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Director - Agile Practices Job in Burlington, VT
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Burlington, VT
Full-time | Information Technology
About the job
OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.At Columbia, were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground. Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest. And we believe in you.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) teams enable digital solutions across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support across a range of platforms and services to enhance the consumer experience in an ever-evolving industry.
The Director of Agile Practices is an experienced leadership position ensuring consistent practices to improve continuous delivery for critical business and technology capabilities. This integral role will be focused on establishing a unified approach requiring deep knowledge and experience, influential leadership, and significant cross-team collaboration to achieve enterprise alignment.
This leader will work across multiple levels within the Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) organization as well as with other departments to evangelize and steward the mindset and progressive use of agile. This process will involve defining and reinforcing common standards while thoughtfully coaching leaders, teams, and individuals toward this desired outcome.
This role will champion cultural change through servant leadership in advancing team adoption, development, and growth. The position will pursue continuous improvement in partnership with the digital portfolio function in evaluating metrics-based measurements and flexibly adjusting direction as needed during our ongoing journey.
HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT
As a thought leader, guide others to promote broader/deeper understanding of agile throughout the enterprise
Leverage deep knowledge to provide practical instruction to agile practitioners and those performing the work
Pioneer, create, maintain, and update documentation of agile standards and practices
Oversee team level adoption and coach usage of consistent agile standards and practices
Administer a unified agile training framework, including available certifications
Establish partnership with product leadership, digital program and portfolio management
Analyze key metric measures of team performance and trends for continuous improvement
Supervise vendors, contractors, managers, and employees in the roles of scrum master, lean practitioner, agile coach, etc. providing support for team adoption and agile delivery
As a thought leader, guide others to promote broader/deeper understanding of agile throughout the enterprise
YOU ARE
Passionate about leading and directing Agile practices
A Champion for cultural change through servant leadership in advancing team adoption, development, and growth
Relentless in your pursuit for continuous improvement in partnership with the digital portfolio function in evaluating metrics-based measurements
YOU HAVE
Bachelors degree or relevant work experience
10+ years of progressively increasing Information Technology Leadership and Management experience in a complex global environment
Solid leadership presence, relationship building, and emotional intelligence
Demonstrated experience working with high performing empowered teams, creating commitment and enthusiasm to achieve goals and embrace transformation
3+ years of large-scale agile coaching experience with scrum
3+ years experience coaching teams leveraging lean and/or kanban methodologies
One or more related agile practitioner certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM, CSP, PSM, PMI-ACP)
Experience and knowledge of agile collaboration toolsets such as Jira
Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, analytical capabilities with attention to detail
#LIJC
Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) teams enable digital solutions across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support across a range of platforms and services to enhance the consumer experience in an ever-evolving industry.
The Director of Agile Practices is an experienced leadership position ensuring consistent practices to improve continuous delivery for critical business and technology capabilities. This integral role will be focused on establishing a unified approach requiring deep knowledge and experience, influential leadership, and significant cross-team collaboration to achieve enterprise alignment.
This leader will work across multiple levels within the Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) organization as well as with other departments to evangelize and steward the mindset and progressive use of agile. This process will involve defining and reinforcing common standards while thoughtfully coaching leaders, teams, and individuals toward this desired outcome.
This role will champion cultural change through servant leadership in advancing team adoption, development, and growth. The position will pursue continuous improvement in partnership with the digital portfolio function in evaluating metrics-based measurements and flexibly adjusting direction as needed during our ongoing journey.
HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT
As a thought leader, guide others to promote broader/deeper understanding of agile throughout the enterprise
Leverage deep knowledge to provide practical instruction to agile practitioners and those performing the work
Pioneer, create, maintain, and update documentation of agile standards and practices
Oversee team level adoption and coach usage of consistent agile standards and practices
Administer a unified agile training framework, including available certifications
Establish partnership with product leadership, digital program and portfolio management
Analyze key metric measures of team performance and trends for continuous improvement
Supervise vendors, contractors, managers, and employees in the roles of scrum master, lean practitioner, agile coach, etc. providing support for team adoption and agile delivery
As a thought leader, guide others to promote broader/deeper understanding of agile throughout the enterprise
YOU ARE
Passionate about leading and directing Agile practices
A Champion for cultural change through servant leadership in advancing team adoption, development, and growth
Relentless in your pursuit for continuous improvement in partnership with the digital portfolio function in evaluating metrics-based measurements
YOU HAVE
Bachelors degree or relevant work experience
10+ years of progressively increasing Information Technology Leadership and Management experience in a complex global environment
Solid leadership presence, relationship building, and emotional intelligence
Demonstrated experience working with high performing empowered teams, creating commitment and enthusiasm to achieve goals and embrace transformation
3+ years of large-scale agile coaching experience with scrum
3+ years experience coaching teams leveraging lean and/or kanban methodologies
One or more related agile practitioner certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM, CSP, PSM, PMI-ACP)
Experience and knowledge of agile collaboration toolsets such as Jira
Excellent critical thinking, problem solving, analytical capabilities with attention to detail
#LIJC
Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.