IS Organizational Effectiveness Manager – HR Product Teams

In this vital role involves facilitating communication and collaboration among teams, ensuring alignment with the program vision, managing risks and dependencies, and driving relentless improvement.

They also often participate in the Lean-Agile transformation, coaching leaders, teams, and Scrum Master/Team Coaches in the new approach and processes. They help adapt SAFe to the organizations needs, standardizing and documenting practices

• Lead and manage product delivery using agile frameworks and techniques. Align with Agile values such as prioritizing individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
• Lead and facilitate agile events including stand-ups, sprint/PI planning, sprint/PI reviews, retrospectives, demos and backlog refinement meetings to promote team collaboration.
• Advise SAFe events, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business requirements and develop solutions that meet customer needs.
• Work with Product Owners, Product and Solution Management, and partners to ensure strategy and execution alignment
• Help the scrum teams achieve delivery acceleration focused on business outcomes by reaching higher levels of scrum maturity
• Identify, call out, and manage risks and dependencies across Teams to ensure that they are addressed in a timely manner
• Coordinate with Services and support to schedule resolution of issues with released products
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the Teams by leading retrospectives and encouraging innovation
• Monitor and report on the progress of the Team, ensuring transparency and alignment with solution objectives

Basic Qualifications:

• Doctorate degree OR
• Masters degree and 4 to 6 years of Computer Science, Business, Engineering, IT or related field experience OR
• Bachelors degree and 6 to 8 years of Computer Science, Business, Engineering, IT or related field experience OR
• Diploma and 10 to 12 years of Computer Science, Business, Engineering, IT or related field experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Prior experience with Agile project management tools, such as Jira, Confluence and Jira Align
• Experience in guiding teams through Agile events and ensuring adherence to SAFe practices and behaviors
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling complex challenges with data
• Collaborative spirit and effective communication skills to work seamlessly in a cross-functional team

• Deep understanding of DevOps and Test Automation Processes in software delivery
• Workshop facilitation and training experience
• Certified SAFe Scrum Master or similar (preferred)
• Experience working within the Hire to Retire or Human Resources function

• Excellent people and project management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Team oriented with a focus on achieving team goals.