, SPC, ICP-ACC/ICP-ENT, PST).
• Extra credit: experience integrating agile with process excellence or BPM functions.
• Extra credit: familiarity with Jira Align, Rally, Planview, or comparable portfolio tooling.
• Extra credit: partnership track record with Organizational Change Management.
• Extra credit: exposure to AI-enabled delivery and its impact on team and portfolio practices.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

About Eliassen Group

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Aff