Agile Engineering Lead

At 1904labs, we are a human-centered technology company that focuses on using modern tools and technologies to solve enterprise organizations' digital transformation challenges while keeping humans at the center. We look for innovative, courageous, intensely curious, and team-minded people. At 1904labs, we are committed to providing each team member with opportunities that will allow personal and professional growth while working in a team-based model using our HCDAgile methodology.

As an Agile Engineering Lead at 1904labs, you will play a critical role in ensuring our clients' success through continuous alignment and serving leadership of the team. You will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with our clients and facilitating communication between the team and the client.

• Minimum of three years of experience leading discussions with clients, acting as a guide to help them accomplish their goals.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.

• At least four years of experience working with software development or data solutions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and prepared to exhibit serving leadership daily.

• Working knowledge of Agile in a team-based environment

As an Agile Engineering Lead and Consultant at 1904labs, you will have the opportunity to make an impact in several ways:

• You will use your attitude and aptitude to understand the client’s expectations and, when needed, challenge them directly to build the right thing.
• As a serving leader to the team, you will set realistic expectations and support the team in making and keeping meaningful commitments.
• You will leverage the empathetic relationships you build with the client to increase our impact and help grow 1904labs.
• You will work on projects that create inclusive, equitable, and user-friendly software & solutions that empower diverse communities and deliver high value to our clients.

• Seeks to understand the larger needs of the business unit and company while building relationships across client teams.
• Proactively build client relationships to become a trusted advisor to help uncover and solve other problems beyond the scope of the current team.
• Provide serving leadership to the team by creating a positive team culture and facilitating interactions between the team and the client.
• Understand and serve the needs of each client by scheduling and attending regular status meetings, reporting on development team health, supporting refinement activities,
• Navigate all phases of the team's cycle (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing) by facilitating the team's understanding and adoption of HCD Agile best practices, including supporting team activities within the current sprint and pairing with team members when invited.

At 1904labs, we believe that innovation leads to progress and value creativity, inclusivity, and personal growth. Here are some reasons to choose 1904labs:

• Innovation Hours: We believe in giving our employees time and space to innovate and work on their own ideas and projects.
• Innovation First - work where it makes sense: What matters is collaborating with your team and meeting your individual commitments. So long as that remains true, each day, we want you, in conversation with your team, to work from where it makes the most sense.
• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package, including medical, dental, and paid parental leave.
• Personal and professional growth: We invest in the personal and professional growth of our employees, crafting career paths tailored to their aspirations.
• Experienced team: Our teams consist of intensely curious and innovative thinkers from a variety of disciplines who inspire each other to come up with the best solutions possible.
• Trusted advisor to our clients: We work with our clients to effect change within their organizations and create solutions that make an impact.
• Inclusion inspires innovation: We believe that a diverse workforce builds better, more inclusive software.
• Flexible schedules and human-centered approach to work.
• Strong commitment to the community: Take advantage of the relationships we’ve built with our established community partners or pursue any other community endeavor you are passionate about.

Don’t meet every requirement? No problem. If your skills and experience align without meeting all requirements, we encourage you to apply. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every requirement. At 1904labs, one of our core beliefs, Inclusion Inspires Innovation, reflects our belief that a diverse workforce builds better, more inclusive software.

At 1904labs, we believe that inclusion inspires innovation. Our goal is to hire innovative, courageous, intensely curious, and team-minded people, and we are committed to fair hiring practices and equal treatment and opportunity in all areas of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. 1904labs is an equal-opportunity employer; committed to an environment of inclusion, free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.