Agilist - Consumer Growth Studios

U.S. Bank•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated Agilist to support product, business, and technology teams in delivering customer-centric solutions that create measurable business value. This role is ideal for an experienced Agile practitioner who thrives in complex environments, drives continuous improvement, enables high-performing teams, and helps translate strategic objectives into successful product outcomes. As an Agilist, you will serve as a trusted partner to Product Managers, Marketers and Business Stakeholders, ensuring Agile principles, product thinking, and continuous delivery practices are embedded into everyday work. You will help teams accelerate value delivery, remove impediments, improve predictability, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation. About the Team This role supports Consumer Growth Studios within U.S. Bank’s Consumer and Business Banking organization and specifically supports the Paid Deposits and Lending marketing studios.

Requirements

Agile product development, agile coaching, agile portfolio management experience
3+ years of experience working in Agile delivery, program management, product operations, Scrum Master, or Agile coaching roles.
Experience supporting technical programs within Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or Lean.
Strong understanding of product management principles, customer-centric delivery, and strategic execution.
Experience partnering with software engineering, architecture, and technology teams.
Knowledge of banking, financial services, payments, lending, digital banking, or related financial products.
Familiarity with funding models, portfolio management, and capitalizable technology initiatives.
Advanced experience with Jira, Confluence, and Agile reporting tools.
Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and facilitation skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level stakeholder engagement.
Proven ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across large organizations.

Responsibilities

Facilitate and continuously improve Agile delivery practices across multiple product teams.
Partner with Product, Marketing, Analytics and Studio teams to align work with strategic objectives and customer outcomes.
Drive execution of product roadmaps while ensuring teams remain focused on delivering measurable business value.
Lead Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and program planning activities.
Identify and proactively resolve dependencies, risks, impediments, and delivery challenges across teams.
Support product discovery efforts focused on customer needs, business outcomes, and experimentation.
Help teams establish and track Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), key performance indicators, and delivery metrics.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment between product strategy, technology execution, and operational readiness.
Enable the successful execution of large-scale initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and marketing teams.
Support portfolio planning, prioritization activities, and strategic roadmap execution.
Champion Agile values, principles, and best practices across the organization.
Coach teams on Scrum, Kanban methodologies to improve team effectiveness and delivery predictability.
Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, accountability, and customer obsession.
Drive process improvement initiatives that simplify workflows, reduce waste, and improve business outcomes.
Assist in onboarding and developing Agile maturity across new and existing teams.
Support operational processes including team planning, resource coordination, funding support, vendor engagement, and growth studio reporting.
Maintain transparency through dashboards, reporting, and actionable metrics.
Ensure evidence, documentation, and regulatory requirements are managed effectively throughout the product lifecycle.
Utilize Agile management and collaboration tools including: Jira Confluence Dragonboat Mural Microsoft Office Suite
Develop and monitor delivery metrics, velocity trends, dependency tracking, and continuous improvement indicators.
Provide actionable insights that improve team performance and customer outcomes.

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
401(k) contribution and pension