Agility Lead National Philanthropic Trust United States, Pennsylvania, Conshohocken Oct 27, 2026 Agility Lead

Become a Part of the NPT Team

National Philanthropic Trust was founded in 1996. Since that time, have raised more than $95.8 billion in charitable contributions and currently manage $68.7 billion in charitable assets. We have made more than 1.1 million grants totaling more than $55.5 billion to charities all over the world. We rank among the largest grantmaking institutions in the United States. Our mission is to increase philanthropy in society. To that end, our experienced staff of philanthropic professionals are fully prepared to help you establish and administer your donor-advised fund. NPT is led by a Board of Trustees composed of nationally known experts in philanthropy and business.

At National Philanthropic Trust, we foster a welcoming environment for all.

People are valued and respected for who they are-with opportunities to bring theirentrepreneurial spirit andtalents to increase giving around the world. We have an inclusive, supportive, collaborative culture that makes National Philanthropic Trust one of the most rewarding places to work.

About the role

Great teams don't just follow a process, they own their practice. As an Agility Lead, you'll serve as Scrum Master for a set of NPT's delivery teams and coach them, in sprints or in continuous flow, to deliver predictably and keep getting better.

Running a meeting well is the starting point. The real work is the preparation, follow through, and judgment behind it. You'll be accountable for whether the teams you support actually work differently over time, and you'll use metrics to show it.

You'll work within our IT Delivery Center of Excellence, partnering with the Center of Excellence lead, who runs quarterly planning, and with the engineer who owns our Jira platform.

What you'll do

Coach teams to deliver Serve as Scrum Master for your Scrum teams, and coach your Kanban teams on flow, work in progress, and service expectations

Run and continually improve team ceremonies, with the preparation and follow through that turn meetings into decisions

Coach Product Owners on backlog health, prioritization, acceptance criteria, and stakeholder management

Remove impediments at the team level, and escalate organizational ones to Center of Excellence leadership Drive maturity and measure it Set a maturity baseline for each team you support and track progress against it

Help define the team health, delivery, and quality metrics the Center of Excellence publishes, and make sure teams use them in retrospectives and planning

Design small improvement experiments and measure whether they worked

Use flow metrics such as work in progress, cycle time, and aging work to guide coaching conversations Hold the standard Apply our delivery standards at the team level, including Definition of Ready, Definition of Done, and working agreements

Coach teams to raise changes before work begins, complete change records, and meet release gates rather than route around them

Hold the standard every sprint: SOC 2 tests whether a control operated consistently, not whether it existed

Partner with the platform engineer to fix workflow friction and drive adoption of new capabilities, and with our test strategy lead on recurring quality concerns Plan and coordinate Prepare your teams for quarterly planning, including backlog readiness, capacity, and dependencies, and facilitate their team planning

Carry dependencies between your teams and the wider delivery organization, including through Scrum of Scrums

Once a second Agility Lead is in place, coordinate on coverage, practice calibration, and backup Build the practice Contribute to training materials, playbooks, and templates based on what works with your teams

Take part in our community of practice and help calibrate what good coaching looks like

Use AI tools connected to Jira and Confluence to cut admin work, so more of your time goes to coaching What you bring At least 5 years of relevant Agile delivery experience, including at least 2 years serving as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach supporting multiple teams concurrently.

Command of both Scrum and Kanban, and the judgment to know which fits each team

Specific examples of teams that measurably changed how they work under your coaching

Experience using team metrics or maturity assessments to show improvement over time

Experience coaching Product Owners and technical leads, not just team members

Strong facilitation, direct feedback, and the ability to hold a standard under delivery pressure

Working proficiency in Jira and flow metrics, and comfort using AI tools day to day

Clear written and verbal communication with team members, technical leads, and business stakeholders

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Nice to have Advanced certification such as PSM II, CSP-SM, ICP-ACC, or KMP

Facilitating quarterly program or PI planning

Supporting teams through change controls in a regulated or audited environment

Nonprofit or financial services experience Why you'll like it here Shape how an entire IT organization works

A team that values coaching, not just ceremonies

Room to grow the practice, from your own teams to the Center of Excellence playbook

A mission that matters: NPT helps donors and financial partners put philanthropy to work

Hybrid Work Schedule:

This position follows a hybrid work schedule and requires onsite presence in our Conshohocken, PA office every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Notify me of jobs like this