Full-Time
Director – Agile Delivery
Posted on 2/25/2023
Retail data science company enhancing customer experiences
Senior
Northbrook, IL, USA + 2 more
- 7-10 years of experience in large programs with a minimum of 4 of those years in agile program roles
- Extensive knowledge of the breadth of agile concepts, delivery methods and application at scale
- Demonstrated ability to work and lead across multiple teams, constituencies, and frameworks
- Measurable success driving strategic improvements at scale
- Successful change management strategies and use of cross-functional partnerships
- Broad business and technical acumen that enables the establishment of effective working relationships with multiple levels across all facets of the program
- Removes ambiguity in situations and drives towards decisions and shared understanding
- Proactive approach and ability to develop trusted advisor relationships
- Strong communication / interpersonal / influencing skills
- People management - leadership through influencing and coaching
- Senior leadership reporting and expectations management
- Lean & “Getting the right things done” mindset
- Experience working in Data Science or Retail industries
- Background as an engineer or product manager/owner or agile project manager
- Active involvement in the agile community
- Work with Program/Product Leads, agile delivery leads and teams to continuously shape agile operating models within the leadership team and program
- Facilitation of scaled planning where needed
- Enable Delivery Teams to enact an aspirational plan while compelling accountability for delivery across the Program
- Understand what good looks like and evolve ways of working across teams and the program with a goal of empowered teams. Know where consistency is needed to manage large scale programs
- Partner with program leadership team and the agile delivery team on continuous improvement strategies for both program leadership and the program, with a focus on execution and measurement. Develop and co-own initiatives for program improvements
- Support OKR creation and follow-through by enabling the right forums to create, update and communicate OKR information
- Provide coaching through formal trainings, 1:1's and on the spot coaching
- Work with program leadership to craft and evolve the right internal communications structures for shared understanding and decisions around priorities, risks, dependencies
- Develop an external communication strategy, focused on stakeholder engagement and transparency on priorities
- Provide the right constructs for delivery visibility at the team, value stream and program level
- Cross-functionally partner on program metrics strategies with ownership of delivery metrics that matter
- Influence resourcing strategies to help optimize program performance
- Support evolution of portfolio management practices across value streams and teams in line with program maturity. Ensure successful work intake forums are in place + the portfolio is clear/transparent
- Create a healthy engagement model with agile delivery members within the program
- Engage with other program agile delivery leads across the organization to share and apply learnings to make the enterprise more productive, predictable, and accountable
- Be part of a team with diverse background
- Enable an environment of empowerment, skills, and passions
- Lead, develop and mentor a team of individuals, with a focus on accountability and a culture of direct/timely feedback
84.51° stands out as a leading retail data science company, utilizing advanced data science and predictive analytics to create personalized experiences for shoppers, thereby providing a competitive edge to its clients. The company's unique strength lies in its access to first-party retail data from nearly half of US households and over 2 billion transactions, which enables a more customer-centric approach. With its specialized services like 84.51° Insights, 84.51° Loyalty Marketing, and Kroger Precision Marketing, 84.51° helps brands effectively engage customers at every point of their purchasing journey.
Company Stage
M&A
Total Funding
$5.5M
Headquarters
Cincinnati, Ohio
Founded
2015