Lead Agilist

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Job Summary

The Lead Agilist will have broad experience leading (Scrum Master or Agile Lead) and coaching teams and portfolios using multiple Agile ways of working and frameworks. Primary responsibilities include teaching & coaching new concepts and value delivery disciplines to teams and colleagues. The Lead Agilist is capable of leading teams, but also coaching teams and individuals on Agile mindset, systems thinking, and consulting on different ways of working. The person in this role has an active leadership role in communities of practice, coaching mid-level leaders, and is viewed as an expert in many aspects of the Agile toolset.

Responsibilities

Delivering Agility

• Teach and coach new concepts and disciplines for value delivery
  
  Working closely with other coaches/Agility consultants to implement programs to promote best practices across the organization
  
  Teaches team to manage and resolve impediments to value delivery
  
  Enables the transition to Agile by empowering teams to develop an Agile mindset
  
  Train Teams to enable transition to an Agile way of working.
  
  Setting up governing policies to support Agile-based approaches.
  
  Facilitating change in new ways of working.
  
  Applying System thinking to expose bottlenecks.
  
  Evaluating and advising on Agile Frameworks.
  
  Proven track record of success in agile product delivery, knowledge of best practices and the ability to provide leadership oversight and planning of development activities
  
  Key agent for driving the maturity of Agile across teams/organizations

Coaching Agility

• Coach and mentor other scrum masters, technology and business leaders, and POs to improve both their own and others' knowledge and skills.
  
  Coach Agile mindset to mid-level leaders
  
  Mentor peers and POs to improve both their own and others' knowledge and skills.
  
  Lead agile workshops for product and development teams, as well as key stakeholders

Consult & Advise

• Advise and coach Product professionals to develop product and portfolio strategies.
  
  Lead teams through product and portfolio strategies such as value streaming and roadmapping exercises
  
  Organize and align products/services into a portfolio or workflow.
  
  Coach product mindset to mid-level leaders

Cultural Growth & Influence

• Foster collaboration and communication within the program/portfolio
  
  Challenge the status quo
  
  Participates in other communities (i.e. product, change, design thinking)
  
  Takes a leadership role in Community of Practice (CoP)/Center of Excellence (CoE)
  
  Mentors peers

Agile Training

• Contribute to learning content
  
  Deliver learning content

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree Other Related Degree
• Minimum 6 years related work experience
• In lieu of Bachelors degree(s) AND 6 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 8 year(s) related work experience

Desired Qualifications

• Previous Duke Energy experience
• Excellent written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
• Demonstrated servant-leadership in nontraditional ways (coaching, volunteer work leadership, etc.)
• Interacts effectively with others at all levels of the organization; makes persuasive and informative presentations.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Mobility Classification - Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.

Specific Requirements

• At least 1 of the following certifications: CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, KMP, ICP-ATF, SA, SASM, DASM, PMP

Demonstrates:

• Expertise in multiple Agile frameworks.
• Passion for helping to unlock the potential of individuals and teams
• Strong coaching skills
• Strong facilitation skills - can mobilize others
• Openness, approachability, collaborative nature, and enjoyment working with passionate people
• A learner mindset - naturally curious to learn more
• Ability to consult with teams on the Agile discipline that works for them
• Experience with value-driven prioritization techniques.
• Agile values and principles.
• Passionately proactive at problem-solving
• Ability to meet an individual or team where they are and help them succeed
• Professional judgment on when to ask for help.
• Ability to take on multiple efforts of varying complexity (commensurate with experience).

Intangibles:

• Leadership presence
• Actively practices emotional and situational intelligence
• Provides space for and encourages team to self-organize.
• Willingness to be vunerable

Travel Requirements
Not required

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
No

Represented/Union Position
No

Visa Sponsored Position
No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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