Agile Program Lead, Senior Manager

Chicago IL (81013), United States of America, Chicago, Illinois Agile Program Lead, Senior Manager In the Agile Program Lead "role, you''ll ensure your teams'' delivery success by leveraging the appropriate Agile methodology (Scrum/Kanban/etc.) to enable predictable, quality delivery while maintaining a focus on the continuous improvement of the team. The Agile Delivery Lead will optimize team productivity by removing impediments that may obstruct the pursuit of the team''s goals and by preserving flexibility and ability to rapidly respond to changes on the team.GeneralResponsibilities Cross Team Delivery:Mastery of complex facilitation and dependency management techniques (cross team, cross department)Drive cross team, ART and departmental impediments, planning, collaboration, and coordinationDrive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunityUnderstand domain architecture and targets to identify upstream/downstream dependencies and to support the program in risk managementProvide regular and open communication across the program and stakeholders for transparency and awareness of progress and impedimentsHelp establish governance structure where decision-making is weighted toward empowered teamsEnsure that teams/program are well managed in delivery controls/compliance to minimize operational/reputational risk Ensures business and technical leaders maintain and communicate product vision and roadmapsPartners with technical leaders and others to support program/organization''s automation (testing, pipelines, deployments)/Dev Ops journeyCoachingTeach, mentor, and coach teams, Scrum Masters, ARTs and Product on emerging Agile and Lean methodsUtilizes feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and partners with others to coach the program to continuously improveFosters innovation with practices and frameworks through experimentation to improve program deliveryCoaches the program to improve collaboration and self-organizationActs as an Agile mentor/coach to any Agile role or stakeholderAgile & Technical Learning:Actively seeks and leads a variety of learning opportunities such as Communities of Practice, conferences, classroom training and independent study to further develop self and communityBasic Qualifications:At least 7 years of experience in Technology Delivery (software or infrastructure)At least 3 years of Agile delivery experience utilizing Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe methodologiesAt least 2 years of people management experienceAt least 1 year of Agile coaching experiencePreferred Qualifications:Bachelor''s Degree10+ years of experience in Technology Delivery (software or infrastructure)5+ years of Agile coaching experienceProject Management Professional (PMP), Lean, Agile, or Six Sigma certificationSAFe certified or other scaled Agile frameworksAt this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. No agencies please. Capital One is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law;San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections ;New York City''s Fair Chance Act;Philadelphia''s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at or via email at [ to Email Your Resum]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.For technical support or questions about Capital One''s recruiting process, please send an email to [ to Email Your Resum]Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe…