Enterprise Agility Manager

Erie Insurance•Erie, PA

13d•Remote

About The Position

Drives the transformation of ERIE’s Business Agility to enable our ability to respond to change, learn and pivot, and deliver with speed in a competitive market. Manages a team to implement changes that will impact a significant number of stakeholders across the organization and present challenges in complexity or deadlines. Partners with management to develop a strategy to set and achieve the team’s goals as an enabler to the Enterprise Agility Goals.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in business, finance, management information systems, project management, or related field and eight years of related experience required; or Associate degree in a technical field, plus ten years of related experience, or; High School Diploma plus twelve years of related experience required.
In-depth knowledge of Agile techniques, Lean-Agile practices and Design Thinking practices and tools, required.
Manual Keying/Data Entry/inputting information/computer use; Frequent (50-80%)

Nice To Haves

Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages overall operations of designated area of authority. Interviews, hires, trains and directs personnel. Prepares and conducts performance assessments, coordinates discipline and oversees Employee development as required.
Ensures effective prioritization of the team’s work. Identifies, removes and/or escalates impediments that hinder the team from reaching their goals and applies a flexible approach that enables the team to rapidly respond to changes.
Collaborates with management, program leaders and product teams to implement, scale, and continuously improve agile practices, building a strategic, milestone-based plan for business agility transformation and implements measures to track progress.
Provides thought leadership and expertise on agile best practices in an environment with products in different stages of their agile journey.
Provides targeted and timely communication of results, achievements and challenges to direct reports, peers, and leaders.
Establishes a collaborative partnership and community of practice with other agile coaches and practitioners across the organization. Facilitates forums to improve methodologies and practices progressing ERIE’s agile practices.
Contributes to the development and management of an agile education and training program progressing ERIE’s agile practices through training and hands-on coaching.
Presents to leaders, peers, and staff with eloquence and authenticity, communicating a compelling vision and inspire others to deliver on an ambitious, complex roadmap.
May provide practice, discipline and technical guidance; develops and maintains relationships with other practice owners and discipline leads.

Benefits

Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents. Coverage begins your first day of work.
Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums. We currently pay up to 97% of employees’ monthly premium costs.
Pension. We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
401(k) with up to 4% contribution match. The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
Career development. Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.
Company-paid basic life insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Orthodontic coverage for children and adults
Adoption assistance
Fertility and infertility coverage
Well-being programs
Paid volunteer hours for service to your community
Dollar-for-dollar matching of your charitable gifts each year.