Team Agilist

Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation. Success here requires flexibility in a fast-paced environment, a client-first mindset, and a commitment to delivering consistent, reliable results as part of a performance-driven, values-led team.

With team members around the world, Candescent is an equal opportunity employer.

The Team Agilist ensures that a single Agile Team operates effectively, continuously improves, and delivers high-quality outcomes aligned with product objectives. Serving as a servant leader and coach, this role facilitates team cadences, strengthens Agile practices, removes impediments, and helps the team build maturity, predictability, and adaptability.

You'll work closely with Product, Engineering, and Agile partners to foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning while supporting the team's progression toward high performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate team sprint ceremonies including planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Coach the team in Lean and Agile product management and Agile technical practices to drive sustainable and predictable delivery.

• Ensure all work meets the team's Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD).

• Partner with the Product Owner to improve backlog grooming and prioritization practices.

• Collaborate with the Staff Engineer and Engineering Manager to enhance Agile technical practices.

• Work with the Product Agilist to align team practices with organizational standards and frameworks.

• Help the team identify and resolve impediments, escalating systemic issues as needed.

• Guide the team in effective risk management, including mitigation and contingency planning.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase team maturity and agility.

• Maintain transparency of progress, risks, and impediments through clear communication and metrics.

• Foster a collaborative, feedback driven culture focused on learning and innovation.

• Engage in communities of practice-contributing, learning, mentoring, and mentoring.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Team Coach, Service Delivery Manager, or similar role.

• Demonstrated experience guiding Agile Teams through all stages of transformation, from formation to high performance.

• Strong knowledge of Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and associated product, process, and technical practices.

• Experience working within a multi-team, product-centric environment.

• Proven facilitation and leadership skills.

• Ability to coach team members, stakeholders, and leaders on Agile principles and practices.

• Familiarity with Agile metrics, Inspect & Adapt techniques, and continuous improvement.

• Experience in product development environments (new product introduction and sustaining).

• Experience mentoring others and openness to being mentored.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fintech, SaaS, or other fast paced technology environments.

• Exposure Dev Ops practices and modern engineering approaches.

• Relevant certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or PMIACP.

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