Portfolio Product Coach – remote
The Portfolio Product Coach in this contract role is a critical component for groups of large, scaled Product Teams. The Portfolio Product Coach is a member of the Portfolio or Product Team who focuses on the overarching framework for the organization in question. They must be able to understand how the different pieces of team architecture, functionality, and development fits into the global structure. This requires them to be able to switch between a micro and macro viewpoint of the development of the organization.
Top Musts:
Responsibilities:
Experience / Qualifications:
Reference: 1023315
Worried that you don’t meet every single requirement listed in the job ad? Studies have shown that individuals from marginalized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Level is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and representative workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but worried that you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyways. We’d love to get to know you.
Top Musts:
- Experience coaching at the Enterprise/Portfolio Level
- Scaled expertise
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to translate current work flows into Agile practices
- High emotional intelligence
- 4 years plus experience
- Diplomatic
- Leading with empathy
- Process oriented
- Able to articulate processes
- Plus: Knowledge with Jira
Responsibilities:
- Form and coach the Product Team to ensure cohesive flow and dependency management
- Understand and communicate architectural needs and requirements across teams
- Maintain the integrity of the end state vision across a diverse group of teams
- Provide guidance, validation, and context to teams to assist with alignment to end state goals
- Collaborate with the Expedition Lead to ensure that the focus for the teams remains on the end state, with the knowledge that this may constitute a shifting target
- Be able to articulate architectural and developmental specifics from teams to leadership accurately
- High integrity
- Strong communication skills
- Able to function across different teams while maintaining an autonomous viewpoint
- Adaptable to quickly changing demands
- Strong prioritization skills
- Highly driven with a focus on owning the outcomes and a strong follow-through
Experience / Qualifications:
- Strong experience working with Lean; must have a breadth of experience in a variety of Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe etc.)
- Agile Portfolio Management experience
- Knowledgeable of new/emerging practices and coaching techniques (attendance and participation at conferences, user groups, speaking engagements, blogging etc.)
- Prior experience mentoring teams to adopt Agile practices as an external coach, ScrumMaster or Product Owner
- Project management experience, as well as a background in technical implementation to support development and architectural requirements
- Strong, flexible communications skills utilizing different mediums
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
Reference: 1023315
Worried that you don’t meet every single requirement listed in the job ad? Studies have shown that individuals from marginalized groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Level is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and representative workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but worried that you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyways. We’d love to get to know you.