Business Strategy Principal

Job responsibilities, skills/abilities:

• Experience with Demand Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Governance functions and cross-Portfolio dependency management at large digital companies
• Experience training and coaching others in Agile roles
• Experience leading large-scale Agile transformation efforts
• Strong technical understanding to determine value, prioritization and/or critical problem-solving skills
• Proven experience in program management within a technical environment, ideally in areas such as eCommerce, software development, data science, cloud computing, etc.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with team members at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to influence and build strong relationship across the organization
• Strong communication, and presentation skills, including the ability to clearly and openly communicate status, issues/risks, and challenges presented to project, as well as ability to create clear and concise presentations
• Solid understanding of learning and development principles, specifically applied in a technical context.
• Experience with work management tools and agile taxonomy and nomenclature
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross functionally to resolve issues and generate results among potentially conflicting parties
• Ability to effectively operate within a fast pace, dynamic, complex and matrix organization

Minimum qualifications:

• A Master’s degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study with six (6) years related work experience.
• Or a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative business field or closely related technical specialized field of study with eight (8) years related work experience.
• Work experience in functions focused on Lean Portfolio Management, Portfolio Governance, technology program management, strategy development, support of corporate development / strategic value assessment activities, or related functions.
• Experience with Agile training, coaching, and Agile transformation activities
• Demonstrated business acumen and experience of supporting strategic assessments that are transformational in nature. Strong communication and presentation skills, problem structuring & problem solving skills. Strong human relations skills. An advanced degree may offset experience requirements.