JPMorgan Lead Technical Program Manager 

United Kingdom, England, London 

162807268

As an Agility Senior Associate in Risk Technology you will contribute to the team by guiding and supporting solution delivery teams in adopting and adapting agile practices throughout the product development lifecycle. Leveraging your advanced knowledge of agile principles, you will facilitate group discussions, decision-making processes, and collaborative activities to build continuous improvement and high performance. Your expertise in coaching, communication, and leadership will enable you to effectively manage complex projects, foster a culture of innovation, and enable the successful delivery of high-quality solutions.

Job responsibilities

• Facilitate the adoption and adaptation of agile methodologies within teams and provide guidance, training, mentoring and support to propel continuous improvement and high performance

• Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts

• Enable agile project delivery by facilitating the prioritization of tasks and managing resources to effectively address complex situations to achieve project goals

• Analyze and interpret policies, identify key barriers, and apply your critical thinking skills to address challenges within the product development lifecycle

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and agile delivery

• Working knowledge of collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint

• Display knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), monitoring agility metrics; with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability

• Solid understanding of de-scaling and scaling approaches for agility, such as Team Topologies, Nexus, LeSS, Scrum of Scrums, Scrum at Scale, SAFe.

• 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

• Familiarity with customer-centered techniques including user research, UX and UI trends, design thinking, lean startup, customer journey and user story mapping.

• Demonstrate proficiency in facilitating group discussions, decision-making processes, and collaborative activities within teams to achieve product goals

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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