Director – Execution Excellence

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🌽 Illinois, North Carolina, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $160k - $180k / year

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American Red Cross

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

🤲 Charity

Healthcare • Logistics • Charity

American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization dedicated to providing relief to those in need, offering services such as disaster relief, blood donation, training in first aid and CPR, and support for military families. Their mission encompasses emergency preparedness, education, and providing assistance to individuals affected by various crises, ensuring a safe and resilient community.

📋 Description

• Develop enterprise execution capabilities across a portfolio of initiatives, products, and programs • Establish governance, standards, coaching, talent development, and continuous improvement practices • Advance the organization's Agile transformation journey using Lean-Agile principles • Lead and develop Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, and other execution-focused professionals • Manage performance, coaching, succession planning, and capability development • Lead and sustain enterprise Agile transformation efforts utilizing SAFe principles and practices • Establish and improve execution governance, operating rhythms, metrics, and best practices across Agile, traditional, and hybrid environments • Advise and coach leaders, teams, and stakeholders on execution practices, organizational agility, continuous improvement, and value delivery • Build and mature Communities of Practice to develop execution capabilities and promote knowledge sharing • Help teams apply Agile, predictive, hybrid, or flow-based practices to achieve business outcomes • Partner with senior leaders to identify impediments, improve execution effectiveness, increase risk and dependency transparency, and enhance delivery performance • Establish operating policies and procedures affecting departments and subordinate sections and work units • Develop budgets, schedules, and performance standards

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience • Minimum 7 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience • 5+ years of people leadership experience • Current SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) certification required • Authorized to work in the United States • Must work an East Coast schedule • Up to 15% domestic travel required • Deep expertise in SAFe principles, Lean-Agile leadership, value stream thinking, and organizational change management • Strong coaching, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills • Ability to balance governance, agility, and execution discipline • Delivery-agnostic mindset and experience working in transformation environments from waterfall to agile • Ability to work on a team • Ability to use a personal computer, applicable software, and office equipment for sustained periods

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Medical, Dental Vision plans • Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts • PTO: Starting at 19 days a year; based on type of job and tenure • 11 paid holidays, including six core holidays and five floating holidays • 401K with up to 6% match • Paid Family Leave • Employee Assistance • Short- and Long-Term Disability and Insurance • Service Awards and recognition • Mentors who empower career growth • Up to 15% domestic travel