Senior Lead Agile Transformation Coach

$138,500 - $287,600/Yr

Wells Fargo - Woodbridge Township, NJ

Full-time - Senior

Woodbridge Township, NJ

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Senior Lead Agile Transformation Coach at Wells Fargo is responsible for guiding and influencing transformational change within the organization by implementing modern agile practices. This role involves collaborating with leadership to create roadmaps for agile transformation, coaching teams on product development and delivery, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The coach will also lead a virtual enablement team, ensuring alignment across various business lines and driving accountability for agile initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships and act as an advisor to senior leadership and teams to guide and influence transformational change for highly complex business needs.
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise to translate Agile and product theory into practical and tangible actions.
• Coach for discovery of products and continuous delivery of customer-centric work, including creation of product roadmaps and iterative application development.
• Foster maturation of Agile behaviors and delivery concepts across all levels of staff.
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex challenges by asking open, analytical questions.
• Create, gain buy-in for, and implement proactive coaching plans to evolve the skills of team members.
• Actively participate in forums and communities of practice to provide strategic thought leadership.
• Guide product managers and product owners on the beneficial use of metrics for continuous improvements.
• Provide vision, direction and mentoring for peer coaches, Scrum Masters, and others.
• Guide an effective agile transformation cross lines of business.
• Drive definition and implementation of product operating model focusing on consistent Customer Experiences.
• Provide transformation vision for leadership to understand modern agile practices and help create roadmaps.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership and architects to help define products, platforms and services for target state.
• Enable a culture of technical learning and continuous improvement.
• Align operating models and blueprints with technology and product leadership.
• Ensure a coordinated delivery and strong collaboration across technology, product owners and partners.
• Optimize engagement through expert knowledge of agile practices.
• Accountable for program / product / project delivery of significant risk, complexity, scope, and financial impact.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the product line and various support partners.
• Establish priorities and drive accountability for assigned initiatives.
• Work with key internal and/or external partners to distill complex concepts into pragmatic solutions.
• Develop and implement reporting/information delivery/presentations with key stakeholders.
• Provide direction to a cross-functional team using business acumen and expertise.
• Manage a team of agilest including Scrum Masters and Scrum Master Managers.
• Define and substantiate cost of Agile Transformation Investments.
• Drive Agile tools standardization and implementation.
• Align Agile Transformation with technology modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with peers across CP&E to integrate their practices into Agile execution.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Agile (Coaching, Scrum or product owner) experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education.
• 5+ years of experience supporting complex organizational change.
• 4+ years of experience in providing thought-leadership and building alignment with multiple stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Agile based certification (Scrum, PMP or equivalent).
• Excellent communication (oral and written) with ability to communicate at multiple levels.
• Ability to deliver & engage with partners effectively in a complex environment.
• Ability to develop and execute business vision, strategies, and goals.
• Ability to research and self-study to keep technical skills relevant.
• A bachelor degree or higher in technology related field or equivalent experience preferred.
• Delivery focus and willingness to work in a fast-paced, enterprise environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience and expertise.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.