Insight Global is looking for an Agile Coach to join an Insurance Company located downtown Toronto. The success candidate will be responsible for the follow:
Facilitate current state retrospective(s) as needed to understand current challenges and help inform improvement backlog
Validate/Refine Value Streams and Products and align to the proper Portfolio(s)
Socialize Product mindset throughout both the Business and IT organizations
Support the development of a Portfolio/Product Roadmap
Assist in identifying and enabling Product Managers and Product Owners that own the prioritization of work items within the roadmap
Implement the appropriate Agile methodology supporting delivery alignment to product mindset and defined roadmap
Understanding what it will take to move forward from current state operations
Establishing proper roles in the Lean Portfolio Management and Product teams
Clearly represent differentiating business outcomes
Defining a modern system for efficiently and effectively evaluating, approving, and prioritizing major initiatives
Creating visibility and alignment across your entire portfolio/product team
Developing smart measures to evaluate portfolio/product effectiveness
Instantiating adaptive mechanisms to govern operations and value delivery
Improving capability to make strategic pivots
Accelerating the shift to product thinking
Implementing modern, effective measurements for business results
Introducing modern funding mechanisms
* 7+ years of enterprise level experience working as an Agile Coach
* 5 years if experience in Product Management.
* Have completed the following tasks in their previous engagements:
o Created Application Portfolios that aligns to product groups
o Look at trying to initial prioritization planning
o Create communication and socialization plan to support product mindset and transformation
o Work with departments, create lunch and learns, workshops to create common understanding as to benefits.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.