Director - Information Systems - SAFe Enablement

This Director/Product Owner will lead the SAFe Enablement product teams, capturing and prioritizing the Agile needs from biotechnology product teams, leaders and key collaborators, and providing Agile enablers to accelerate and sustain SAFeproficiency across the enterprise. This leader act as a change agent, promoting the benefits of SAFe and driving organizational maturity and excellence in partnership with Communities of Practice..

• Support and champion the implementation and adoption of SAFe across the organization in alignment with a strategic Roadmap.

• Assess the current state of Agile maturity and identify areas for improvement.

• Product Owner of SAFe enablement teams including building and managing relationships across Product and Platform teams, capturing and prioritizing Agile enablement needs from the organization, providing Agile enablers which accelerate and help sustain Agile execution and proficiency across the organization.

• Ensure SAFe training and certifications are sustained for teams, leaders, and key collaborators.

• Coach and mentor Agile teams and leaders on SAFe principles, practices, and processes.

• Support the planning, formation and implementation of Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Program Increments (PIs).

• Establish and scale Agile metrics, measurement, and reporting.

• Help establish and maintain effective Agile governance and decision-making processes.

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and learning within the organization.

• Act as a change agent, promoting the benefits of SAFe and driving organizational transformation and partnering closely with CoP leads

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters degree and 16 to 22 years of 3 years of deep technical knowledge and expertise in SAFe with Product Owner experience for technology or technology enablement team experience OR

• Bachelors degree and 18 to 23 years of 3 years of deep technical knowledge and expertise in SAFe with Product Owner experience for technology or technology enablement team experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Atlassian tools experience

• Workshop facilitation experience

Professional Certifications:

• SAFe for Teams or equivalent

Soft Skills:

• Excellent analytical and gap/fit assessment skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

• High degree of initiative and self-motivation.

• Ability to prioritise successfully.

• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals

• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.