Principal Agile Program Manager

Discover. A brighter future.

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:

As a Principal 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple initiatives from ideation to delivery overseeing day-to-day activities and updating project plans RAID logs, and sharing status reports with stakeholders.

• Leverages data and metrics to derive insights and continuously identify improvement opportunities across product teams to drive operational efficiencies.

• Support leadership in tracking vendor spend, creating purchase orders, and ensuring payments are on time

• Stay up to date on Jira platform updates and capabilities, and partner with product owners in deploying new features to improve product team operations.

• Be the champion of Agile Software Product development processes and mentor Product Owners and Engineers to follow agile best practices.

• Collaborates with Discover Technology Academy to create, contribute and teach through immersive learning experiences that support delivery of products, services, solutions, and capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, here's what we need from you:

• Bachelors - Computer Science or Business or related field

• 6+ Years - Project Management, Agile or Related

Preferred Qualifications

If we had our say, we'd also look for:

• 8+ Years - Project Management, Agile or Related

• Experience with Jira

• Strong hands-on experience with MS Project

• Experience with HP- ALM

• Product Operating Model Structure

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-08-2024. 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

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