Agile Leader

Kforce has a client that is seeking an Agile Leader in Birmingham, AL. Overview: A large financial services partner is seeking an Agile Leader to support a major transformation within its Consumer Lending technology organization. This role operates at the intersection of Agile delivery, portfolio management, and business/technical analysis, helping coordinate initiatives across multiple product and engineering teams. The ideal candidate brings strong Agile delivery experience combined with the analytical mindset of a Business Systems Analyst. This individual will work across a large technology portfolio supporting consumer lending products including digital platforms, collections, and related services. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping the organization scale Agile delivery across its consumer lending technology portfolio. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Agile portfolio coordination across multiple teams within the Consumer Lending technology organization
• Write and manage portfolio-level epics and drive alignment across engineering, architecture, and technical leadership teams
• Facilitate collaboration between product owners, engineers, architects, and technical managers to ensure initiatives move forward effectively
• Support the organization's transition from a legacy internal system to Jira-based portfolio management
• Perform analysis to understand cross-team dependencies and help align delivery across multiple verticals
• Use Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban) to coordinate work across approximately 50+ delivery teams
• Identify process improvements and drive greater visibility into delivery progress and risks
• Communicate updates, insights, and recommendations to stakeholders ranging from frontline staff to senior leadership
• Proactively engage stakeholders across the organization to gather requirements, clarify priorities, and remove obstacles
• Bachelor's degree required
• 7+ years of experience working in Agile environments

• Agile delivery and Agile project management
• Managing Agile initiatives or portfolios
• Atlassian Jira
• Process management and cross-team coordination
• Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate across all organizational levels, from engineers to senior leaders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to understand both business and technical requirements

• Experience with banking or financial services
• Experience with Confluence and Lucidchart/Lucid
• Experience supporting portfolio-level Agile initiatives or enterprise transformation efforts
• Experience with risk reporting
• Agile certifications (nice to have but not required)

• Has the leadership and influence of an Agile coach, but prefers working directly within delivery rather than coaching alone
• Is comfortable operating with minimal supervision and proactively engaging stakeholders
• Can think broadly across multiple technology verticals and identify cross-team dependencies
• Has the technical awareness of a Business Systems Analyst while also leading Agile coordination across teams