Sr Transversal Change Manager

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Denver, CO

About the position

As a Senior Transversal Change Manager at Janus Henderson, you will play a pivotal role in facilitating program-level planning and execution within a dynamic environment. Your primary responsibilities will include the estimation and creation of sprint schedules, as well as preparing essential planning materials such as Vision, Roadmap, and Backlogs. You will be responsible for coordinating cross-team capacity planning and management, ensuring that all impacted teams are aligned and informed throughout the process. Key ceremonies such as Scrum of Scrums, program-level retrospectives, and release reviews will be facilitated by you, engaging both technology and business stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration and communication. In addition to planning and facilitation, you will be tasked with establishing and communicating quarterly and annual calendars for release iterations and program-level planning events. Your role will require you to track and report on the progress of epics, features, costs, and benefits, while also managing program-level risks and dependencies across teams. You will create a high-level reporting view that combines metrics from various teams, providing transparency and insights to senior management and stakeholders. Your responsibilities will also include identifying and engaging key stakeholders across departments to ensure alignment and collaboration on strategy and execution. You will facilitate alignment sessions and workshops to clarify roles, responsibilities, and interdependencies, while promoting a culture of continuous improvement by soliciting feedback and making necessary adjustments. As a leader, you will foster an action-oriented atmosphere where team members are clear on their objectives and motivated to achieve shared success. You will also ensure that Agile and Project Management governance standards are met, and carry out other duties as assigned to support the overall success of the program.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate program level planning including estimation and creation of sprint schedule.
• Facilitate cross team capacity planning and management.
• Facilitate key ceremonies including Scrum of Scrums, program level retrospectives, and release reviews.
• Establish and communicate quarterly and annual calendars for release iterations and program level planning events.
• Coordinate activities and enable collaboration across all impacted teams/areas.
• Broadly communicate release commitments post planning sessions.
• Combine metrics from Teams to a Program level reporting view.
• Track and report on progress of epic, feature, costs and benefits; understand and operate within the program budget.
• Identify internal and external dependencies that impact work; manage program level risks and dependencies across teams.
• Report planning results and epic status to senior management, business owners, epic owners, product owners and other stakeholders.
• Create, maintain, and report high-level program/project and project management maturity, standard processes and tools.
• Identify and engage key stakeholders across departments and functions to ensure strategy and execution alignment and collaboration.
• Establish effective communication channels and mechanisms to facilitate information sharing, collaboration, and alignment across departments.
• Facilitate alignment sessions and workshops to clarify roles, responsibilities, expectations, and interdependencies among departments.
• Address and resolve conflicts or discrepancies between departments, promoting a spirit of cooperation, mutual understanding, and shared goals.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by soliciting feedback, evaluating alignment efforts, and making adjustments as needed.
• Support cross application/department/function release planning, coordination and alignment.
• Keep teams aligned on vision, direction and scope as set by the Program team.
• Ensure Agile and Project Management governance standards, best practices and required reviews are met.
• Create and maintain an action-oriented atmosphere in which team members have clarity on their objectives, are supportive of shared success, and challenge and motivate themselves and their teammates.

Requirements

• Proven RTE and/or SCRUM Master related experience using SAFe Agile delivery frameworks.
• Strong Business Program or portfolio management experience.
• Demonstrated hands on leadership of large-scale process development/improvement initiatives.
• Proven experience with and understanding of concepts of Organizational Change Management.
• Power User of Jira.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Teams.
• Comprehensive understanding of change management methodologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Takes ownership of change initiatives from conception to implementation, demonstrating a proactive, enthusiastic, and hands-on approach to driving progress, overcoming obstacles, and delivery.
• Great problem-solving skills to effectively identify, analyze, and resolve complex issues and challenges encountered during change initiatives.
• Proactively manage client relationships, anticipating their needs, maintaining regular communication, and delivering exceptional service and support.
• Cultivate trust and credibility with clients through professionalism, integrity, and reliability.
• Communicate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and team members, demonstrating active listening, clarity, and transparency.
• Build strong and trusting relationships with clients, stakeholders, and team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills.
• Think strategically and holistically about change initiatives, aligning them with JHI's vision, mission, and strategic objectives.
• Good organizational skills to effectively manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities concurrently and independently.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior experience with Product Management & Project management tools beneficial.
• Experience managing virtual and globally distributed teams.
• Experience working in a matrixed environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations.
• Generous Holiday policies.
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community.
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more.
• All-inclusive approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services.
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace - the mindfulness app.
• Discounted membership to ClassPass and other health and well-being benefits.
• Unique employee events and programs including a 14er challenge.
• Complimentary beverages, snacks and all employee Happy Hours.