Director of IT Delivery

Job Summary:

We are looking for a proven Executive-level Agile transformation leader who can come in and modernize all aspects of IT delivery. This leader will be responsible for moving a 700+ organization from a legacy IT approach to a scaled Agile framework. You are an enthusiastic change agent who can influence organizational change and mindset shift. You thrive on big challenges and have experience creating new processes and practices from scratch. You understand the business and technical implications of transforming to an Agile environment and can build a sustainable approach that is continuously iterated and improved. You are highly motivated and passionate about influencing leaders, product, and technology teams on Agile principles and how to build, grow, and maintain a thriving agile organization at scale. You approach your work with optimism, enthusiasm and an owner mindset that is infectious to those around you. You own the outcome and always stay focused on delivering value to the customer.

Responsibilities:

Introduce IT organization to Agile, set the vision for the future, inspire the necessary change, and put the structure in place to make it happen

Conceive of and implement the change journey to move organization from existing practices to all aspects of a scaled agile delivery practice

Lead portfolio and program level planning, budgeting, and resource/team forecasting

Establish new approach and process for capital funding, tracking and certification Document1 Revised 4-1-2010 updated Page 2 of 2 2/6/2024

Promotes and foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, trust, and transparency across teams

Help teams mobilize, plan, and operate during initial sprints. Be the cheerleader they need as they start their transformation journey.

Provide continuous guidance on agile practices, roles and responsibilities, tools, and techniques

Perform regular monitoring and suggest necessary course corrections

Recommend and implement necessary tools and training to advance progress and consistency across teams

Provide necessary coaching to individual product teams in all aspects of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.

Define suite of reports to measure team health, velocity, progress vs goals, and overall Agile adoption

Continuously iterate and improve and keep building positive momentum

Communicate approach and progress to Senior Executives

Foster professional development and directly manage Agile coaches and Scrum Masters

Develop and lead training to educate teams and individuals and answer practical questions to help team members put their agile training into action

Lead the deployment of technology across our fleet of ships

Required Skills and Experience:

10+ years in a leadership role in an IT or large-scale Digital transformation.

Technical degree (BA or BS) preferred.

Tenure at an organization that succeeded with a large Agile transformation

Enterprise vs. Team coaches with skills across all organizational levels

Strong understanding of Agile concepts including Scrum, Scaling Agile, SAFe, Product Development & Kanban

4-6 years of experience mentoring/ coaching Agile practitioners with a successful track record of leading large-scale Agile software implementations

3+ years of experience facilitating organizational, mindset and cultural change for Agile Transformations.

Extensive broad knowledge of IT systems and capabilities

Demonstrated application of Agile concepts across these disciplines: systems design & development, testing, and SDLC; can relate ideas & practices in an emerging Agile environment

Engaging facilitator and presenter, capable of conducting workshops with large teams (25+)

Direct experience working with technology and tools used to support Agile practices - experience with JIRA is mandatory. Additional Education/Experience

Internationally recognized Agile Coaching certifications are preferred

SAFe Program Consultant 4.0 (SPC4), CSM, CSP, or CSPO certification

Organizational Change Management education and/or certification desirable.

Strong people-focused, dynamic leadership style

Preferred Skills:

Internationally recognized Agile Coaching certifications are preferred

SAFe Program Consultant 4.0 (SPC4), CSM, CSP, or CSPO certification

Organizational Change Management education and/or certification desirable

Strong people-focused, dynamic leadership style

Full time