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Job Description:
The Chapter Leader will play a pivotal role in nurturing and enhancing the capabilities of the Digital Product Management team at Sun Life. In addition to resource management, you will lead initiatives to foster career growth, skill development, and continuous improvement within the product management function, ensuring alignment within our scaled agile operating model and organizational objectives. The ideal candidate is a product management practitioner who is experienced in, motivated by and passionate about developing people to be their best.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and hiring candidates for various roles within the chapter. Partner with product and agile delivery leaders to manage the deployment of chapter members into squads. Collaborate with PM leaders and coaches to develop and implement a comprehensive career development framework for product management professionals, encompassing skills assessment, training programs, mentorship opportunities, and career pathing. Establish metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of career development initiatives and track progress over time. Collaborate with HR and senior leadership to identify talent gaps and succession planning strategies within the product management function. Lead and facilitate training sessions, workshops, and coaching sessions to enhance technical, leadership, and soft skills of chapter members. Partner with cross-functional teams, including Agile Coaches, Agile Delivery, Experience Design and Engineering, to promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. Drive initiatives to improve product management processes, tools, and methodologies, leveraging scaled agile methodologies. Directly manage a mix of people managers and senior level individual contributors. Qualifications
8+ years in product management, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role. BS degree in business administration, computer science, engineering, a related field or equivalent experience. Proven track record of designing and implementing successful career development programs with a scaled agile environment. Strong understanding of agile principles, frameworks, and methodologies, such as SAFe, Scrum, or Kanban. Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and coaching skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate individuals at all levels of the organization. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive organization change initiatives. Certifications such as SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CPSO), or Certified Product Manager (CPM) are a plus. Group insurance or benefits technology experience is a plus. Job Category:
Product Owner
Posting End Date:
19/08/2024#J-18808-Ljbffr
