Agilist (Multiple openings) in Atlanta, GA.

U.S. Bank • Atlanta, GA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. U.S. Bank is seeking a full-time Agilist (Multiple openings) in Atlanta, GA. This role involves leading Agile team operations, overseeing sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives to improve team velocity and meet sprint goals, and serving as the Scrum Master for multiple development teams. The Agilist will also optimize the delivery of agile methodologies/Framework including SAFe, Scrum, XP across teams to foster a culture of agility and ensure alignment with organizational goals. This position is with Talech, Inc., a U.S. Bank company.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Information Technology or Economics
• 5 years (progressive, post-baccalaureate) experience in an agile or process improvement occupation
• 60 months of experience with Using Agile project management methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile, JIRA, and Confluence
• 60 months of experience with Implementing software development improvements within Scrum teams using Trello, Bitbucket, Jenkins, JIRA Align, Target Process, Azure DevOps, Miro, Service Now, and Confluence
• 60 months of experience with Leading release management activities and testing and validation processes using JIRA, Test Trail, Postman, SonarQube, Fortify, BlackDuck, and Zephyr
• 24 months of experience managing application launches using Apple Store Connect, Apple Store, and Google Console

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile team operations, including overseeing sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives to improve team velocity and meet sprint goals and serve as the Scrum Master for multiple development teams
• Oversee Agile ceremonies (e.g. daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint demos/retrospectives) for mobile payments solution team to ensure seamless collaboration among developers, QA, and product stakeholders
• Collaborate with product owners in defining and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring alignment on strategy and execution of business goals
• Coordinate interaction and appropriate communication between scrum teams, architecture and UX
• Ensure adherence to agile practice through scrum activities for scrum teams
• Create and contribute to agile communities (cohorts, communities of practice, etc.) to support continuous learning and foster a lean-agile mindset
• Collect and present metrics in various formats for different audiences
• Establish Metrics and KPIs by Defining clear metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress, measure success, and foster transparency by sharing results with stakeholders
• Enhance Quality Assurance by implementing practices that prioritize quality in deliverables, ensuring that teams incorporate automated testing and continuous integration
• Manage application launches, including coordinating cross-functional efforts to meet deadlines and ensure quality delivery
• Ensure successful delivery of large impact and/or cross-functional product initiatives
• Ensure proper transparency and visibility into dependencies and risks
• Optimize the delivery of agile methodologies/Framework including SAFe, Scrum, XP across teams to foster a culture of agility and ensure alignment with organizational goals

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• Pension

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees