Agile Delivery Manager
- Full-time
- Job Family Group: Product Development
Company Description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.
In 2021 Currencycloud was acquired by Visa; we are somewhere where innovative thinking and the power of technology know no limits. We know that the success of the business depends on the people who keep it moving, which is why we are looking for outstanding talent to join our international payments revolution.
We are open & collaborative, living and breathing our company values:
Be Human, Better Together and Own it.
You're an individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.
Job Description
About the role
We’re looking for a passionate, high-agency Agile Delivery Manager to join Currencycloud (Visa). Your mission is to chase down and remove all impediments for a dedicated scrum team so you can all concentrate on quickly and sustainably delivering value for our customers and business.
Your work will be framed by three questions:
1. Technical discovery: Do the engineers and stakeholders have all the documentation and knowledge needed to deliver value for our customers and business?
2. Delivery: What can be done to identify and remove all impediments faced by the scrum team in delivering value for our customers?
3. Agile & lean practices: How can we ensure a culture of continuous learning when it comes to agile and lean practices?
What you'll get to do
Technical discovery:
Detailed discovery on things like payment files, bank or operational flows and systems maps
Working with internal & external teams to develop and maintain technical documentation
Ensuring requirements are detailed enough to take into sprint, including functional & non-functional requirements
Delivery:
Collaborating in the writing of epics and user stories
Doing what is needed to unblock the scrum team during the sprint
Stakeholder management
Reporting and managing operational delivery metrics
Agile & lean practices:
Leading/coordinating standard agile ceremonies
Suggesting improvements to agile ways of working
Qualifications
1 year + proven experience in an Agile Delivery Manager, Scrum Master or Business Analyst role, preferably in a software-first Fintech or start-up
In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles, with real experience in creating working environments that adhere to them
Proven track record of chasing down impediments to deliver value for customers and business
Ability to communicate equally effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferably domain knowledge in Fintech - e.g. payments, FX, transaction banking or trading
Personal qualities:
A self-starter who takes accountability for getting things done
Top-notch stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence colleagues in small, cross-functional scrum teams
Analytical and commercially sharp
Comfortable challenging the status quo and always curious about the way things work
Great written and verbal communication skills
Exceptional structure and attention to detail
Comfortable working in a scale up or growth environment and as part of a wider team
Additional Information
Diversity & Inclusion
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.