Program Manager & Agile Coach

Expleo•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$155,000 - $165,000•Remote

About The Position

Trissential is hiring a Program Manager & Agile Coach to join our client's team and lead strategic transformation programs that drive meaningful business outcomes. This is a highly visible opportunity to partner with executive stakeholders, influence enterprise priorities, and help shape the future of data governance, modernization, and delivery excellence. The role involves leading enterprise-scale data transformation, governance, modernization, and business-critical delivery initiatives, driving program planning, execution, governance, and delivery aligned with strategic business objectives. It also includes establishing and maintaining integrated program roadmaps, milestones, resourcing plans, delivery schedules, and financial plans, while providing executive-level visibility into program health, risks, dependencies, budgets, and delivery outcomes. The position requires coordinating delivery across multiple interdependent workstreams, programs, and teams, driving execution and accountability, and facilitating decision-making and alignment among various leaders and teams. The role ensures alignment with governance standards, compliance requirements, risk management practices, and audit expectations, operating effectively within Agile and hybrid delivery environments. Additionally, it involves managing risks, assumptions, issues, decisions, dependencies, and action items, developing stakeholder engagement strategies, establishing governance processes and reporting frameworks, managing budgets, forecasts, vendor relationships, and financial performance, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Support for organizational change management, operational readiness, training, and transition planning is also part of the role.

Requirements

10+ years of experience leading enterprise programs, strategic initiatives, and large-scale business transformation efforts
Proven track record delivering enterprise data transformation, data governance, data management, analytics, or modernization programs
Strong experience operating within Agile, SAFe, Scrum, or hybrid delivery environments
Experience partnering with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Agile teams, and senior business stakeholders while maintaining program-level governance
Demonstrated success driving execution, accountability, and measurable outcomes across complex organizations
Strong industry experience within wealth management, financial services, banking, insurance, or similarly regulated industries
Expertise in program governance, financial management, risk management, dependency management, and executive reporting
Exceptional communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills
Ability to influence decisions and drive results without direct authority
Experience coordinating delivery across business, product, architecture, engineering, data, analytics, and governance teams
Strong understanding of Agile planning, backlog management, release planning, delivery metrics, and dependency coordination
Experience managing multiple priorities and workstreams within enterprise-scale organizations
Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field
Authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Experience leading enterprise data governance or Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives
Experience supporting cloud-based data platform modernization programs
Exposure to data warehousing, analytics, reporting, AI-enabled data programs, or enterprise data integration initiatives
SAFe or large-scale Agile transformation experience
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or enterprise PMO management platforms
Experience supporting enterprise architecture boards, governance councils, or steering committees
Experience managing globally distributed teams, offshore partners, or multi-vendor environments
PMP, PgMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, Agile, or related certifications preferred
Additional certifications in Program Management, Agile Coaching, Change Management, or Data Governance are highly desirable

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise-scale data transformation, governance, modernization, and business-critical delivery initiatives
Drive program planning, execution, governance, and delivery aligned with strategic business objectives
Establish and maintain integrated program roadmaps, milestones, resourcing plans, delivery schedules, and financial plans
Provide executive-level visibility into program health, risks, dependencies, budgets, and delivery outcomes
Coordinate delivery across multiple interdependent workstreams, programs, and teams
Drive execution and accountability to ensure commitments are met and strategic objectives remain on track
Facilitate decision-making and alignment among business leaders, product owners, data teams, technology teams, and governance partners
Lead enterprise data governance, data quality, data modernization, and transformation initiatives
Ensure alignment with governance standards, compliance requirements, risk management practices, and audit expectations
Operate effectively within Agile and hybrid delivery environments while maintaining program-level oversight and coordination
Partner closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Agile teams, and business stakeholders to manage risks, priorities, releases, and dependencies
Manage risks, assumptions, issues, decisions, dependencies, and action items across multiple initiatives
Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and communication plans that support alignment and transparency
Establish governance processes and reporting frameworks aligned with PMO standards and enterprise objectives
Manage budgets, forecasts, vendor relationships, and financial performance across multiple workstreams
Lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance delivery effectiveness and organizational maturity
Support organizational change management, operational readiness, training, and transition planning activities