Coordinator, Center of Excellence and Agile Delivery

American Dental Association
life insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Illinois, Chicago
211 East Chicago Avenue (Show on map)
Jan 07, 2025
Description Who We Are: It all starts with purpose. We are a purpose-driven nonprofit with a dynamic staff culture. With a meaningful purpose, motivated staff, and excellent benefits, working here will definitely have you smiling! The ADA's headquarters is located just steps from Chicago's Magnificent Mile and close to public transportation. With more than 400 colleagues, the ADA Staff are some of the most talented people in the Chicago, Washington D.C., and Maryland area. We were named a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune in 2019 and 2021! Come join our team! Job Responsibilities: The Agile Specialist plays a key role within the Agile Center of Excellence (CoE), serving as a subject matter expert within the CoE and across the ADA. This role is responsible for developing a strong understanding of and ability to role model the Agile mindset, common practices, and behaviors. This role is also responsible for building and maintaining working understanding of all functional areas within the CoE in order to flex and add capacity to any/all areas in order to meet organizational needs. Must Have: Bachelor's degree Minimum of 3 years experience working with or being part of an agile team, influencing across an organization, and leading collaborative projects; or 7 years of experience in lieu of a degree Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills Knowledge of project management and agile principles Ability to facilitate meetings and trainings, and foster collaboration Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Microsoft 360 Nice to Have: Scrum, Kanban or Agile certification preferred, experience with scaling methodologies Experience evaluating current state processes and workflows and making recommendations for improvement Demonstrates competencies and skills related to servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment and increasing transparency Familiarity with software collaboration tools like Jira, Trello, Confluence, Rally, Miro and analytic tools Just a few of the benefits offered to employees: Promotes Work/Life Balance Hybrid Work Schedule (2-3 days from home) Health insurance/ dental reimbursement plan Ample Paid time off 401(k) Pension Flexible Spending Account Life insurance Tuition reimbursement Paid Parental Leave Pet Insurance Student Loan Refinance 2 days off to work at a charity event of your choice The American Dental Association is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. The American Dental Association is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at recruiting@ada.org. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)