Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.
The Team Agilist is responsible for enabling a single Agile Team to operate effectively, continuously improve, and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes aligned to product objectives. Acting as a servant leader, coach, and facilitator, this role drives Agile team effectiveness by strengthening Agile practices, fostering collaboration, removing impediments, and helping teams mature toward predictable, sustainable delivery.
Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Agile partners, the Team Agilist promotes transparency, accountability, and continuous learning while supporting the team's progression toward high performance and adaptability.
Key Responsibilities and Deliverables- Facilitate team sprint ceremonies, including planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Coach team members on Agile, Lean, and product development practices to promote sustainable, predictable delivery.
- Ensure work meets the team's Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD) standards.
- Partner with the Product Manager to improve backlog refinement, prioritization, and delivery readiness.
- Collaborate with Engineering leadership to strengthen Agile technical practices and team effectiveness.
- Align team ways of working with organizational Agile frameworks, standards, and best practices.
- Remove impediments and escalate systemic issues that impact delivery outcomes.
- Guide the team in identifying, managing, and mitigating risks.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance team maturity, quality, and agility.
- Promote transparency through effective communication of progress, dependencies, risks, and metrics.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, feedback, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Actively participate in Agile communities of practice through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and ongoing development.
- 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Team Agilist, Service Delivery Manager, or similar Agile leadership role.
- Demonstrated success guiding Agile teams through varying stages of maturity and transformation.
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and XP practices.
- Experience supporting delivery within product-centric, cross-functional environments.
- Proven facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership capabilities.
- Ability to influence and coach team members, stakeholders, and leaders on Agile principles and practices.
- Experience utilizing Agile metrics, Inspect & Adapt techniques, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Background working within software product development environments, including both new product delivery and ongoing enhancement efforts.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor others while remaining open to coaching and feedback.
- Experience in fintech, SaaS, digital banking, or other high-growth technology organizations.
- Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD methodologies, and modern software engineering approaches.
- Agile certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or equivalent.
- Experience supporting distributed or global teams across multiple locations.
- Passion for fostering high-performing teams and driving continuous organizational improvement.
Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
Skills Required
- 2+ years as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Team Agilist, Service Delivery Manager, or similar
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP)
- Proven facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership capabilities
- Experience supporting delivery within product-centric, cross-functional software teams
- Experience utilizing Agile metrics, Inspect & Adapt techniques, and continuous improvement methodologies
- Ability to influence and coach team members, stakeholders, and leaders on Agile principles
- Ensure team adherence to Definition of Ready and Definition of Done and facilitate sprint ceremonies
- Background in software product development (new product delivery and enhancements)
- Experience in fintech, SaaS, digital banking, or high-growth technology organizations
- Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD methodologies
- Agile certifications (CSM, PSM, SAFe, PMI-ACP, or equivalent)
- Experience supporting distributed or global teams
Candescent Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Candescent and has not been reviewed or approved by Candescent.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies include unlimited vacation for full-time exempt staff, tenure-based accrual for non-exempt, plus floating holidays and sick leave. This breadth of time off suggests flexibility across employment classifications.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A discount program is cited that provides access to deals at over 250 retailers. This perk adds everyday savings beyond core benefits.
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What We Do
Candescent brings together the transformative technologies that power and connect account opening, digital banking and branch solutions for banks and credit unions of all sizes. And we’re here to help you extend, differentiate and illuminate your digital-first banking experiences. Our industry-leading products and services, cloud architecture and on-demand developer tools give you the power to differentiate and deliver seamless customer journeys.
