We at Northern Trust are promoting new agile ways of working, building high performing teams that deliver technology solutions with quality and stability. This involves working closely with the Business, Product and Technology teams to promote the agile mindset, helping managers make the shift from directing work to developing people and getting a division or a unit ready for change.

We are seeking a Change Agent, a transformation leader, who can help us in this multi-year people, process and technology change initiative.

You will be responsible for managing agile coaches and working across the organization to increase Agile acumen, develop and enhance intellectual property, and streamline and implement processes and best practices to ensure successful adoption of Agile principles, techniques and mindset to achieve the greatest business value.

Who you are:

A seasoned Agile Practitioner who thinks principles over practices, pragmatic, and can apply coaching methods in context of the system/ environment. You must be:

• Curious and a hungry learner
• A Problem solver
• Tenacious
• Collaborative
• Able to manage and mentor Agile staff
• You own your work
• You are an educator

You must have:

• Solid foundation in Agile, Scrum, Lean, Less, Kanban and other frameworks
• Great communication, facilitation, team building and conflict resolution skills
• Passion for coaching and training
• Ability to create leadership engagement and buy in.
• Attentive listening and a consultative mindset to understand areas and reasons of resistance or fear to help leaders, managers and teams make the transition and embrace agility
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Agile techniques such as continuous integration, automated testing, test-first approaches such as TDD, ATDD, etc., pairing, Agile games, etc.
• Organizational skills required to determine the program's goals, and to assess and develop the transformation plans.
• Minimum of 10 years of software delivery experience
• Bachelors or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a relevant field
• Prior experience with large scale transformation

Your daily work will involve:

• Assessing readiness of change
• Working with technology, business, product and operations partners to understand current state, challenges and building KPIs for improvement
• Mentoring and managing agile coaches and providing feedback on coaching approach and style
• Reviewing Team practices with Program/Team coaches and Scrum Masters to establish team coaching and transformation plans
• Defining the coaching and transformation backlog and sharing progress with key stakeholders
• Keeping an eye on improvement in maturity, quality, predictability and delivery as adoption of agile practices increases to ensure coaching meets the required outcomes and agility for the business
• Coaching mid managers on making the shift from project to product/ outcome driven execution
• Facilitation of retrospectives, continuous improvement workshops and other forums focused on removing team, program and organization impediments to agility
• Facilitating transformation steers to create awareness and alignment around improvements needed and building ownership and accountability for improvement with mid managers and directors

About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust provides innovative financial services and guidance to corporations, institutions and affluent families and individuals globally. With over 130 years of financial experience and nearly 20,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company that is committed to strengthening the communities we serve!

We recognize the value of inclusion and diversity in culture, in thought, and in experience, which is why we are honored to receive the following awards in 2021:

• Gender Equality Index Member, Bloomberg
• Top Financial & Banking Company, Black EOE Journal, Hispanic Network Magazine, Professional WOMAN'S Magazine

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of America's best banks and most sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today.