JOB SUMMARY
The primary responsibility of this role is to lead the squads to meet their goals :
- for customer satisfaction through a robust customer feedback loop
- quality
- time to market
- development costs
- product costs
but as well to support the Product Owner and the squad members in the Agile transition to common alignment, self-organization, fostering communication, encouraging adaptation and flexibility to changes.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
What she/he will do:
Guide the Squads focusing on creating high value releases, along with being a Scrum Master for the respective squad
Partner with Product Owner to ensure strategy and execution alignment
Be the key facilitator and primarily responsible for facilitation of Squads events
Drive continuous improvement by coaching Squad members in Agile methodologies to maximize efficiency and self-improvement, and drive change management.
Manage inter-dependencies between squads, identify risks and opportunities for execution and business success.
Identify, escalate, and help find resolutions to Squads impediments
master Agile processes and fine tune them to Squad needs (e.g., mixing Scrum & Kanban to manage maintenance & development) while providing tools and methodologies to accelerate Squad delivery
Lead animation of a multidiscipline cross functional squad -- Design & Engineering, Industrialization, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing plants, Launch.
But also :
Follow-up the budget of the Squads
Collaborate to the agile transformation of the squad
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree
8+ years of work experience
3 years of product or project development experience would be advantageous
Solid facilitation techniques
Ability to build and lead Squads in a matrix
Promotes Agile values and principles
Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
Knowledge of an Agile Framework (i.e. Scrum, Kanban)
Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery Squads
Strong organization, communication