Cisco - Agile Portfolio Lead

The Business Entity

The Cisco Services Technology Group (CSTG) is transforming the future of the world's networks through advanced software development. Our software products and technology are behind many of the world's most innovative businesses, leading Cisco's growth in multiple markets. CSTG develops products that leverage technologies from leading-edge capabilities like big data, analytics, virtualization, the InterCloud, and security. Pioneering agile methodology, CSTG is building a product-centric culture with self-contained and motivated teams that have clear visibility to our customers. CSTG achieves this market responsiveness in lockstep with product management teams - constantly aligning, prioritizing and accelerating go-to-market strategies aimed at making Cisco the #1 IT Leader.

The Team

The PMO Team drives the creation of CSTG's products through cutting-edge PMO methodologies, delivery management, and relevant metrics. This team works in collaboration with engineering and product management focusing on quality and business outcomes.

Role & Responsibilities

This visible, top performing Scrum Master will help shape scaled Agile software programs and teams. It's your servant leader qualities that will garner respect and your hands-on, transparent approach that will be influential in building and fostering self-organizing teams at Cisco:

- Drive the portfolio level activities for the Cloud Managed Services programs, including executive reviews, forecasting, escalated obstacle resolution and dash boarding.

- Continuously monitor projects/Programs status and impact on product management relation

- Support the creation and growth of high performance agile teams; own and promote the maturity of these teams by influencing key leaders and advocating for an Agile/lean culture

- Deliver high quality, high impact portfolio ceremonies including: release planning, retrospective and grooming sessions

- Promote impediment management process across scrum teams and leadership structures

- Champion Agile practices within the team

- Primary ambassador and SME for the development lifecycle process ( SSDM) followed in CSTG for the cloud & managed service portfolio

- Ensure continuous improvement of the communication stream and apply any new relevant standards

- Adept at managing a large, complex pool of stakeholders with various and sometimes competing needs

Minimum Qualifications

- Minimum of 2 years working and supporting large programs in an Agile environment

- Strong communication skills; assertive, situational aware and passionate

- Knowledgeable and adept regarding Agile/scrum processes; able to be the voice of reason and escalate effectively

Desired Skills

- Certified Scrum Master with experience using Agile work management tools, preferably Rally

- 7 years or more experience in software delivery, preferably SaaS/PaaS

- Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as excellent presentation skills with ability to conduct presentations comfortably to large groups

- Experienced user of MS Project and MS Office toolset (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

About Cisco

The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's transforming our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services. As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your revolutionary ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place To Work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.