Sr. Consultant, Agile

What Agile contributes to Cardinal Health
The Data & Analytics Function oversees the analytics lifecycle in order to identify, analyze and present relevant insights that drive business decisions and anticipate opportunities to achieve a competitive advantage. This function manages analytic data platforms, the access, design and implementation of reporting/business intelligence solutions, and the application of advanced quantitative modeling.

Agile is responsible for leading, planning and implementing new ways of working for our business development teams centered on agile and DevSecOps practices. This includes creating, training and coaching of standard work
practices and learning, implementing and reinforcing these practices toward the goal of greater business agility and value realization.

Job Summary
The Agile team facilitator will be accountable for creating and improving Agile processes within the team and explain the value of Agile. The Agile team facilitator will also define and implement Agile principles, practice, and understand how to operate and respond quickly to the changing world around them. The purpose of the role is to take accountability for the delivery of value to stakeholders. Empower, lead and coach geographically dispersed teams to be successful, self-organizing, and adapt to change.

Responsibilities:

• Organize and facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, story pointing sessions, release planning, and retrospectives for the analytics platform team
• Act as iteration manager, managing backlog and assisting with prioritization
• Act as a release manager, and execute monthly/quarterly product releases

• Able to articulate the functionality of the analytics platform in order to support the Business Analysis. Defines & document detailed, granular, and development-ready stories.

• Develop traditional project plans with cross-team members. (as/if needed)

• Participate in project budgeting and reports on the status of project execution, budget, timing, risk/issues-blockers.

• Ensure the team remains focused on priorities and aligned to strategy and roadmaps, and that backlog and release plans are maintained
• Ensure the team delivers fully tested, working software that meets the business need.
• Responsible for Agile processes and improvement within the team
• Prioritize removal of impediments and coach the team to resolve them
• Build strong, trusted relationships with business and customer groups and within the team, by helping the team to make their work transparent, and managing change as issues arise
• Apply Agile techniques to stabilize or improve team velocity
• Understand the areas of the system the team is responsible for in order to make informed decisions
• Understand software development practices
• Assess the current organization and delivery environment and recommend optimal Agile practices
• Fosters a Lean/Agile mindset
• Ability to influence change across both team and leadership levels through relationship building and collaboration

•Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
•Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models

•Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope

•Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Qualifications:
• BA, BS or equivalent experience in related field, preferred
• 8-12 years of experience. 5+ years' experience as an Agile Team Facilitator.
• First level Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I), preferred

• Agile mindset and working knowledge of Agile techniques including Scrum, Kanban, and User Story Writing

• Prior work experience within data and analytics and/or IT platforms.

• Strong analytical, problem solving, organizational, and planning skills
• Experience with one or more Agile tools (such as Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, and/or other leading agile tools)
• Strong collaboration, facilitation, and conflict management skills

Anticipated salary range: $121,600 - $173,700

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle