Job DescriptionAt U.S. Bank, we are committed to helping our customers and communities thrive. We are seeking a strategic, influential, and results-oriented Senior Agilist to drive Agile transformation, delivery excellence, and organizational effectiveness across complex business and technology initiatives within Payments.
This role goes beyond traditional Scrum Master responsibilities. The Senior Agilist serves as a trusted advisor, coach, facilitator, and change leader who helps teams, leaders, and organizations accelerate value delivery while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, customer focus, and measurable outcomes.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience leading Agile transformations, coaching leaders and teams, navigating complex organizational dynamics, improving cross-functional collaboration, and enabling strategic execution at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Agile Leadership & Transformation
Lead Agile transformation initiatives that improve organizational agility, delivery predictability, and business outcomes.
Coach leaders, Product Managers, and delivery teams on Agile principles, Lean thinking, product-centric operating models, and continuous improvement.
Drive adoption and maturity of Agile practices across multiple teams, products, and organizational boundaries.
Foster an environment of accountability, transparency, innovation, and servant leadership.
Delivery Excellence
Partner with Product, Business, and Technology leaders to align strategic objectives with execution plans.
Facilitate quarterly planning, roadmap alignment, dependency management, and delivery synchronization activities.
Enable teams to optimize flow, reduce impediments, and improve value delivery.
Guide teams through backlog management, sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews, and outcome-based execution.
Organizational Coaching
Coach senior leaders on organizational design, Agile operating models, governance, and change adoption.
Identify organizational barriers impacting team performance and recommend sustainable solutions.
Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, leadership forums, and strategic alignment events.
Support leadership teams in defining and measuring objectives, outcomes, and success metrics.
Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management
Lead portfolio-level planning activities and support strategic execution across multiple initiatives.
Drive alignment between business priorities, product roadmaps, and delivery commitments.
Establish effective dependency management strategies across teams and organizational functions.
Collaborate with stakeholders to manage risks, assumptions, constraints, and execution challenges.
Metrics & Continuous Improvement
Develop and monitor Agile performance metrics, OKRs, flow metrics, and operational health indicators.
Utilize data-driven insights to identify improvement opportunities and increase delivery effectiveness.
Measure organizational maturity and guide continuous improvement initiatives.
Establish practices that create sustainable, high-performing teams and organizations.
Governance & Risk Management
Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Audit stakeholders to ensure delivery practices meet regulatory and governance expectations.
Simplify governance processes while maintaining appropriate oversight and controls.
Support evidence management, audit readiness, and operational risk mitigation efforts.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
Build strong partnerships with executive leadership, Product Management, Engineering, Operations, and business partners.
Influence without authority across highly matrixed environments.
Drive alignment among competing priorities while maintaining focus on customer and business outcomes.
Communicate complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe, or other scaling methodologies.
Experience supporting product-centric operating models and customer-focused delivery practices.
Expertise in Agile portfolio management, dependency management, and strategic planning.
Strong facilitation skills with the ability to lead executive workshops, planning events, and organizational alignment sessions.
Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Dragonboat, Mural, and related Agile planning platforms.
Proven ability to develop and leverage metrics, OKRs, flow measures, and performance indicators to drive decision-making.
Experience working within highly regulated environments, including financial services.
Agile certifications such as SPC, SAFe Program Consultant, SPC6, RTE, CST, CEC, PMP, PMI-ACP, or equivalent.
Leadership Competencies
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
Executive presence and the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
Strong consulting, coaching, and facilitation skills.
Strategic thinking and business acumen.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead through change.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Continuous improvement mindset with a passion for developing people and organizations.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Location Expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.
Benefits:
Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:
Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
Basic term and optional term life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Pregnancy disability and parental leave
401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
Adoption assistance
Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
Review our full benefits available by employment status here.
The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00
