Director, Agile Practice

Valued experiences include driving a consistent agile framework across a diverse set of teams, change management, and the reengineering of work as part of an organizational system. We need new skills and transformational ideas on how work gets done.

Measures of performance are focused on business outcomes, including productivity of our workers and capacity of the organization. Additional measures include the speed and scale of transformation, and the ease of follow-on innovation.

You will report directly to the Head of I&T Demand Portfolio and serve as part of the I&T Operating Model Team.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Define, lead, and execute the organization's Agile transformation roadmap across I&T and cross-functional teams.

• Align Agile principles and practices with business goals to ensure sustainable delivery of value to customers.

• Partner with executive leadership to drive Agile adoption and advocate for cultural change at all levels.

• Introduce industry standard approaches to scaling Agile across large programs and products.

• Inform the evolution of portfolio management to adopt lean portfolio management and product management approaches.

• Evolve the Agile COE in a pragmatic way with a focus on enabling speed to value across portfolio investments and product teams.

Framework Implementation

• Lead the adoption and scaling of Agile frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, or Kanban to optimize delivery processes.

• Oversee the training, coaching, and mentoring of teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leadership to embed Agile mindsets and practices.

• Foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement in Agile practices and processes, ensuring that teams mature in their Agile journey.

Change Management

• Serve as a change agent for Agile and Agile principles, promoting transparency, collaboration, and accountability.

• Identify and resolve challenges, dependencies, and risks that could impact the Agile evolution.

• Develop metrics to monitor and communicate the effectiveness and impact of Agile practices across the organization.

Team Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing Agile team (internal expertise amplified through select partnerships) to support the organization's Agile efforts.

• Facilitate alignment between product, technology, and business stakeholders to streamline planning, prioritization, and delivery.

Metrics and Reporting

• Establish KPIs and OKRs to measure Agile maturity, team performance, and business outcomes.

• Provide regular reports and insights to executive leadership on the progress and impact of the transformation efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts or Science in Computer Science, Life Science, or Product Management. Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, or other advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of IT experience, with proven expertise being part of, and leading Agile teams.
• 7+ years in life sciences or applied technology industry experience required.

• In-depth knowledge of agile principles, practices, and framework with certification in one or more of the latter (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Kanban, Design Thinking.)
• Exceptional listener and collaborator. Collaboration with a broad array of global stakeholders, driving broadscale organizational outcomes through influence rather than direct reporting.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and conflict resolution
• Quickly adapts and learns new situations
• Proven success in building, mentoring, and growing high performing cross-functional teams - a magnet for talent.

Our Benefits

CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.

Please take the time to review our benefits site to see what's available to you as a CSL employee.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients' needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.
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At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future. Learn more Inclusion and Belonging | CSL.

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Client-provided location(s): King of Prussia, PA

Job ID: CSL_FGB-R-258154

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-26T18:31:13