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.
Position Summary
The Team Agilist ensures that a single Agile Team operates effectively, continuously improves, and delivers high-quality outcomes aligned with product objectives. Serving as a servant leader and coach, this role facilitates team cadences, strengthens Agile practices, removes impediments, and helps the team build maturity, predictability, and adaptability.
You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, and Agile partners to foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning while supporting the team’s progression toward high performance.
Key Responsibilities
Facilitate team sprint ceremonies including planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
Coach the team in Lean and Agile product management and Agile technical practices to drive sustainable and predictable delivery.
Ensure all work meets the team’s Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD).
Partner with the Product Owner to improve backlog grooming and prioritization practices.
Collaborate with the Staff Engineer and Engineering Manager to enhance Agile technical practices.
Work with the Product Agilist to align team practices with organizational standards and frameworks.
Help the team identify and resolve impediments, escalating systemic issues as needed.
Guide the team in effective risk management, including mitigation and contingency planning.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase team maturity and agility.
Maintain transparency of progress, risks, and impediments through clear communication and metrics.
Foster a collaborative, feedback driven culture focused on learning and innovation.
Engage in communities of practice—contributing, learning, mentoring, and mentoring.
Basic Qualifications
2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Team Coach, Service Delivery Manager, or similar role.
Demonstrated experience guiding Agile Teams through all stages of transformation, from formation to high performance.
Strong knowledge of Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and associated product, process, and technical practices.
Experience working within a multi-team, product centric environment.
Proven facilitation and leadership skills.
Ability to coach team members, stakeholders, and leaders on Agile principles and practices.
Familiarity with Agile metrics, Inspect & Adapt techniques, and continuous improvement.
Experience in product development environments (new product introduction and sustaining).
Experience mentoring others and openness to being mentored.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in fintech, SaaS, or other fast paced technology environments.
Exposure DevOps practices and modern engineering approaches.
Relevant certifications such as CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or PMIACP.
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.
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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.
