Agile Transformation Expert for Enterprise

3 days ago

London, Ontario, Canada Apex Systems Full time

Welcome to an exciting opportunity at Apex Systems, a leading global technology services firm that incorporates industry insights and experience to deliver solutions that fulfill our clients' digital visions. Our mission is to drive better results and bring more value to our clients.

We provide a continuum of services, including strategy and enablement, innovation and productivity, and technology foundations. We value our teams' well-being and recognize the importance of building strong relationships through regular team-building events and philanthropic days.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Agile Transformation Expert to join our Consulting Practice as part of our Apex Systems Solutions Delivery Organization. As a Senior Lead Consultant, you will lead engagements, influencing people, leaders, and management that directly interface with and oversee transformations. This role requires extensive knowledge of organizational models, various Agile frameworks, and best practices, as well as strong consultative skills.

The successful candidate will also provide subject matter expertise, mentor Apex Systems' internal consultants in their career growth and development, and support technical subject matter expertise for Apex sales, solution management, and account teams during the scoping of new Strategy & Enablement opportunities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build strong client, industry, and technical community relationships and represent Apex Systems as leaders in Industry and Professional events and communities.
  • Demonstrate expert-level technical knowledge, skills, and effective professional consulting skills.
  • Collaboratively work with client personnel to determine long-term vision and guiding principles, as well as scope with transformative change, while supporting the implementation of the vision.
  • Provide thought leadership and influence others to learn about agile principles and its benefits to become champions of change.
  • Develop a comprehensive Readiness Plan for implementation by evaluating the organization's preparedness for change.
  • Support a shift to product-centric delivery versus project-centric delivery through various education and tactical recommendations.
  • Guide the Agile Transformation by creating a tailored Agile framework or suggesting an existing one that fits the organization's needs. Document comprehensively in a detailed, dynamic Playbook, while enhancing the Client's current Agile practices to prevent redundant efforts.
  • Make recommendations to align the organization, define roles and responsibilities, and support major structural changes needed to optimize transformation outcomes.
  • Work continuously with the Client to overcome Agile maturity gaps through regular assessment of personnel, teams, programs, etc.
  • Oversee and mentor other team members, direct reports, and coaches that are deployed to target programs and teams to ensure cohesive delivery of coaching, high-quality deliverables, meet project deadlines, and take responsibility for engagement and team success.
  • Support changes at all levels of the organization. Easily step into key roles, such as Scrum Master and Product Owner to execute and showcase how the role should be performed, which can be used as a teaching tool for new personnel.
  • Suggest key transformation metrics to evaluate adoption across the organization, as well as value delivered metrics to show if programs/teams are 'working on the right things'. Employ various techniques to increase collaboration, transparency, predictability, and delivery of value. Help implement new ways of thinking and working while creating a culture focused on value delivery and continuous improvement.
  • Work with Executives and Leadership to evaluate and recommend adjustments to annual funding practices and intake processes.
  • Strategically account for long-term sustainment of transformation through designing Centers of Excellence standards, establishing Communities of Practice, and staying in tune with the client's technology and product initiatives to support mechanisms for cross-training and innovation.
Requirements
  • 15+ years of overall agile experience
  • 8+ years of experience as an Agile Coach in a large organization
  • 5+ years coaching distributed teams at scale including at enterprise levels.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Design, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field (applicable education and experience may be substituted); li
  • Proven deep practical experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban, and other scaled frameworks (i.e.
  • Experience developing Agile Transformation training materials and/or overseeing the creation of such materials.
  • Experience mentoring and directing other coaches to drive successful transformations.
  • Demonstrated ability to guide executives through the organizational design, agility transformation, and transition from a traditional mindset to a Lean-Agile mindset.
  • Experience in various Agile-tracking tools, such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, etc.
  • Experience in Portfolio Management tools such as Planview, MS Project, Clarity, Basecamp, etc.
  • Well-versed in virtual coaching techniques and collaboration tools.
  • Excellent creative, conceptual, storytelling, and analytic thinking skills.
  • Excellent writing skills, strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Exceptional leadership, time management, and organizational skills.
Our Offerings

We offer a competitive salary range of $120,000 - $180,000 per year, depending on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, long and short-term disability, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, 401(k) retirement plan, training and advancement opportunities, tuition reimbursement, birthdays off, philanthropic opportunities, referral program, partial gym membership paid, and team building events. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you require accommodations during the application process, please contact us.

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