Agile Practitioner

When you join the Members 1st team, you become part of something much bigger than a credit union. You become part of our faM1ly—a tight-knit bunch with big dreams and even bigger values. It is an exciting time for us as we continue to grow, and we hope that you will choose to grow along with us. Wanting the absolute best for our associates means more than just competitive pay. It means fantastic healthcare, paid benefits, opportunities for professional advancement and work-life balance - and best of all, a place where you are accepted and respected for your individuality.

The Agile Practitioner is a Senior Professional (P3) who applies advanced knowledge of Agile methodologies and practices, typically obtained through extensive education and work experience. This role operates independently with limited supervision and is responsible for:

• Facilitating Agile ceremonies and processes.
• Coaching and reviewing the work of less experienced professionals.
• Navigating complex and sometimes difficult challenges.

The Agile Practitioner supports the work of Agile Teams—cross-functional, self-organizing, and collaborative groups using Agile frameworks (such as Scrum/Kanban) to deliver high-value outcomes addressing complex problems, including technology development.
Key responsibilities include:

• Coaching teams to understand and apply Agile frameworks and practices.
• Guiding teams through Agile execution to deliver outcomes prioritized by the Product Owner.
• Ensuring clarity of goals and scope for the team.
• Identifying and supporting tools for backlog management.
• Removing impediments that hinder progress.
• Facilitating Agile ceremonies (e.g., Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives).
• Promoting continuous communication and improving team dynamics.
• Motivating and fostering team cohesion.
• Managing external interference to protect team effectiveness.
• Sharing accountability for team success.

The Agile Practitioner focuses on the needs of the teams they serve, aiming to achieve results aligned with the organization’s values, principles, and business objectives. They act as a mentor to Agile teams, Product Owners, and other Agile Practitioners, helping to cultivate an Agile mindset, deliver business value, and support coordination across teams, products, programs, and portfolios.
Under moderate supervision, the Agile Practitioner facilitates all Agile ceremonies and maturity assessments, emphasizing sustainable pace and continuous improvement. They play an integral role in planning, organizing, and facilitating Agile Release Planning at both the team and program levels.
Collaboration with teams to develop and maintain standards, performance metrics, and best practices—including working agreements, definitions of done, and definitions of ready—is essential. This role also promotes a Community of Practice by sharing knowledge and feedback, taking a holistic view of processes and interactions, identifying bottlenecks, and encouraging innovation and self-improvement.
The Agile Practitioner must regularly analyze data and meet complex interpersonal, analytical, and organizational demands. They build strong relationships across the organization to engage stakeholders and advance Agile practices.

SKILLS

• Strong ability to start new agile teams and optimize existing agile team practices
• Strong analytical ability, professional judgement and ingenuity
• Ability to demonstrate significant courtesy, tact and diplomacy
• Strong ability to motivate and influence others
• Exceptional servant/leader with skills in facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution continuous improvement, empowerment, mediation and improving transparency
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills
• Working knowledge of agile approaches and methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, Lean, TDD, SAFe, or similar
• Highly refined presentation and teaching skills
• Working knowledge of agile tools e.g., Azure DevOps, Jira, VersionOne, or similar
• Working knowledge of modern software engineering practices: Branching, Test Automation, CI/CD or similar

COMPETENCIES

• Accountability and self-management
• Communication
• Effective knowledge
• Innovation and problem-solving
• Teamwork and leadership

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing
• Visually able to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, viewing a computer terminal, and extensive reading
• Ability to sit for extended time periods
• Sufficient manual skill for operation of PC keyboard and other standard office equipment
• Ability to travel, including occasional overnight travel
• Ability to exert minimum amounts of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects

5-8 years of related experience

We are excited to offer a competitive salary for this position. This figure serves as the entry point in our salary range, and there is potential for the actual salary to be higher based on a variety of factors, such as your experience, skills, education, and location. We believe in recognizing and rewarding talent, so our compensation packages are thoughtfully designed to reflect the unique qualifications and contributions of each candidate.

At Members 1st, we look for individuals who will show up as their whole self because we value diversity, inclusion, and belonging, as well as people who believe in the philosophy of, WE>me. To be sure you align with our company mission, vision, values and culture reference the information below.

Company Culture is at Our Core

If there is one concept, we want you to understand about us, it is this. WE. It is a simple little word but means everything here. We think as one. One faM1ly. One community. One place where everyone belongings. Everything we do is in the best interest of all of us.

What WE Believe

Our Missions: WE serve our members, associates, and communities through support, empowerment, and meaningful relationships.

Our Vision: WE are growing our faM1ly by delivering everything they need to live well financially, through all life’s moments and milestones.

Our Values: WE deliver unparalleled experiences through a culture of WE. WE > me. WE are servant leaders- at work and in the communities we serve. WE are financially safe and sound stewards of members dollars. WE are faM1ly.

Join a company that grows with you – personally and professionally

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