J.P. Morgan Wealth Management - Vice President - Agility Lead

Join our team to foster agile methodologies, encouraging a culture of innovation and high performance in a leading financial institution. This role will be both Product Agility Lead / Agility Lead.

As a Product Agility Lead , you will be responsible for Product Development Practices and enabling the Quad to operate efficiently. You will work closely with product leaders, technology teams, and development teams to ensure alignment and delivery of high quality outputs. Your role will focus on planning, delivery, and efficiency while also coaching your own team help them support their own products in order to meet organizational goals. You will play a significant role as a champion for the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices within our teams. Leveraging your deep knowledge of product development methodologies and Agile principles, use your expert guidance, mentorship, and support to teams to foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance. As a recognized subject matter expert, put your knowledge to use to work on complex issues, exercise considerable judgment, and make impactful decisions that shape the operational and business direction of your sub-function. Your leadership, communication, and coaching skills will be instrumental in empowering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently and effectively, while continuously adapting to changing requirements and priorities.

Job responsibilities

• Support driving product planning through quarterly planning inputs and backlogs by ensuring that the high priority work that is being refined and effectively prioritized
• Manage and create outputs following quarterly planning objectives at the product level
• Use advanced communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders while communicating organizational impediments to leadership
• Monitor and track the progress of teams, ensuring adherence to agile metrics, and providing regular reports to management on sprint outcomes and team performance across the Product
• Drive product efficiency through managing product improvement backlog, promoting speed, efficiency, and collaboration, increase productivity and collaboration
• Lead and coach teams to adopt and implement agile methodologies, and promote open communication and engagement among team members ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals
• Use advanced communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders while communicating organizational impediments to leadership
• Develop and implement short to mid-term operational and transformation plans, prioritize tasks and manage resources to achieve product goals in a timely and efficient manner through the utilization of metrics and evidence-based decisions
• Identify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to the development of new policies and best practices within the discipline

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 6+ years of experience in product management, product development, or a related discipline
• Previous experience managing and developing a team of individual contributors
• Proven experience with agile methodologies and tools (IE. Jira, Confluence)
• Strong understanding of product planning, backlog management, and agile delivery
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization, effectively guiding group discussions and decision-making processes
• Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support for teams
• Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), and scaling frameworks, monitoring agility metrics; with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization, effectively guiding group discussions and decision-making processes within the domain context

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications