Global Program Lead

| Santa Monica
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We’re looking for an experienced and engaging Program Lead to multiply our efforts in scaling Agile best practices across squads and guilds while also leading the delivery of major programs that require cross-squad/guild cooperation and coordination.

You’ll be joining a global and cross-functional team of Engineers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, Marketing experts, and Credit Analysts who are solving some really cool problems in the FinTech space. You will use your technical knowledge and experience managing complex programs in building and launching digital products to advance our mission. A successful Program Lead candidate is passionate about unlocking the creative potential of the collective team and clearing blockers for your teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Scale Tala’s Agile practices, team structures, and escalation paths by refreshing/updating existing documentation on Confluence with latest practices and provide recommendations/suggestions that can help Tala scale good Agile practices as we grow
  • Lead Inception and Kickoff meetings and thin slicing workshops
  • Lead Scrum and Kanban refresher courses for any new or struggling teams
  • Provide hands-on coaching to anyone requesting project/program management skills training
  • Aligns with Product and Tech leads to develop yearly and quarterly program goals and ensuring integration of these goals with corporate objectives based on short-, mid-, long-term project objectives, driving key decisions, and identifying interdependencies.
  • Define and manage project schedules, dependencies, interactions, and deliverables within and across multiple Agile teams
  • Resource planning and timing are accounted for across squads/guilds for assigned projects

Requirements:

  • 5-7 years of Program Management experience with proven expertise in Agile methodologies, concepts, practices, and standards
  • 4+ years experience leveraging software development and team collaboration tools like JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, etc
  • Experience managing technical programs and projects for distributed teams across multiple locations and countries
  • Proven ability to coach and mentor others who are learning project management and Agile practices in a replicable, scalable way
  • Certification in one or more Agile methodologies (Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, SAFe, LeSS, etc) is a plus
  • Charismatic and energetic communicator with an aptitude to motivate individuals and teams
  • Flexibility to respond to changing requirements and juggle multiple responsibilities
  • Experience managing projects and coordinating efforts in a scaled Agile environment
  • Background in digital and/or mobile products servicing users in different geographies and/or spanning timezones
  • Collaboration with product, ux, engineering and quality assurance leads, and get subscription to this plan from all sources including management, team members and peers.
  • Experience managing large projects and aligning dependencies.
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1633 26th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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