Director, Agile Practices

10975 Grandview Dr, Overland Park, KS 66210, USA

Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Security Benefit is a leader in the U.S. retirement market with more than $55 billion in assets under management. We offer opportunities to thrive, innovate, and make an impact. As part of our team, you'll play a key role in driving the future of the U.S. retirement industry. Security Benefit is a PLACE where we promise to help our customers To and Through Retirement®.

We're proud to have been recognized as one of the best in the business:

• Named to Ward's 50 list of top-performing life-health insurance companies
• Recognized on list of Ingram's Top 100 Private Companies in the Kansas City area in 2024

As a Director, Agile Practices
, you will lead and develop a team of Scrum Masters across multiple Domain Teams, establishing coaching practices, elevating consistency, and scaling Agile excellence across the enterprise.

You will influence Agile transformation—coaching leaders, scaling frameworks, and improving delivery outcomes across complex programs. Working within our Customer Centric Delivery Model (CCDM), you'll partner with our Centers of Excellence and cross-functional Domain Teams to embed disciplined Lean-Agile delivery approaches that balance speed, quality, and regulatory compliance in a financial services environment.

This role is ideal for an experienced Agile leader who combines deep Agile coaching expertise with people leadership capability, strategic impact, organizational influence, and a passion for developing Agile capability at scale.

The Director, Agile Practices position reports to the Chief Digital and Technology Officer and can be based out of our home office in Topeka, Kansas, or remotely for the right candidate. We work a hybrid schedule, offering flexibility to work both remotely and on-site.

• Directly manage and develop a team of Scrum Masters, providing mentorship, performance feedback, career development, and capability building to elevate their coaching effectiveness and delivery impact.
• Establish consistent coaching standards, practices, and delivery frameworks across the Scrum Master community, ensuring alignment with enterprise Agile transformation objectives.
• Build and lead a community of practice, knowledge-sharing forums, and continuous learning programs that strengthen organizational Agile maturity.

Enterprise Agile Transformation

• Lead enterprise-wide scaling initiatives that support cross-organization alignment, predictability, and business outcomes.
• Act as a senior advisor and coach to technology leaders, product executives, and business stakeholders on Agile leadership behaviors, organizational design, and value delivery.
• Drive and implement Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, hybrid models) at team, program, and portfolio levels, tailoring approaches to solve organizational challenges within our CCDM operating model.
• Collaborate with product management, architecture, risk, compliance, and operations partners to ensure Agile practices integrate seamlessly with enterprise governance and control expectations.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and track key Agile metrics (velocity, cycle time, lead time, sprint predictability, quality metrics) using tools like Jira, Confluence, and Airtable dashboards to drive data-informed decision-making.
• Coach leaders and teams on metrics that matter—flow, predictability, quality, and customer value—and help them make evidence-based decisions that improve outcomes.
• Lead large-scale Agile ceremonies, workshops, and retrospectives that enhance capability, promote continuous improvement, and disseminate best practices across the organization.
• Identify systemic impediments and organizational anti-patterns, and partner with stakeholders to design and implement sustainable solutions.
• Influence mindset shifts across the organization toward empowered, product-centric, outcomes-focused delivery culture.
• Champion psychological safety, transparency, and collaborative problem-solving as foundational principles for high-performing…