City/State: Yonkers, New York
Grant Funded: No
Department: Strategic Value Office
Work Shift: Day
Work Days: MON-FRI
Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM
Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS
Pay Range: $120,000.00-$150,000.00
Job Title: Agile Program Manager Reports To: Value Delivery Office Leadership Position Summary The Agile Program Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating multiple cross-functional Agile teams within a defined business or technology pillar. This role ensures strategic alignment, cross-team delivery coordination, and operational efficiency-focusing on value delivery, planning, and Agile governance. Acting as a bridge between leadership and delivery teams, the Agile Program Manager works closely with Portfolio Manager, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders to manage dependencies, monitor program performance, and resolve risks and blockers that impede delivery outcomes. Key Responsibilities
- Lead Agile program planning, execution, and reporting across multiple cross-functional teams
- Monitor program budget, capacity, risks, and performance metrics to ensure successful delivery
- Facilitate communication between teams and proactively resolve cross-team impediments
- Track and report on key program metrics (e.g., OKRs, delivery milestones, value delivery)
- Champion Agile ways of working and continuous improvement across teams
- Support Agile ceremonies, retrospectives, and governance reporting
- Provide regular updates and escalations to senior leadership and stakeholders
- Collaborate with other Program Managers to manage interdependencies and shared resources
- Guide teams through Agile best practices without being framework-prescriptive
Skills
- Agile program management and cross-team coordination
- Budget oversight and resource planning in Agile settings
- Risk and issue management at scale
- Facilitation and conflict resolution across delivery teams
- Agile metrics and value-driven performance tracking
- Communication and reporting to senior stakeholders
- Enterprise architecture and technical delivery awareness
- Demand management and capacity balancing
- Change management and continuous improvement leadership
- Collaboration with Product, Technology, and Business teams
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience managing programs in Agile delivery environments
- Strong knowledge of Agile principles, delivery methods, and metrics
- Experience in large enterprise settings with matrixed teams and complex dependencies
- Proven track record of managing cross-functional initiatives with senior visibility
- Experience with Strategic Portfolio Management tools (ServiceNow)
- Familiarity with Agile tools (e.g., Jira)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in healthcare, finance, or other regulated industries
- Experience with value stream mapping and optimization
- Experience with Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- PMP, PgMP, or Agile certifications (e.g., CSP-SM, PMI-ACP, ICP-APM)
- Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)
- Exposure to both product-based and project-based funding models
Montefiore Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Health System, Inc. will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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