Chapter lead Agile

at  Vodafone

As a Chapter lead Agile you will lead a mixed team of 8-12 Project Managers and Scrum Masters within the Digital Engineering Tribe.

MUST HAVE TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience in project management and/or Scrum
• Agile delivery knowledge
• Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence, eazyBI) experience – admin knowledge is a plus.
• Agile certifications, eg Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP); SAFe certifications are a plus – SAFe Advanced SM, SAFe Aglist or SAFe LPM
• Any project management certification, Project Management professional (PMI-PMP) is a plus
• Kanban and/or ScrumBan experience is a plus.
• B2 English skills.

• Lean-Agile Change Agent, providing the knowledge and horsepower needed to implement the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe Scrum);
• Conduct Coach sync sessions on cross-team initiatives. Help deliver common journeys at the company level;
• Help the scrum and the project teams deliver qualitative products on time, and within approved cost;
• Work with Program managers and support them in their vendor management activities, as well as reporting responsibilities;
• Implement and manage an automated OKR dashboard (MTTR, Incidents, lead time, cycle time, % code committed/reused, productivity index);
• Support product owners in maintaining a healthy backlog;
• Support the execution of operating models, delivering cost savings in the current fiscal year, and preparing for delivering the planned cost savings for the following fiscal years;
• Act as Agile coach - Coach the Scrum Masters and the Scrum Teams in the Scrum framework and Agile methodologies. Help roll out tech career path;
• Drive a culture of Purpose through awareness, visibility, and celebration across the Digital & IT community;
• Conduct interviews for prospective team members.