Agility Lead / Agile Coach

Vice President - Agility Lead

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to elevate team performance by coaching modern agile practices that drive measurable outcomes. 

As an Agility Lead in JP Morgan Chase within the Corporate Technology team ,  you help teams adopt and refine agile ways of working to deliver high‑quality outcomes at speed. You partner closely with developers and product analysts to foster collaboration, continual learning, and continuous improvement across planning, execution, and review.

Job responsibilities

• Drive team planning and maintain a ready, prioritized backlog for the next 2–3 sprints to ensure well‑defined work is always available. 
• Guide development teams in adopting and improving agile practices; facilitate Scrum and Kanban cadences based on team maturity (planning, daily stand‑ups, refinement, reviews, retrospectives). 
• Track and manage team‑level dependencies using a clear, visible dependency board to protect sprint delivery. 
• Prepare and facilitate end‑of‑sprint demos and reviews with product leaders and stakeholders. 
• Sustain tools, standards, and delivery hygiene across workflows, ensuring accurate delivery data and compliant processes. 
• Measure and improve agility outcomes using core metrics such as backlog health, churn, velocity, and commitment vs. completion; drive productivity initiatives in partnership with the broader team. 
• Capture and execute a team improvement backlog to remove impediments, streamline flow, and uplift agile skills through targeted training and coaching. 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5 years of experience or equivalent expertise coaching teams and individuals in agile methodologies and project management. 
• Experience managing and developing individual contributors. 
• Advanced knowledge of product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices. 
• Advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum and Kanban, with the ability to guide teams using agility metrics. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on team collaboration. 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in Agile coaching (e.g., recognized coaching certifications). 
• Experience leading change management and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity and efficiency. 
• Proficiency with agile delivery tooling and practices for backlog management, dependency tracking, and metrics reporting. 
• Experience facilitating quarterly planning and cross‑team collaboration at scale.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Experience Level

Senior Level