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The Opportunity

Work location: Boston - USA

Work arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days from Home; Remote working arrangement is not available;

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see — and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

Our John Hancock US segment Technology area is looking for a passionate and skilled Agile Coach to guide and mentor our US segment technology and agile teams in strengthening our Agile methodologies and practices. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Agile principles, excellent coaching skills, and a proven track record of coaching Teams.

JOB DESCRIPTION

**People Leader Role:** Yes

Key Responsibilities:

• Educate and engage stakeholders across the organization on Agile values and principles.

• Develop and deliver training sessions and workshops to enhance Agile understanding and capabilities.

• Serve as a mentor and coach for Agile teams, helping them to adopt and improve Agile practices.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive the adoption of Agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.

• Develop and educate organization on facilitation of Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, quarterly planning, program increments and reviews.

• Identify and address any obstacles that may hinder the team's progress and work to remove them.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging teams to experiment and innovate.

• Assesses team's Agile maturity and identifies strategies to improve team's performance.

• Adapts Agile practices for each team member in order to ensure continuous improvement of performance.

• Works with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting leading Agile practices.

• Leads Agile workshops for developer and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders.

• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility.

• Drives cultural change by championing an Agile mindset, and ensures the organization is adhering to industry leading practices.

• Enables teams to self-manage and find their own solutions to problems through the application of Agile principles, values, and practices

• Develop measures and report on the progress and effectiveness of agile delivery

• Helping in defining standards and best practices with agile delivery tool usage such as JIRA, Confluence, and Portfolio related delivery tools to increase efficiency on agile practices.

• Manage Scrum Leads for organization

Job Requirements:

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach, Scrum Master, or in a similar role.

• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean).

• Relevant Agile certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Agile Coach)

• Preferred certification- ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF),Lean Kanban University (LKU) Kanban Management Professional (KMP),Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM), Agile Coaching Institute (ACI) Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)

• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.

• Able to coach at various levels in the organization

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across all levels of an organization.

• Experience in managing and leading change in complex environments.

• Skilled in Agile and portfolio tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Planview or related tools.

• Experience managing teams

• Broad experience across software development, software testing, business analysis, architecture, UX and operations

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, or a related field is preferred.

_When you join our team:_

+ We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

+ We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

+ As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties required for this role. We reserve the right to change these duties or assign additional duties at any time with or without notice

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Manulife Financial Corporation es un importante proveedor internacional de servicios financieros que ayuda a las personas a tomar decisiones de una manera más fácil y a vivir mejor. Para obtener más información acerca de nosotros, visite http://www.manulife.com .

Manulife es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades

En Manulife/John Hancock, valoramos nuestra diversidad. Nos esforzamos por atraer, formar y retener una fuerza laboral tan diversa como los clientes a los que prestamos servicios, y para fomentar un entorno laboral inclusivo en el que se aprovechen las fortalezas de las culturas y las personas. Estamos comprometidos con la equidad en las contrataciones, la retención de talento, el ascenso y la remuneración, y administramos todas nuestras prácticas y programas sin discriminación por motivos de raza, ascendencia, lugar de origen, color, origen étnico, ciudadanía, religión o creencias religiosas, credo, sexo (incluyendo el embarazo y las afecciones relacionadas con este), orientación sexual, características genéticas, condición de veterano, identidad de género, expresión de género, edad, estado civil, estatus familiar, discapacidad, o cualquier otro aspecto protegido por la ley vigente.

Nuestra prioridad es eliminar las barreras para garantizar la igualdad de acceso al empleo. Un representante de Recursos Humanos trabajará con los solicitantes que requieran una adaptación razonable durante el proceso de solicitud. Toda la información que se haya compartido durante el proceso de solicitud de adaptación se almacenará y utilizará de manera congruente con las leyes y las políticas de Manulife/John Hancock correspondientes. Para solicitar una adaptación razonable en el proceso de solicitud, envíenos un mensaje a [email protected] .

Ubicación principal

Boston, Massachusetts

Modalidades de Trabajo

Híbrido

Se prevé que el rango salarial esté entre

$104,860.00 USD - $194,740.00 USD

Si se está postulando para este puesto fuera de la ubicación principal, póngase en contacto con [email protected] para conocer el rango salarial de su ubicación. El salario real variará según las condiciones locales del mercado, la geografía y los factores relacionados con el trabajo pertinentes, como conocimiento, habilidades, calificaciones, experiencia y educación/capacitación. Los empleados también tienen la oportunidad de participar en programas de incentivos y obtener una compensación de incentivos vinculada al desempeño comercial e individual.

Manulife/John Hancock ofrece a los empleados aptos una amplia variedad de beneficios personalizables, entre ellos, beneficios de salud, odontológicos, de salud mental, oftalmológicos, por discapacidad a corto y a largo plazo, cobertura de seguro de vida y por muerte accidental y desmembramiento, adopción/subrogación y bienestar, y planes de asistencia al empleado/familiar. También ofrecemos a los empleados admisibles varios planes de ahorro para la jubilación (incluidos planes de ahorro 401(k) o de pensiones y un plan mundial de propiedad de acciones con contribuciones equivalentes del empleador) y recursos de asesoramiento y educación financiera. Nuestro generoso programa de días libres pagos en EE. UU. contempla hasta 11 días festivos, 3 días personales, 150 horas de vacaciones y 40 horas de licencia por enfermedad (o más cuando lo exija la ley) por año, y ofrecemos todos los tipos de licencias contempladas por la ley.

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Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)