Agile Portfolio Manager

4 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Ahold Delhaize Full time

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join Ahold Delhaize USA as a Senior Manager, IT Agile Portfolio Management. As a key member of our IT organization, you will be responsible for leading our Agile portfolio management efforts, ensuring the successful delivery of our IT projects and programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize, and direct the completion of large, complex portfolios of projects while managing risks and issues to minimize scope, budget, and schedule impacts.
• Act as single point of contact for managing a portfolio of projects, working with solution delivery Vice Presidents to build synergies between unrelated/related projects or programs, aligning strategic business objectives, increasing business value through people management, change control, risk management, and resource management.
• Anticipate and aggressively remove obstacles that slow down progress, escalate and mitigate risks/issues to multiple levels of management, including executive leadership teams across the organization.
• Partner with solution delivery/engineering teams to drive program planning and delivery for both waterfall and agile projects.
• Ensure compliance with project delivery methods, tools, framework, and IT controls.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in computer science, business, or technical field or equivalent years of work experience.
• 10+ years practical experience at varying levels of project/program management and 7+ years of experience on Agile portfolio management (mix of waterfall and Agile portfolio).
• Project management certification a plus, but not required. Emphasis is on the demonstrated use of PMP, Scrum, Agile, etc.
• Working knowledge of agile methodology and agile tools (Jira).
• Thorough understanding of enterprise software development lifecycle; ability to adjust and apply this knowledge in a dynamic environment using agile methodologies.
• Bring a data-driven approach to decision making, both in day-to-day activities and when helping others make strategic trade-offs.
• Self-starter with the ability to lead teams through ambiguity to solve problems and drive results.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship-building skills conducive to collaboration; able to work well in a cross-functional environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a history of hands-on, detail-oriented work.
• Ability to establish credibility and rapport with senior executives and technical and non-technical team members alike.
• Financial acumen, interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Communicates effectively, developing and delivering multi-mode communications (verbal and written) that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Collaborates, building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or advanced degree in relevant business-related field.
• 7+ years as a RTE.
• Experience with lean portfolio management.
• Experience with transforming from waterfall to SAFe.
• Proficiency working in and managing agile, SAFe, scrum teams (scrum of scrums), lean teams.
• Agile/SAFe certification.
• Experience delivering projects in retail industry.

About Ahold Delhaize USA:

Ahold Delhaize USA is a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology, and more.

We offer an experience where our associates are valued; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are infused in our business, and our employees are representative of the communities that we serve. We believe in total wellness, which encompasses a blend of physical, financial, and emotional wellness. We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create, and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow, and deliver at all levels of the business.

We are actively seeking top talent to join our team and drive change, take ownership, and enable our brands to better care for their customers. If you are a motivated and results-driven professional looking for a challenging opportunity, please submit your application.

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