Selective Insurance
Portfolio Agile Coach (Hybrid)
Selective Insurance, Hartford, Connecticut, us, 06112
At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness.
Our Business
Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2024 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year.
Working at Selective
At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely - we employ uniqueness. Employees are empowered and encouraged to
Be Uniquely You
by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs. Employees receive comprehensive total rewards packages - including competitive compensation and performance awards, health benefits, and retirement savings - and professional development opportunities and flexible schedules to support their health, wealth, and well-being. Join our team and help make a difference.
Summary:
Selective Insurance has an exciting new opportunity for a Portfolio Agile Coach to join our team! This role reports into the Transformation Office, which is accountable for driving a Product Transformation here at Selective. Close collaboration will be required with key business roles (i.e., business owners, value stream owners, product managers, and product owners) to ensure our product orientation is set up to drive measurable business outcomes aligned to the strategic plan. The person in this role will be a key influencer to the operational and strategic direction of the company and will help systemically ensure strategies are effectively implemented in alignment with business goals.
Responsibilities:
Coach senior business leaders, value stream leaders, and product managers through the refinement of their business strategy and portfolio vision. Guide them in the creation and refinement of epics/features, measured by defined OKRs/KPIs.Drive agile/product maturity for a portfolio, roughly 15 teams. Identify current gaps/challenges, build a coaching plan, guide the team through advancing their teams/programs/portfolio, and measure successful outcomes.Establish portfolio level ceremonies; creation and management of epic kanban board.Coach Product Managers and Product Owners on the expected skills and behaviors.Drive continuous improvement on agile teams, programs, and departments using techniques such as Inspect & Adapt, Retrospectives, and Root Cause Analysis.Facilitate tracking and reporting of agile metrics at the program level (i.e. backlog health, predictability, lead time, cycle time, quality) to promote transparency and continuous improvement.Influence our financial reporting practices to align to the product model.
Qualifications:
Strong leadership and communication skills.Ability to work directly with product teams, as well as program and senior IT leadership.Strong command of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) values, principles, and practices.Experience with Agile work management software especially Microsoft Azure DevOps.Knowledge of Insurance Industry a plus.10+ years of experience in software development, with 4+ years of experience in coaching and mentoring Agile skills, the Scrum Framework, Scrum of Scrums leadership, and working in SAFe.Advanced Agile certification required.
Salary range: $131,600 - $188,000. The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include the candidate's qualifications and experience.
Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.
Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Selective maintains a drug-free workplace.
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Our Business
Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2024 and certification as a Great Place to Work in 2024 for the fifth consecutive year.
Working at Selective
At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely - we employ uniqueness. Employees are empowered and encouraged to
Be Uniquely You
by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs. Employees receive comprehensive total rewards packages - including competitive compensation and performance awards, health benefits, and retirement savings - and professional development opportunities and flexible schedules to support their health, wealth, and well-being. Join our team and help make a difference.
Summary:
Selective Insurance has an exciting new opportunity for a Portfolio Agile Coach to join our team! This role reports into the Transformation Office, which is accountable for driving a Product Transformation here at Selective. Close collaboration will be required with key business roles (i.e., business owners, value stream owners, product managers, and product owners) to ensure our product orientation is set up to drive measurable business outcomes aligned to the strategic plan. The person in this role will be a key influencer to the operational and strategic direction of the company and will help systemically ensure strategies are effectively implemented in alignment with business goals.
Responsibilities:
Coach senior business leaders, value stream leaders, and product managers through the refinement of their business strategy and portfolio vision. Guide them in the creation and refinement of epics/features, measured by defined OKRs/KPIs.Drive agile/product maturity for a portfolio, roughly 15 teams. Identify current gaps/challenges, build a coaching plan, guide the team through advancing their teams/programs/portfolio, and measure successful outcomes.Establish portfolio level ceremonies; creation and management of epic kanban board.Coach Product Managers and Product Owners on the expected skills and behaviors.Drive continuous improvement on agile teams, programs, and departments using techniques such as Inspect & Adapt, Retrospectives, and Root Cause Analysis.Facilitate tracking and reporting of agile metrics at the program level (i.e. backlog health, predictability, lead time, cycle time, quality) to promote transparency and continuous improvement.Influence our financial reporting practices to align to the product model.
Qualifications:
Strong leadership and communication skills.Ability to work directly with product teams, as well as program and senior IT leadership.Strong command of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) values, principles, and practices.Experience with Agile work management software especially Microsoft Azure DevOps.Knowledge of Insurance Industry a plus.10+ years of experience in software development, with 4+ years of experience in coaching and mentoring Agile skills, the Scrum Framework, Scrum of Scrums leadership, and working in SAFe.Advanced Agile certification required.
Salary range: $131,600 - $188,000. The actual base salary is based on geographic location, and the range is representative of salaries for this role throughout Selective's footprint. Additional considerations include the candidate's qualifications and experience.
Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. That means we respect and value every individual's unique opinions, beliefs, abilities, and perspectives. We are committed to promoting a welcoming culture that celebrates diverse talent, individual identity, different points of view and experiences - and empowers employees to contribute new ideas that support our continued and growing success. Building a highly engaged team is one of our core strategic imperatives, which we believe is enhanced by diversity, equity, and inclusion. We expect and encourage all employees and all of our business partners to embrace, practice, and monitor the attitudes, values, and goals of acceptance; address biases; and foster diversity of viewpoints and opinions.
Selective is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Selective maintains a drug-free workplace.
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