Purpose of Position

Responsible for delivering working software through consistent execution of NetJets Agile Practices for assigned initiatives, and for providing a single point of contact, for one or more dedicated agile teams. Facilitates sprint and release planning, epic, feature and story card sizing, maintains velocity and burn-up/burn-down progress reporting according to NetJets Agile Practices. Promotes a culture of quality and continuous improvement, ensures that product owner Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is consistently delivered, and manages stakeholder expectations regarding target scope, schedule and budget. Manages the integration of vendor tasks and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables. Interfaces with other internal NetJets departments and external vendors to deliver business solutions.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Maintains and communicates awareness of current agile/lean management techniques, future development, industry trends and best practices.
• Collaborates to build and maintain prioritized Product Backlog and related changes.
• Assists the Product Owner with understanding their engagement model with an agile team, including effective and continuous backlog grooming and management.
• Effectively manages project financials

Education

Certifications and Licenses

Years of Experience

Core Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other (KSAOs)

• Demonstrate Servant Leadership.
• Managing and leading teams in a highly matrixed environment.
• Using project/resource management tools, agile team management tools/information radiators, risk management, and software development life cycle/project management life cycle processes and disciplines.
• Planning, budgeting and financial analysis activities.
• Learn and quickly comprehend new concepts.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Facilitate meetings with multiple customers and technical staff, including building consensus and mediating compromises when necessary.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Exercise good judgement, make sound decisions, and escalate issues / decision making where appropriate.
• Leadership and management skills, including delegating, mentoring, and coaching.
• Risk, change and scope management. This includes agile ceremonies to plan and estimate, map story cards, and establish delivery targets (MVPs).
• Ensure quality through the software lifecycle, including managing interactions and dependencies among and between agile and non-agile teams to deliver holistic solutions.
• Understanding of a wide range of software development technologies and architectures.