Liberty Mutual
Agile Methodology Coach
Job Description
Pay Philosophy
The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.
Description
Depending on location, this may be a hybrid position
Hybrid locations include: Boston MA, Portsmouth NH, Indianopolis, IN, & Plano TX
Candidates not located near our hubs may be considered in fully remote capacity
Are you passionate about agile methodologies and customer-centric design? Join Liberty Mutual as a champion of agile operations! Lead the development, maintenance, adoption and refinement of agile practices, ensuring our products mature effectively. Collaborate with Technology and Experience leadership and partner with Scrum Masters to advance agile principles and standards. If you have a strong background in agile development, design thinking, and product management, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Leads the design, development, implementation and iterative refinement of the agile and/or product owner methodologies and practices. Aligns methodology with design thinking principles and success criteria for customer centric products. Owns and maintains the playbooks for Agile oversee methodology and capability building. Practices, aligning with design thinking and agile methodologies.
- Acts as an active champion of agile methodology works closely with executives, business unit leaders, product owners, and technology teams to advance the awareness and adoption of agile principles and standards, and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Oversees and maintains methodology playbooks, develops strategies for business unit adoption of those methodologies, and ongoing development of customer-centric agile capabilities within business units. Initiates and fosters collaborative partnerships required for training and coaching, develops relationships that support organizational agility. Additionally, focuses on the execution and reporting of agile metric strategies to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals.
- Leads the development of methodology training to enable smooth transformation and broaden overall awareness across business units. Initiates and fosters collaborative partnerships required for training and coaching develops relationships that support organizational agility.
- May coach senior leaders and other agile coaches through agile transformation, helping to ensure alignment with established methodologies and transformation goals. Assists in the identification and solution of organizational impediments which limit teams` customer centricity, productivity, and/or quality.
- Tracks and shares customer-centric agile best practices develops and maintains a network of relevant practitioner contacts performs or directs research to remain current on industry and competitor practices.
Qualifications
- Advanced knowledge of Agile development methodologies, design thinking principles, product management, and/or business processes, as typically acquired through a Bachelors` degree in a relevant field (business, computer science, etc)
- Minimum of 6-8 years` of relevant work experience
- Previous experience as a scrum master or product owner required
- Knowledge of relevant domains/ products/ journeys preferred
- Agile certifications such as Agile Certified Practitioner or similar preferred
- Proven experience with agile methods, preferably implementing large-scale transformations in different contexts
- Ability to foster and encourage teamwork and productive working relationships with stakeholders at all levels and across organizational lines, solid repertoire of coaching techniques including for executive audiences
- Strong communication skills with ability to align organization on decisions, advanced knowledge of management concepts, practices and techniques
About Us
As a purpose-driven organization, Liberty Mutual is committed to fostering an environment where employees from all backgrounds can build long and meaningful careers. Through strong relationships, comprehensive benefits and continuous learning opportunities, we seek to create an environment where employees can succeed, both professionally and personally.
At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.
We are proud to support a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, where all employees feel a sense of community, belonging and can do their best work. Our seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) offer a centralized, open space to bring employees and allies together to connect, learn and engage.
We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://LMI.co/Benefits
Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran’s status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
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