Federal Express Corporation is looking to improve the delivery of business value through prioritized features and enablers by managing the program backlog and ensuring adequate ready features.
Requirements
- Knowledge of Agile and Lean values/concepts and scaling with SAFe framework required.
- Technical knowledge as a system user subject matter expert preferred to understand IT system and priorities as it relates to features and iteration requirements.
- SAFe and PowerBI experience.
- Demonstrated solutions-based thinking with the ability to break down complex concepts into understandable, smaller and sequential deliverables.
Responsibilities
- Converts solution for one or more epics into features which are defined and refined within the program backlog and prioritized and sequenced on the program roadmap.
- 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.
- Understands the specific customer and stakeholders needs, collaborates with business and technical architects and value stream leadership to define solutions with portfolio strategy in mind.
- Works with system and solutions technology members to influence decision-making and sequencing of key technological initiatives that will lead to product delivery.
- Maintains epics and features in required agile planning tooling solution(s).
Other
- Bachelor’s degree/equivalent required.
- 4 years demonstrated experience in a lead role responsible for breaking down complex projects into solution-oriented deliverables across organization wide projects or system design (waterfall, agile, etc.) required.
- 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.
- 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.
