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With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:

What You’ll Do

• As an Agile Program Manager, you will leverage your deep understanding of agile principles and modern software product development process to shape how we work, learn, and innovate. You leverage your Agile management skillset to continuously evolve product development process to reduce waste and improve efficiency.  You will also help build strong communities and shape our culture of continuous learning and continuous improvement. 

• Actively manages and escalates risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management.

How You’ll Do It

• Ensure clear alignment of work against objective and key results/goals to empower product teams to deliver key results. In partnership with Business Director/Business Technology Director.

• Leverages metrics to derive insights, continuously identify and drive improvement opportunities to fruition across the product family.

• Be the champion of Agile delivery practices within a Product Family, supported by Discover Technology Academy (DTA).

• Partner with the Tech Anchors, Scrum Masters, SPO, PO's and BTD's to drive maturity of our CraftWorx practices within a product family, supported by DTA.

• Train, mentor and coach their product family to mature product team practices in alignment with DTA playbooks.

• Building community, foster inter-team collaboration with a culture of continuous learning and continuous improvement across the Product Families.

• Facilitate coordination and collaboration of product families/teams to maximize the flow of work within complex Products.

• Optimize the flow of work from ideation to delivery within Product Family(s) and across multiple agile teams.

• Dependency Management across product area/family/team to guide the org to deliver high quality value.

• Removal of systemic impediments.

• Foster adoption of the CraftWorx/single Agile Way of Working standards.

• Have a broad experience successfully facilitating both small and large events
  o Do not need much preparation to facilitate a successful event
  o Toolbox consists of a few participatory decision making, collaborative, visual and kinesthetic facilitation techniques both for large and small groups.
  o Has a deep understanding of facilitation skills and is able to adapt their approach to a variety of situations and audiences. They are able to anticipate potential problems and are skilled at handling unexpected events or challenges.
  o Are able to be quickly pivot and be responsive to different situations that arise. Intuition informs your approach, and you pivot so quickly that audience does not notice you deviated from the agenda.  It is difficult to phase you with difficult situation and you seamlessly adjust.
  o You integrate a variety of activities that drive inter- and intra-team collaboration.

Qualifications You’ll Need
The Basics

• Bachelors in Computer Science, Business Administration and Management

• 6+ years Project Management, Agile or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Does this job require remaining in a stationary position, including but not limited to, primarily sitting and standing? Primarily remain in a stationary position.

• Does this job require the ability to move about inside or outside the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job?Occasionally move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.

• Does this job require the ability to transport physical objects? If so, provide the weight of the heaviest object the job needs to transport without the aid of machinery or equipment or the weight equivalency with the aid of machinery or equipment. No

• Primarily, where is this job performed? Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.

• Does this job require the ability to operate equipment or machinery? Select all that apply. Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

• Does this job require the ability to communicate verbally or in written form? Select all that apply. Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form.

• Does the job require travel? No

Bonus Points If You Have

• Highly experience in delivery of IT projects
• Proactive, action oriented, positive culture building, build partnership across teams 
• Project/program management - strong proven track
• Leadership: strong leadership presence, ability to positively influence stakeholders
• Strong knowledge how agile ways of working are used to deliver complex projects/programs as well as of all components of program managements (scope management, schedule/delivery milestones, risk and dependency management). 
• Exceptional communication skills 

 

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Oct-19-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

Compensation:

The base pay for this position generally ranges between $88,500.00 to $149,300.00. Additional incentives may be provided as part of a market competitive total compensation package. Factors, such as but not limited to, geographical location, relevant experience, education, and skill level may impact the pay for this position.

Benefits:

We also offer a range of benefits and programs based on eligibility. These benefits include:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• 401(k) Plan

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Health Savings Account

• STD, Life, LTD and AD&D

• Recognition Program

• Education Assistance

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Support Programs

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Learn more at mydiscoverbenefits.com.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work. To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

Discover is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Discover is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status. (Know Your Rights & Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision)

Discover complies with federal, state, and local laws applicable to qualified individuals with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search for a position, to complete an application, and/or to participate in an interview, please email [email protected]. Any information you provide regarding your accommodation needs will be kept confidential and will only be used to determine and provide necessary accommodation.