Senior Manager Agile Program Management

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

As a Senior Manager Agile Program Management, you will leverage your deep understanding of agile principles and modern software product development process to shape how we work, learn, and innovate. You leverage your Agile management skillset to continuously evolve product development process to reduce waste and improve efficiency. You will also help build strong teams and shape our culture of continuous learning and continuous improvement. Develops and coaches teams to be able to identify, manage, and escalate risk, and effectively manages risk within the teams you oversee. 

 

Major Responsibilities: 

• Builds a strong team of Agile Program Managers who take accountability to streamline product delivery process, efficiently manage large and complex products launches across multiple business lines. 
• Optimizes the flow of work across multiple Value Streams to reduce toil. 
• Leverages data and metrics to derive insights and continuously identify improvement opportunities. Drives these improvement opportunities to fruition. 
• Be the champion of Agile Software Product development processes across multiple value streams; mentors and coaches other Agile Program Managers. 
• Leads the charge on building community, foster inter-team collaboration and the culture of continuous learning and continuous improvement across multiple value streams. 
• Contributes to the greater Discover community on improving our way of working and help building long-lasting culture changes. 
• Collaborate with Discover Technology Academy to create, contribute and teach through immersive learning experiences that support delivery of products, services, solutions and capabilities.
•  Play a key role in federating Discover Tech Academy Dojo Factory capabilities. 

 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelors Information Technology or Business 
• 8+ years Agile or related experience 

 

Bonus Point If You Have 

• Master’s Degree in Information Technology or Business 
• 10+ years in Agile or related experience 
• Strong Jira experience 
• Intermediate or Advanced experience with Tableau 
• Strong Jira Align experience. 
• ·Expert in Scrum framework with advanced experience in scaling frameworks (ex: SAFe). 
• Strong analytics experience synthesizing data into compelling messages for change to Product and Engineering stakeholders. 
• Expertise in creating software delivery plans: breaking down larger concepts into consumable work and working with engineering to size and sequence work for delivery. 
• Experience building continuous improvement roadmaps for area(s) supported. 
• Knowledge of Software Capitalization and R&E Tax Credit laws and how to apply them to building software. 
• Understands need for architectural runway in software development and proactively seeks ways to optimize work flowing through the system.  
• Strong experience engaging and partnering with a PMO governance body. 
• Ability to roll up sleeves and dig deep into the work; have intimate knowledge of- delivery in area supported.  
• Expert in identifying dependencies and risks between epics/features and knowing how to effectively document them and drive them to conclusion.  
• Excellent communication with ability to effectively influence partners and stakeholders. 
• Familiarity with release management processes. 
• Constantly keeps (regulatory) compliance top of mind in everything you do.  
• Understands DevOps mindset and seeks ways to improve the CICD delivery pipeline. 

 

 

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-21-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $103,000.00 to $174,200.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibilit