Manager, Agile Delivery

Safety National•Maryland Heights, MO

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

At Safety National, we build careers with purpose, valuing integrity, teamwork, and stability. Since 1942, we've been an industry leader, providing competitive rewards, top-tier benefits, career growth opportunities, and flexible work options that promote balance. This opportunity is in the Information Technology department, the company’s largest, responsible for supporting both ongoing operations and innovative projects. Information technology is prioritized, allowing us to partner with colleagues to securely enable and support new capabilities every day, utilizing diverse technologies like Guidewire, Salesforce, Java, C#/.NET, Mule, and Azure. Our department consists of agile teams where individual contributions are recognized, and career advancement is nurtured. As the Manager, Agile Delivery, you will lead, manage, and mentor a team of Agile Delivery professionals, including Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and/or Project Managers. You will play a key leadership role within the Portfolio Delivery leadership team, helping establish and maintain a consistent level of high-quality service delivery while advancing the overall quality and efficiency of value delivery across the organization. In this role, you will foster a positive, collaborative environment that promotes innovation and continuous improvement. You will conduct performance reviews, set meaningful goals, and create development plans that empower your team members to grow in their careers. You will also help attract and onboard new talent, ensuring the team continues to evolve to meet business needs. You will serve as a champion of Agile best practices, establishing and optimizing frameworks such as SAFe and Kanban across multiple teams. By driving organizational change and supporting Agile transformation initiatives, you will elevate Agile maturity and strengthen cross-team collaboration. Acting as a key point of contact for senior leadership, you will provide metrics-based updates on performance and delivery outcomes while developing and implementing KPIs that measure team and portfolio success. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact within a growing and innovative IT organization for a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership skills, strong communication abilities, and a passion for delivering value through Agile methodologies.

Requirements

5 or more years of experience in Agile delivery, with at least 2 years in a team leadership role
Proven track record of successfully leading and developing Agile teams
Strong understanding of software development processes and IT operations
Experience driving organizational change and Agile transformation initiatives
Advanced Agile certification such as SAFe Program Consultant, Certified Scrum Master, Certified Release Train Engineer, SAFe Lean Portfolio Manager, or Agile Certified Practitioner
Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
Ability to work a hybrid schedule which includes a minimum of 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office, located at 1832 Schuetz Rd. Saint Louis, MO

Nice To Haves

Exceptional leadership and people management skills
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization
Proficiency in SAFe Agile tools and methodologies
Ability to balance technical knowledge with business acumen
Experience in budgeting, resource allocation, and strategic planning

Responsibilities

Lead, manage, and mentor a team of Agile Delivery professionals, including Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and/or Project Managers
Play a key leadership role within the Portfolio Delivery leadership team
Help establish and maintain a consistent level of high-quality service delivery
Advance the overall quality and efficiency of value delivery across the organization
Foster a positive, collaborative environment that promotes innovation and continuous improvement
Conduct performance reviews, set meaningful goals, and create development plans that empower your team members to grow in their careers
Help attract and onboard new talent, ensuring the team continues to evolve to meet business needs
Serve as a champion of Agile best practices, establishing and optimizing frameworks such as SAFe and Kanban across multiple teams
Drive organizational change and support Agile transformation initiatives
Elevate Agile maturity and strengthen cross-team collaboration
Act as a key point of contact for senior leadership
Provide metrics-based updates on performance and delivery outcomes
Develop and implement KPIs that measure team and portfolio success
Protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and technology assets against unauthorized disclosure, destruction and/or alteration, in accordance with Safety National policies, standards, and procedures