This is an opportunity to be an Enterprise Agility Lead for a Finance Risk Data & Controls (FRDC) product line following business agility principles and a focus on the customers' experience. This person will be a thought and execution leader, transforming the product line and the product teams, by applying business agility principles and guiding teams through a transformational playbook.
As a Enterprise Agility Lead, you'll act as a servant leader for your team(s) by facilitating clear communication to management and to the team. Our Scrum Masters are open, approachable, collaborative, and enjoy working with passionate people. They are proactive in solving problems to help team(s) succeed. The Scrum Master drives Agile frameworks that result in quality product delivery and continuous improvement. They embrace agility as a practice. The Scrum Master is responsible for removing impediments that hinder the team from reaching their goals and has a flexible approach that enables the team to rapidly respond to changes.
Our culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, and problem solving is essential to our success. We bring people together with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We support teamwork, thinking big, and taking risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on relevant projects, while building an environment that provides support and mentorship needed to learn and grow. We're excited to see what you'll bring to our team.
Responsibilities:
Work with the General Manager of the product line to transform the organization to a product-centric operating model following our transformational playbook
Work with the Product owner(s) to align teams with the product vision, sprint goals, and other necessary information
Facilitate groups of 30 or more and coach multiple teams across the product line
Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts
Champion continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and increase productivity; coach organization to conduct continuous improvement events
Communicate organizational impediments to leadership; clear impediments for the team
Embrace the concept of continuous learning in your own journey and instill the same in the team(s) you coach
Coach product owners in creation and maintenance of the product backlog, including empirical planning
Appreciate the depths of Agile practices and principles, and help teams appreciate them
Teach systems thinking and servant leadership
Bring ideas from professional facilitation, coaching, and conflict resolution to help the team become a high-performance team
This role requires a wide variety of strengths and capabilities, including:
BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
Expertise with Agile and Scrum frameworks and their application in Product Development and delivery organization
Ability to coach, mentor, collaborate, and influence at various levels
Sound understanding of Scaling framework (e.g., LeSS and various other Agile frameworks, e.g., Kanban and XP)
Possess an executive presence and ability to coach multiple teams across the product
Knowledge of industry-wide technology strategies
Ability to leverage capabilities across the firm to solve local problems
Preferred tool experience: JIRA, JIRA Align, Lucid spark and Confluence
JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents and perspectives that they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs. (If you are a US or Canadian applicant with a disability and wish to request an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us by calling the Accessibility Line (US and Canada Only) 1-866-777-4690 and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.)
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. For those in eligible roles, we offer discretionary incentive compensation which may be awarded in recognition of firm performance and individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans