Job Description

Posted 4 weeks ago

*At Securian Financial the internal position title is Agile Senior Consultant *

Positive Overview

The Agile Coach will be reporting into the Agile Center of Excellence, that supports Agile Delivery across 55+ Agile Product Teams. This person will be a Key Member of our Agile Transformation helping Securian Scale Agile and implement a Product Centric model. This role will work closely with Leadership, Scrum Masters, Portfolio Managers, Product Owners, Transformation Office Staff and Product Coaches. In this role, we want to centralize success around these key four areas: Organizational Effectiveness (Build a stronger teams and process), Customer Value (Build the right product), Quality (Build a working product) and Team Effectiveness (Deliver Predictably). If this sounds like something interesting to you and you want to work with people passionate about what they do, then this is the job for you.

What you’ll do for us:  

The Agile Coach will work across Enterprise Technology/Data and the Business to:

Consult and implement a product centric model for Securian  

Consult and coach Agile techniques to help the business build outcomes, utilize prioritization techniques to identify roadblocks within delivery 

Conduct capability mapping, value stream mapping and ability to tie in journey mapping and experiences as needed 

Be highly collaborative with several different SMEs (subject matter experts) to understand needs and show problems and solutions

Provide consultation for Scrum Masters, Managers, and Portfolio Managers to continuously evolve and mature Product centric Mindset.

Align to the Agile Center of Excellence strategy and support the broader transformation initiatives

Help shape the ongoing strategy around improving team practices and delivery

The goal is to coach, guide, mentor, empower, and encourage each team towards self-sustainability of Agile practices 

Qualifications & Requirements:  

Experience in a strategic Agile Coaching role for at least 3+ years that was diligently applying Agile principles, practices, and theory 

Deep Lean/Agile skills including time at least 4+ years in a Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developer or LOP role. 

Excellent skills in Facilitation, Training, Mentoring and Professional Coaching 

Understanding of major agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS) 

Knowledge of various well-documented patterns and techniques (Process Mapping, Value Stream, Capability Assessment, Transformation Roadmaps, Journey Maps and Etc.) 

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems / Technology, or any related field of study 

Seeking people passionate about Agile, Product, Technology and Data  

Top Skills Needed:  

Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

Able to influence different levels of leadership  

Able to take logical and pragmatic approaches when necessary 

Ability to draw parallels and make connections across different workstreams 

Embraces collaboration and feedback to improve the from current state 

Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills 

 
What We Can Do for You:  

Opportunity to feel engaged from work that is valued and appreciated by the organization 

Opportunity to be creative and forward-thinking transformation 

Help drive the agile transformation vision  

Create and own a repeatable rhythm for implementing a product centric model at scale 

Escalate issues and actively work to remove impediments 

Securian Financial has been around for 140 years. We’re committed to giving back to our community, donating 15,000 employee volunteer hours this past year. We also provide extensive resources to our employees for professional development and growth and a number of diverse professional and social opportunities throughout the company. There’s a reason our employees have voted us as a best place to work year after year! In addition:

  Generous paid time off. We want you to take time off for whatever matters most to you!
  Tuition reimbursement program. We value continuous learning at Securian!
  Company-funded pension plan as well as 401K retirement plan – great resources to secure your financial future.
  Continuous opportunities for new challenges.
  Variety of health plan options as well as dental and vision plans.
  Paid maternity/paternity leaves.

Securian Financial Group, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital or familial status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, veteran status, status in regard to public assistance, status in a local human rights commission, or any other status or condition protected by local, state or federal law. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact us by telephone 651-665-5522 (voice), 711 (telecommunications relay), or by email at EmployeeRelations@securian.com.

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