Expert Project Leader - Agile@Scale
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Who We Are
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Practice Area Profile
What You'll Do
- Identifying and analyzing opportunities for change and laying out different options for senior management to consider
- Fleshing out the best options in order to create detailed action plans
- Assisting in execution. We believe that working with a client until results are assured is vital to their success.
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)
- A minimum of 6 years of experience in industry or 5 years of a combination of industry and consulting (preferred)
- Industry experience may include product management or agile development experience at technology start-up, software vendor, professional services organization, or IT system integrator among others.
- Experience leading and managing large, complex enterprise-level agile transformations, with expertise around specific issues that arise with agile in functions including IT and beyond (e.g. Finance, HR, Legal) and / or scaling agile across the broader enterprise
- Working knowledge of approaches ranging from frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS) to engineering practices (test-driven development) and DevOps
- Experience coaching clients on a variety of digital topics such as product management, engineering culture, agile values and principals, and agile leadership behaviors
- Demonstrated agile way of thinking to oversee multiple aspects of an organization specifically in different functions (e.g. IT, HR, Legal, Finance)
- Experience delivering large-scale reorganization projects and successful implementation including staffing and leadership development while taking a hands-on approach with clients
- Experience in pulling all levers in organization design an transformation including operating model, HR and staffing, systems and tools, structure, governance
- Experience in managing workshop/discussions with senior client
- Passion for working with leaders and helping them develop new skills
- Certified in Scrum Alliance (CSM/CSPO/CSD/CSP), Scrum.org (PSM/PSPO/PSD), SAFe Scaled Agilist, PMI-ACP is desired but not required
- Strong technical and non-technical influencing abilities
- Outstanding academic track record from a leading MBA or engineering school a plus
LOCATION
The role is located in the Greater China region (Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei). Some travel within the Asia Pacific region is expected
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