P5P5 — Expert Professional
Lead/Head of Agile
Define company-wide Agile processes and best practices. Lead large-scale agile rollouts.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Define company-wide Agile processes
- Lead large-scale agile rollouts
- Drive innovation in Agile practices
- Align Agile initiatives with business objectives
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Define Agile processes
- Lead agile rollouts
- Drive Agile innovation
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Agile process definition
- Large-scale rollout leadership
- Innovation in Agile
- Executive communication
- Strategic alignment
- Company-wide Agile processes
- Innovation in Agile practices
- Strategic business alignment
- Change management
- Continuous improvement culture
- Change Leadership
- Executive communication
- Innovation
- Strategic alignment
- Continuous Improvement
What good looks like
- Strategic Agile knowledge
- Experience in large-scale rollouts
- Innovation leadership
Common titles
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Where it sits & what it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.