Associate Director Agile Practices
Location
Westbrook, ME | United States
Job description
About the role:
To be successful in this role, we require a strong background in Agile methodologies and the ability to drive agile process change at both a team and enterprise level.
Experience in software development, product development, and implementing Agile methodologies are critical elements for success.
We are looking for someone skilled at building and managing a high-performing team in a dynamic environment.
As Associate Director, you will develop an Agile vision and strategy for IDEXX R&D, focusing on sustainable improvement in our ability to deliver quality software.
As a critical member of the IDEXX team, this position will join a vibrant and committed group of entrepreneurial leaders driving advancement in veterinary health information technology leveraging an agile software development approach.
What's in it for you? An opportunity to directly fulfill the IDEXX purpose to enhance the health and well-being of pets with highly innovative products and services that exceed the expectations of our customers and impact the future of the industry and the success of IDEXX while providing professional opportunities, challenges, and career advancement along the way.
What can you expect? - In this role, as Associate Director, you will have responsibility for collaborating to shape global agile strategy, develop an agile practice team and new agile processes, define and advance agile-at-scale models, and general management of the agile practice organization. Responsibilities also include defining and managing key performance and impact metrics for the software process and adhering to the resource constraints of an operational plan.
- Develop strategic vision and direction for IDEXX Agile Practice in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Assess agile trends in the industry and innovation opportunities to leverage process models that continually improve team delivery, product quality, sustainability of teams, and predictability of projects.
- Define methods of expressing value in the product roadmaps, aligning closely with key stakeholders to ensure the highest impact projects are clearly understood.
- Define and enable the achievement of key performance goals and metrics.
- Responsible for collaborating with direct team and cross-functional partners on the R&D portfolio roadmap prioritization.
- Lead a team of highly motivated agile team members responsible for improving cross-functional software teams and ensuring excellent delivery, team sustainability, and quality.
- Recruit talent as appropriate, both externally and internally, to advance the team's purpose.
- Develop strong relationships within the IDEXX network and with key strategic partners.
- Communicate, support, and lead execution of IDEXX Purpose and Guiding Principles.
What do you need to succeed? - Ability to explain and implement the Agile Practice vision and mission to executive leaders to gain support for the long-term agile strategy.
- Deep understanding of software patterns from working directly in a software role such as developer, tester, product owner, or other, and from acting as an Agile Practitioner in a variety of industries and levels of large organizations
- Successful track record of implementing agile-at-scale processes, including value stream mapping, flow metrics, story mapping, value delivery, scrum at scale, and other applicable models in large engineering organizations.
- Strong ability and skill in negotiating and managing Agile team interactions and integration points with non-Agile groups.
- B.S. or higher in software engineering or related engineering degree.
- 15+ years of technical software role experience, having spent time in two or more of the following types of roles: developer, tester, and product owner.
- 15+ years working in enterprise-level companies developing agile-at-scale processes and models.
- 15+ years of progressive leadership and management experience.
- 15+ years of Product Management, preferably in software, information technology, or related healthcare, biotech, or diagnostics.
- Proven collaboration, management & leadership abilities.
- Strategic thinking and planning to ensure continued growth.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Effective communications (presentations, correspondence, and 1-on-1 across the whole company at all levels).
- Strong business acumen with proven ability to use key financial indicators to make business decisions. I mplementation of Agile principles at an Enterprise level.
- Create/communicate vision among many regions/lines of business/functional groups.
- Strong leadership/developmental/motivational skills with diverse groups of people.
- Organizational and people development, performance management, and change management. Change agent within an Agile Environment.
- Ability to hire and develop people who will challenge the status quo and consistently add value to the organization.
- Proven organizational management abilities.
- Hybrid work arrangement with proximity to commute to Westbrook headquarters regularly.
Why IDEXX: We're proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.
So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that
drives improvement.
Let's pursue what matters together.
IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.
While we appreciate our staffing partners, we are unable to accept unsolicited agency resumes.
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