Agile Leader

Date: Sep 6, 2024

Location(s): Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US, 33410

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 82282

is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

This position plays a critical role driving and fostering the agile mindset and practices within the IT

Technology Solutions & Operations (TSO) organization. Position will be responsible for leading and

executing the agile delivery of high-quality infrastructure related technology solutions within schedule

and budget. Position is expected to have a deep understanding of agile principles, values, and

frameworks, and the ability to adapt them to different project and organizational contexts.

Specific Job Functions:

• Lead and successfully deliver products primarily focused on infrastructure and end-user related

technology solutions.

• Manage budgets, including forecasting, tracking spending, and understanding the levers to

ensure projects stay aligned to financial metrics.

• Monitor and track team progress and performance metrics, providing timely feedback and

implementing corrective actions when necessary. This includes implementing and using

standard processes and dashboards (such as JIRA) to build a common view of work across TSC.

• Manage vendors, or third-party partners related to product delivery, as needed.

• Understand and support TSO operating model including product delivery, business strategy,

stakeholders, goals, and services.

• Promote a culture of learning and innovation within the teams, encouraging experimentation

and the adoption of new tools and techniques.

• Collaborate with other Agile Leaders, scrum masters, and stakeholders to drive organizational

agility and promote best practices across teams and departments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technology field (or equivalent

practical experience)

• Agile certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

• Extensive experience working in technology/ software development, with a focus on Agile

methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or Lean

• Strong leadership and coaching abilities, with a demonstrated ability to motivate and inspire

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with

cross-functional teams and stakeholders

• Ability to identify and resolve conflicts and facilitate decision-making in a collaborative and

consensus-driven manner

• Passion for learning and continuous improvement, with a growth mindset and a willingness to

explore new approaches and technologies

Job Overview

This position guides teams in the execution of agile initiatives to deliver customer value. Employees in this role train and coach in the use of Scrum, Lean, Kanban, XP, and scale agile framework practices.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Trains and coaches leaders, teams, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindset

• Contributes in Communities of Practice (CoP), within the agile network

• Promotes and encourages collaboration and transparency and builds trusting relationships between business, delivery, and other entities within the organization

• Facilitates periodic synchronization meetings across several different onsite and distributed delivery teams

• Prepares program and release backlogs, as well as team and program objectives

• Tracks, promotes, and publishes completed program features and program and team objectives

• Manages risk and dependencies, communicates and escalates impediments to facilitate transparency, and reduces bottlenecks

• Embraces a continuous improvement mindset, and drives the use of agile engineering best practices and innovation

• Reports on standardized program-level metrics, and understands, tracks, and operates within the program budget

• Plays an instrumental role in the organization's Agile transformation, acts as a change agent, and shows strong leadership skills with a positive and collaborative attitude

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED

• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

• Experience: 6+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisor/Management/Leadership Experience: 2+ years

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Information Technology

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: No

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