Agile Design Lead

The Agile Design Lead Coach is responsible for the current Agile Design (AD) process and approach, including supporting in developing processes and ways of working, ensuring Essity’s long-term competitiveness. Main Tasks:Manage and lead the refinement of Agile Design (AD) process and way of working based changes proposed by Innovation Excellence Lead.Lead continuous improvements sessions with AD Coaches to collect new requirements and propose these to the Innovation Excellence Lead.Plan and drive competence build of AD Coaches via training sessions including Bootcamps and AD Assessments. Develop Coaches further via 1:1s and AD Community meets.Mentor and support AD Coaches in AD activities and projects as needed.Own and follow-up on identified and agreed AD KPIs.Drive and stimulate how AD can be leveraged to the fullest (incl field studies, prototype testing and usability studies), also considering regulatory constraints, e.g. MDR.Manage AD Coaching requests with requestors and allocate resources (AD coaches) from the AD Community.

Required Skills:Be a communicative and empathic team-player who operates with a positive and pragmatic can-do attitude.Ability to embrace change by challenging the status quo, and deal with ambiguity and complexity.Being able to organize and structure work is key for the role since the role is managing many different stakeholders at the same time.Thriving on using network to connect people and leverage synergies working with colleagues and stakeholders.Being able to build relationships based on trust, integrity and respect as well as engaging, challenge, coach and inspire people around.