Technical Program Delivery - Senior Associate [Us Client]

Required Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates extensive level abilities and/or proven record of shifting clients towards Agile and modern delivery practices including:

• Facilitating program level ( e.g. program increment planning, scrum of scrums) and agile team level ceremonies ( e.g. sprint planning, daily standup, backlog refinement) ;

• Supporting mobilization of an agile program management office operating model, inclusive of governance, roles and responsibilities, ceremonies and cadence, reporting, tooling, and modeling out core interactions of the operating model ;

• Eliciting requirements and scope using client interviews, shadowing, document review, surveys ;

• Parsing out client requirements into manageable work units and translating client requirements into Agile stories ;

• Creating and maintaining program/project plans, trackers, risks, issues, and dependency tools to effectively plan and manage program execution through its lifecycle, making necessary adjustments to ensure successful outcomes ;

• Collaborating with the user experience and design team to perform traceability of solution to design and business requirements ;

• Creating test scenarios, test plans and execution of test cases using various test scenarios to deliver quality results to clients
  

Preferred Knowledge/Skills:

Demonstrates intimate-level, abilities and/or proven record of shifting clients towards Agile and modern delivery practices including:

• Comprehensive understanding of various Agile frameworks including but not limited to Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe . Familiarity with Agile tools such as JIRA, Trello, and Rally ;

• Hands-on experience in delivering software products using Agile and Scaled Agile methodologies ;

• Ability to instill an Agile mindset and facilitate the shift from traditional methodologies ;

• Work closely with a cross-functional, dynamic, and multi-disciplinary team of architects, developers, and subject matter experts to establish the solution vision, analyze tradeoffs, and actively mitigate potential risks ;

• Ensure end users have the training and documentation required to efficiently manage new features. Knowledge of the challenges and resistance typically encountered during Agile transformations and strategies to overcome them ;

• Ability to identify , assess, and manage risks in Agile transitions, ensuring clients are well-prepared for potential challenges ;

• Ability to facilitate process improvement workshops, meetings, and discussions while demonstrating credibility as a trusted advisor in supporting business goals and objectives ;

• Identifies and maintains performance metrics and indicators (KPIs) to measure team and organizational program process and performance improvements results ;

• Prepare and present regular progress reports, status updates and program documentation to client leads and stakeholders ;

• Proactively communicate with external and internal customers to critically evaluate the feasibility of new features and enhancement, understand information needs, as well as capture functional requirements ;

• Provide the first level of support and triage complex issues, outlining the impact and potential resolutions to stakeholders while working with the development team to implement the best solution ;

• Facilitate retrospectives to seek feedback from stakeholders and incorporate lessons learned into future program planning and execution ;

• Kn owledge of approaches to scale Agile across large organizations, understanding the intricacies and challenges of enterprise-wide Agile adoption ;

• Experience in modern product management techniques that integrate seamlessly with Agile, such as user story mapping, MVP definition, and product backlog prioritization ;

• Familiarity with the toolsets and infrastructure required to support Agile teams, including CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and configuration management such as Jenkins, Terraform. GitLab, GitHub ;

• Ability to mentor and grow junior consultants in complex program delivery and agile ways of working

• Understand the importance of have a correct informartion management

• Knowledge of information Security and data protection

• Correct information security management

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to ethnicity; creed; color; religion; national origin; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; marital; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an inclusive organization and equal opportunity employer.