Are you ready to make a significant impact in a leading financial institution? As an Agility Lead, you will champion the adoption and continuous improvement of Agile practices, empowering teams to deliver high-quality solutions efficiently. Join us to drive innovation and high performance within our Commercial and Investment Bank.
As an Agility Lead in the Commercial and Investment Bank, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance. You will leverage your deep knowledge of product development methodologies and Agile principles to guide and support teams. Your leadership, communication, and coaching skills will be instrumental in empowering teams to adapt to changing requirements and priorities, making impactful decisions that shape the operational and business direction of your sub-function.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Lead and coach teams to adopt and implement agile methodologies.
- Promote open communication and engagement among team members.
- Ensure continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
- Use advanced communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders.
- Communicate organizational impediments to leadership.
- Develop and implement short to mid-term operational and transformation plans.
- Prioritize tasks and manage resources to achieve product goals efficiently.
- Utilize metrics and evidence-based decisions to drive progress.
- Identify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to new policies and best practices.
- Face off to business and manage single value streams.
- Lead in London, ensuring alignment with local and global objectives.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Five years of experience in a relevant domain, focusing on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management.
- Advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices.
- Expertise in agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP).
- Ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels.
- Domain knowledge, particularly experience working in financial banks.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Formal training on Agile coaching, such as recognized coaching certifications.
- Product model knowledge.
ABOUT US
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
ABOUT THE TEAM
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.