Vice President- Product Agility Lead

Testing Site - JPMC; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMC is seeking a Vice President- Product Agility Lead to champion agile adoption and continuous improvement within a major financial institution. You will mentor teams, guide complex projects, and shape operational direction with decisive leadership.

You will leverage deep product development knowledge and agile principles to deliver high-quality solutions while adapting to changing priorities, driving collaboration, and elevating performance across teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years coaching agile methodologies and project management.
• Deep knowledge of product development lifecycle and agile principles.
• Expertise in Scrum, Kanban, XP, and scaling frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence at all levels.
• Proficient in Confluence, Jira and Jira Align.

Responsibilities

• Lead quarterly planning and retrospectives to implement process improvements that increase speed to market and delivery predictability.
• Proactively identify and initiate opportunities that improve product value and team performance.
• Develop delivery plans that surface dependencies and risks early, enabling timely mitigation and smoother execution.
• Facilitate risk discovery sessions to embed actionable mitigation strategies into quarterly planning.
• Translate complex challenges into clear, actionable insights, empowering teams and stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Coach teams to resolve multifaceted issues, building their capability for continuous improvement.
• Take ownership of product and process challenges, driving resolution through collaborative, hands-on leadership.
• Demonstrate measurable impact by delivering specific improvements and clearly communicating outcomes and recommendations.
• Set the standard for concise, high-quality communication, ensuring clarity in all interactions and documentation.
• Foster strong cross-team collaboration to align objectives, bridge gaps, and accelerate collective problem-solving

Skills

Agile coaching

Team leadership

Communication

Agile frameworks

Stakeholder influence

Confluence

Jira

Jira Align

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Jira Align

Job description

Join our team to foster agile methodologies, encouraging a culture of innovation and high performance in a leading financial institution.

As an Vice President- Product Agility Lead in our organization, you will play a significant role as a champion for the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices within our teams. Leveraging your deep knowledge of product development methodologies and Agile principles, use your expert guidance, mentorship, and support to teams to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance. As a recognized subject matter expert, put your knowledge to use to work on complex issues, exercise considerable judgment, and make impactful decisions that shape the operational and business direction of your sub-function. Your leadership, communication, and coaching skills will be instrumental in empowering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently and effectively, while continuously adapting to changing requirements and priorities.

Job responsibilities

• Lead quarterly planning and retrospectives to implement process improvements that increase speed to market and delivery predictability.
• Proactively identify and initiate opportunities that improve product value and team performance
• Develop delivery plans that surface dependencies and risks early, enabling timely mitigation and smoother execution.
• Facilitate risk discovery sessions to embed actionable mitigation strategies into quarterly planning
• Translate complex challenges into clear, actionable insights, empowering teams and stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Coach teams to resolve multifaceted issues, building their capability for continuous improvement
• Take ownership of product and process challenges, driving resolution through collaborative, hands-on leadership
• Demonstrate measurable impact by delivering specific improvements and clearly communicating outcomes and recommendations
• Set the standard for concise, high-quality communication, ensuring clarity in all interactions and documentation.
• Foster strong cross-team collaboration to align objectives, bridge gaps, and accelerate collective problem-solving

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management
• Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support for teams
• Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), and scaling frameworks, monitoring agility metrics; with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization, effectively guiding group discussions and decision-making processes within the domain context
• Advanced understanding of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices
• Proficient in Confluence, Jira and Jira Align

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are not able to provide immigration sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Final job grade level and corporate title will be determined at time of offer and may differ from this posting.