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The Vice President -Ways of Working will lead the organization’s transformation to modern ways of working, agile mindset, practices, and frameworks across multiple Markets Operations & Technology applications. This executive will be responsible for contributing to the strategic vision of excellence in execution for the business unit and enable us to achieve double/half &quarter goals. They will lead the adoption of modern ways of working, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, and delivering successful outcomes through development cycle for all focus applications with Markets O& T Tech. They will work closely with senior leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to ensure that agile practices are effectively adopted and embedded in the organization's day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Champion agile principles and culture at the executive level and ensure alignment across the enterprise.

• Serve as a thought leader and expert in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean, etc.) and their implementation at scale.

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and drive initiatives to improve productivity, speed, and flexibility.

• Provide coaching and mentorship to agile teams, product owners, and leadership to ensure "Shift Left" culture adoption.

• Build a network of agile champions across the organization to help sustain agile ways of working.

• Establish governance frameworks for tracking the effectiveness of Excellence in Execution program ensuring teams meet business outcomes and key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Manage agile performance metrics and reporting for senior leadership, demonstrating the value of ways of working initiatives in terms of efficiency and results.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leadership roles, with significant expertise in implementing and scaling agile methodologies in large enterprises.

• Strong understanding of various agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.) and their practical application.

• Track record of leading agile transformations and working with cross-functional teams.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills to influence at all levels of the organization.

• Familiarity with digital tools that support agile project management (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Trello, Miro etc.).

• Expertise or practical experience in modern ways of working concepts (BDD, TDD, Domain Driven Design, Test Automation Frameworks)

• Ability to inspire and drive cultural change towards agility in a fast-paced environment.

• 10+ year’ experience executing the Agile software development methodology, operating in the role of Scrum Master and/or Product Owner

• 5+ years and expert-level knowledge of JIRA

• Demonstrated experience designing, planning, and implementing a transformation to Agile methodology for a global organization.

• 10+ years’ experience acting in the role of Agile and Scrum Coach for multiple globally dispersed teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in agile practices (Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), PMI-ACP, etc.).

• Experience in technology-driven industries or organizations undergoing digital transformation.

• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD Automation Tool.

• Prior experience in defining and generating metrics to track ways of working adoption.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Business Analysis / Client Services

Time Type:

Full time

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