About the role

Role Overview

Senior Agilist to drive Agile transformation, delivery excellence, and organizational effectiveness across complex business and technology initiatives within Payments. The role extends beyond traditional Scrum Master duties, acting as a trusted advisor, coach, facilitator, and change leader focused on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Agile Leadership & Transformation

Lead Agile transformation initiatives to improve organizational agility, delivery predictability, and business outcomes
Coach leaders, Product Managers, and delivery teams on Agile principles, Lean thinking, product-centric operating models, and continuous improvement
Drive adoption and maturity of Agile practices across multiple teams, products, and organizational boundaries
Promote accountability, transparency, innovation, and servant leadership

Delivery Excellence

Partner with Product, Business, and Technology leaders to align strategy with execution plans
Facilitate quarterly planning, roadmap alignment, dependency management, and delivery synchronization
Help teams optimize flow, reduce impediments, and improve value delivery
Guide backlog management, sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews, and outcome-based execution

Organizational Coaching

Coach senior leaders on organizational design, Agile operating models, governance, and change adoption
Identify organizational barriers to team performance and recommend sustainable solutions
Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, leadership forums, and strategic alignment events
Support leadership in defining and measuring objectives, outcomes, and success metrics

Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management

Lead portfolio-level planning and support strategic execution across multiple initiatives
Drive alignment between business priorities, product roadmaps, and delivery commitments
Establish dependency management strategies across teams and functions
Collaborate with stakeholders to manage risks, assumptions, constraints, and execution challenges

Metrics & Continuous Improvement

Develop and monitor Agile performance metrics, OKRs, flow metrics, and operational health indicators
Use data-driven insights to drive improvements (text truncated in posting)

About Elavon

Elavon, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, builds payment platforms and ecosystems that help more than 1.5 million customers achieve their financial goals globally. It supports areas such as transaction processing, customer service, and innovation through tailored payment solutions powered by modern technology.

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