Federal Express Corporation is looking to deliver the right business solutions, at the right time, to the right customers and stakeholders by leading an Agile program.
Requirements
- Knowledge of Agile and Lean values/concepts and scaling with SAFe framework required
- Demonstrated solutions based thinking with the ability to break down complex concepts into understandable, smaller and sequential deliverables
- Technical knowledge as a system user subject matter expert preferred to understand IT system and priorities as it relates to features and iteration requirements
- Software skills, including use of Microsoft Office and web-based applications
- Experience working in an Agile environment and applying SAFe preferred
- Agile and SAFe experience preferred
- Strong influencing skills to guide leadership, Business Architects, Product Owners, Agile Release Trains, and all stakeholders to understand vision, resources, priorities and definition of completion/release
Responsibilities
- Understands and supports prioritized Portfolio and Value Stream work by collaborating with IT Solution Architect, Business Architect, and Epic Owner to breakdown epics/capabilities into program features.
- Manages the delivery of business value through prioritized features and enablers working through the program Kanban and the program backlog to ensure there are adequate ready features in the backlog at all times.
- Leads and collaborates with Product Owners on understanding of features to translate into stories for the appropriate team backlog(s) within the Agile Release Train.
- Leads feature definition and refinement including establishing feature acceptance criteria.
- Works with system and solutions technology members to influence decision-making and sequencing of key technological initiatives that will lead to product delivery.
- Contributes to and helps lead program planning by defining and presenting the business intent, planned features, and highlighting any known dependencies and milestones throughout the next program increment.
- Maintains epics and features in required agile planning tooling solution(s).
Other
- Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or math required
- Four (4) years’ years demonstrated technical experience as a system user subject matter expert, including one (1) year as a project lead responsible for breaking down complex projects into solutionable deliverables, across organization-wide projects or system design (waterfall, Agile, etc.) required
- Some travel may be required
- Strong ability to tailor communications of complex concepts to all levels in an understandable manner
- Business acumen and ability to understand the larger company strategy
