Agile Delivery Director

Job title:

Agile Delivery Director

Company

Royal Bank of Canada

Job description

Job SummaryJob DescriptionWhat is the opportunity?As an Agile Delivery director, you will work closely with multiple stakeholders across technology, business, risk and operations to oversee the delivery of Home Equity Financing programs. You will partner with Product, Architecture and Technical Leads to implement engineering best practices and promote Agile Values and Principles to achieve the highest performance and efficiency. You will be responsible for managing program roadmap, deliverables, financial management, vendor relationship; and provide regular updates on delivery progress and efficiency metrics to senior leaderships/executives.What will you do?Outcome focused leadership: Management, leadership and governance of the end-to-end technology delivery processes with responsibility for the scoping, defining roadmaps and release plans, budgets and milestones, and responsible for holding all team members and stakeholders accountable for delivering to planTechnology Savvy: You will be responsible for diving deep into technical systems, understanding them well and staying connected to the details to manage software releases from sprint through to QE test, UAT and deployment across multiple workstreamsDelivery Methodology: Implement Agile practices and coach the team and individuals to promote business agility, DevOps and Agile best practices and mindsetMatrix management: Team structure, skillset requirement and support execution of hiring and onboarding contractors and full-time employees and benchmarking skill set gap with regular updates and reportingFinancials: Accountable for forecasting, team allocation and managing program financials to ensure the forecast and spend are according to the fundingExecutive Reporting: Accountable for preparing and providing influential C-level reports on achievements, milestones, progress on deliverables, risk and issues, financial and staffingStreamline delivery: Remove impediments to delivery success through the proactive management of dependencies, team problem-solving, and development of new solutions or approaches to ongoing challengesWhat do you need to succeed?Must have:Strong bias for action and be able to handle multiple priorities simultaneously10+ years of experience as a Delivery lead where both Waterfall and Agile principles, practices and theory were diligently applied10-15 years of experience working with engineering teams to develop software and servicesPrevious experience managing +$5 million budgetUndergraduate Degree, Certified Scrum Master / Agile Practitioner / PMPAdvanced knowledge and experience with Jira, confluence, Project Financial ToolsStrong collaborator, servant leader with delivery mindset and focus on bringing value to the end userDemonstrated ability to build and lead teams of various sizes, including leading remote or offshore resourcesNice-to-haveExperience working with PlanView, LeanKit, MIS and other project forecasting toolsHands on with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence)Graduate degree / MBAScaling Agile Certification (SPC, Scrum@Scale or SAFe Agilist)Familiar with SRE, ITSM, DevOps#Ll-Hybrid
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#TECHPJJob Skills Agile Methodology, Agile Product Development, Business Process Design, Change Management, Coaching Others, Communication, Cross-Team Collaboration, Decision Making, Lifelong Learning, Strategic ThinkingAdditional Job DetailsAddress: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOCity: TORONTOCountry: CanadaWork hours/week: 37.5Employment Type: Full timePlatform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSJob Type: RegularPay Type: SalariedPosted Date: 2024-10-24Application Deadline: 2024-11-29Inclusion and Equal Opportunity EmploymentAt RBC, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.Join our Talent CommunityStay in-the-know about great career opportunities at RBC. Sign up and get customized info on our latest jobs, career tips and Recruitment events that matter to you.Expand your limits and create a new future together at RBC. Find out how we use our passion and drive to enhance the well-being of our clients and communities at .

Expected salary

Location

Toronto, ON

Job date

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:37:47 GMT

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