Agile Practice Manager

1 week ago

Waterloo, Canada Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP) Full time

Company Description

OTIP (Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan) is a member-focused, service-driven organization. We are committed to putting our people first by fostering a positive and inclusive work environment, providing a competitive total compensation package and investing in career development. Our team is currently looking for an:
**Agile Practice Manager**

**Job Description**:
**Practice Management**
- Drive the development and implementation of Agile practices, frameworks, and methodologies across the organization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine Agile processes, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Provide training and workshops on Agile principles, practices, and frameworks to project teams, stakeholders, and senior management.
- Act as a champion and change agent for Agile methodologies, promoting their benefits and facilitating their adoption throughout the organization.
- Establish and maintain Agile metrics and reporting mechanisms to track progress, identify areas for improvement, and ensure continuous enhancement of Agile practices.
- Evaluation and adjustment of existing practices and processes
- Identify areas for process improvement and implement initiatives to enhance project management capabilities.
- Foster a culture of learning and knowledge sharing within the project management practice team.

**Relationship Management**
- Develops and maintains relationships and effectively communicates with OGC and External stakeholders, often at senior leadership and executive levels.
- Develops and maintains relationships with reporting staff and key delivery partners

**Staff Management**
- Lead a team of Project Managers in a strong matrix environment.
- Provide line management support to ensure their success and professional growth.
- mentoring
- coaching
- training
- objectives setting and performance management

**Strategic Planning**
- Collaborate with other Agile Practice Managers and stakeholders to share best practices, lessons learned, and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in Agile methodology and related practices, incorporating relevant insights into our Agile framework.
- Anticipate, profile, and enable the Enterprise journey in evolution of Project management Maturity and solution delivery through right sizing and right timing of Methodologies, tools and processes and support thereof.
- Support the project portfolio, proving well considered input on risks, issues, opportunities, and staff allocations.
- Evolve capabilities and capacities to meet current and future Portfolio needs to enable execution of projects within budget, scope, and schedule.
- Provide strategic guidance in project selection, prioritization, and resource allocation.

**Qualifications**:

- Experience with cost benefit analysis, business case construction and presentation, Executive communication, and approval facilitation.
- Bachelor's degree in project management, business administration, or a related field.
- Proven experience (5 years) in Agile project management, and experience in Agile Project Management Practice development/leadership (5 years) with a track record of successfully managing complex projects. In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques. (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban )
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering results.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate risks and issues and implement timely solutions.
- Applicable Project management certifications (e.g., ACPMPO, Scrum Master ).
- Proven success in building effective relationships with internal teams and all levels of management.
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to plan and facilitate workshops, brainstorming and planning sessions, including process reviews.
- Ability to communicate effectively in French is a strong asset.
- Experience in a consulting or professional services environment is an asset.
- Proven experience in Insurance or financial services or related industries is an asset.

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Additional Information
**What we offer**:

- Competitive salary and bonus structure
- Industry-leading employer-paid group benefits that start on your first day
- Defined benefit pension plan
- 100% coverage of continuing education and licensing fees
- Flexible work from home and hybrid options
- Opportunities for advancement
- OTIP and its group of companies strive to create an accessible and inclusive work environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. Upon individual request, we will endeavour to remove any barrier to the recruitment and selection processes and provide accommodations for persons with disabilities._
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