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Sr Program Manager – Yield Pod
| Company | Kraft Heinz |
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| Location | Chicago, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $118400 – $148000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach
- Business acumen with an understanding of business context, factory operations, and customer needs
- Demonstrated experience leading agile transformation in manufacturing or complex operational environments
- Deep understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and their practical adaptation outside of software
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and influencing skills
- Track record of driving measurable improvements in team performance, engagement, and business outcomes
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and change management abilities
- Passion for empowering teams and fostering a culture of learning and innovation
Responsibilities
- Lead agile transformation initiatives at factory sites
- Partner with factory leadership, cross-functional teams, and frontline staff to co-create a vision for agile ways of working
- Facilitate the design, launch, and continuous improvement of agile teams
- Coach teams and leaders on agile mindset, self-organization, and data-driven decision-making
- Identify and remove obstacles to team performance
- Develop and maintain agile dashboards and KPIs
- Establish and track key metrics to measure team performance
- Identify areas for improvement and propose changes to increase efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction
- Collaborate with HR, IT, and other enabling functions
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Ensure alignment between agile initiatives at the factory level and broader organizational objectives
- Support change management efforts
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
