Technical Program Manager/Agile Coach

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Project Manager and Agile Coach to join our Engineering team. The successful candidate will be responsible for mentoring and guiding our employees in implementing the Agile best solutions for their specific team challenges. This person will analyze our organization's existing ways of working and implement improvements to help streamline processes and create efficiencies, with a focus on delivering cutting-edge, high-quality solutions at speed. The ideal candidate will have experience in Information Security, as well as a deep understanding of cloud computing platforms such as Google Cloud, AWS and Project Management of Engineering teams. Additionally, the candidate should have experience working with large engineering teams(> 100 engineers), and have a proven track record of successfully managing complex technical projects on time and be familiar with scaled Agile / Scrum / SAFe/ LeSS methodologies among others and successfully leading transformations of teams and organizations through them.

Trusted by governments, commercial enterprises, and educational institutions worldwide, Flashpoint helps organizations protect their most critical assets, infrastructure, and stakeholders from security risks such as cyber threats, ransomware, fraud, physical threats, and more. Leading security practitioners—including physical and corporate security, cyber threat intelligence (CTI), vulnerability management, and vendor risk management teams—rely on the Flashpoint Intelligence Platform, comprising open source (OSINT) and closed intelligence, to proactively identify and mitigate risk and stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. Learn more at www.flashpoint.io.

We have a role for you if, you:

• Have strong leadership and people skills to build relationships, inspire, and influence people across all levels to achieve their best work.
• Track record of successfully leading Agile transformations of teams and organizations
• Have experience working with large software engineering teams, keeping them aligned to the common goal, and successfully managed and motivated them to achieve positive outcomes
• Have a history of delivering projects on time, within budget, and with a client focus. You are results driven and understand the KPIs that represent success and growth for the company
• Have a deep understanding of or passion for cybersecurity principles, threats, and risks across multiple industry verticals and tech stacks
• Have deep technical understanding of the software development life cycle, engineering principles, project management methodologies, and leveraged your knowledge and expertise to drive complex technical projects to completion
• Have a proven track record of ensuring that the projects you own are designed and implemented with security in mind, helping to protect the company's employees, assets, and reputation.

What you will do:

• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the areas of threat intelligence, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence/machine learning, and make recommendations for their adoption where appropriate.
• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization
• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices
• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles
• Work closely with Engineering Leadership and cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, data, and customer success, to refine project requirements and scope, cross team dependencies, and help track execution of project plans and schedules.
• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility
• Provide project leadership and guidance to project teams, and ensure that project goals are aligned with company strategy and objectives.
• Lead agile workshops for developer and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders
• May coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down
• Manage relationships with external partners and vendors, and ensure that their deliverables are aligned with project timelines and quality standards.
• Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams
• Monitor project performance, and identify opportunities for process improvement and optimization.
• Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
• Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery

What you will achieve:

• The candidate will actively begin coaching 2-3 teams in Agile methodology and process improvements to align across the engineering and product organization
• By 90 days
• Gain access and operational understanding of our tooling
• Contribute to the refinement of policies, process, and procedures as well as optimize them
• The candidate will will be familiar with our tools, teams and goals
• Within 60 days
• Within 30 days
• Join our Engineering, Product, and Design Cadences
• Observe and begin to provide input to our operating procedures
• The candidate will have become familiar with the deliverables, projects and responsibilities of the role
• The candidate will start to actively contribute to the team and current projects
• Become familiar with our teams and organizational structure

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and organization skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with medium to large engineering teams, and reporting on complex technical projects from initiation to completion.
• If you have a passion for technical project management and agile coaching, and thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
• Experience aligning multiple acquired and legacy teams into cohesive units is highly desired
• Proven track record of taking teams at growth inflection points to the next level, i.e. startup mindset to profitability and growth mindset, while maintaining innovation and agility.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Asana, Confluence) is a must.
• Strong understanding of Information Security, working with medium to large engineering organizations as well as experience working with Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure.
• Experience in technical project management, with a focus on delivering outcomes in the areas of project management, information security, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence/machine learning.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Base Pay Range: $100,000/yr. - $130,000/yr plus bonus

Why Flashpoint is a Great Place to Work:

• Career Growth. Flashpoint is invested in the growth of our team members and understands that frequent, two-way feedback is critical to that growth. We encourage regular one-on-ones with your manager, a regular schedule of performance reviews, learning and development opportunities, and guidance through formalized career paths; whether that be towards being a great manager, being a great individual contributor, or a lateral move to gain breadth of knowledge and experience.
• Culture and Belonging. Our company's culture isn't something you join, it's something you build and shape, and each person's unique backgrounds and experiences contribute to who Flashpoint is and will become. You will have ample opportunities to connect with coworkers through various communication channels and company-funded virtual events: book clubs, happy hours, committees, DIBE discussion group, Donut mixers, local team member meetups and much more.
• Diversity. Flashpoint is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity. We recognize that diversity is key to achieving our vision. We believe that every person and their experiences contribute to building a work environment and products and services that will change the world.
• A Great Place to Work. Literally. According to the 99% of employees surveyed, Flashpoint earned designation as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company for 2021. 100% of employees agree that new hires are made to feel welcome and appreciated. If you are interested in learning more, please check out our Certified Profile.
• Perks. Flashpoint understands that personal wellness is one of the keys to a happy, healthy and productive work environment. That's why we also prioritize health and wellness perks like gym reimbursements, expensed lunches, cool cultural initiatives and inclusive employee events.