Manager, Experience Architecture

Manager, Experience Architecture

Date: Oct 15, 2024

Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

Company: NextEra Energy

is America’s largest electric company, providing clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to more than 12 million people in Florida. We operate one of the cleanest power generation fleets in the U.S. and our reliability is among the best in the nation. Our goal is to achieve Real Zero carbon emissions from our operations by 2045 by expanding our solar capacity, increasing battery storage and bringing new renewable energy opportunities to Florida, while improving customer affordability and reliability. Are you interested in becoming a game-changer in the energy industry? Join our world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is seeking an innovative and results-driven Manager, Experience Architecture to join our team. This role will partner closely with Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) and Solution Architects to drive strategic application vision and build Human-Centered Design (HCD) delivery roadmaps. The successful candidate will lead the tactical execution of discovery and research while managing a team of dedicated professionals focused on accelerating project success and improving application adoption.

Key Responsibilities

Drive Proactive Strategic Application Vision:

Collaborate with BRMs and Solution Architects to define a strategic application vision.

Develop and maintain HCD delivery roadmaps to ensure alignment with business goals.

Partner for Experience Success and Application Adoption:

Work closely with BRMs and Solution Architects to ensure successful application adoption and user experience delight.

Act as a bridge between technical and business stakeholders to align project objectives and outcomes.

Lead Tactical Excellence in Execution:

Oversee the successful execution and acceleration of discovery and research phases.

Manage partner report-outs to ensure transparency and alignment on project progress and findings.

Deliver Project Accelerators:

Develop and implement project accelerators, including ongoing research and accumulated business knowledge, to reduce timelines for discovery and design phases.

Provide insights and tools to streamline project processes and improve efficiency.

Manage Team of Direct Reports:

Lead a team of direct reports embedded with partners to build and maintain Business Unit (BU) roadmaps and accelerators.

Stand up project-level pods focused on driving business outcomes, ensuring teams are aligned and motivated.

Provide coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities for team members.

Ideal Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Design, Project Management, or a related field.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in experience consulting, application strategy, or a related field.

Proven ability to drive strategic application vision and develop HCD delivery roadmaps.

Strong background in research methodologies and tactical execution of discovery phases.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Demonstrated experience in managing a team of professionals and fostering a collaborative working environment.

Proficiency in project management tools and software.

Job Overview

This position guides teams in the execution of agile initiatives to deliver customer value. Employees in this role train and coach in the use of Scrum, Lean, Kanban, XP, and scale agile framework practices.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Trains and coaches leaders, teams, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters in Lean-Agile practices and mindset

Contributes in Communities of Practice (CoP), within the agile network

Promotes and encourages collaboration and transparency and builds trusting relationships between business, delivery, and other entities within the organization

Facilitates periodic synchronization meetings across several different onsite and distributed delivery teams

Prepares program and release backlogs, as well as team and program objectives

Tracks, promotes, and publishes completed program features and program and team objectives

Manages risk and dependencies, communicates and escalates impediments to facilitate transparency, and reduces bottlenecks

Embraces a continuous improvement mindset, and drives the use of agile engineering best practices and innovation

Reports on standardized program-level metrics, and understands, tracks, and operates within the program budget

Plays an instrumental role in the organization’s Agile transformation, acts as a change agent, and shows strong leadership skills with a positive and collaborative attitude

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

High School Grad / GED

Bachelor’s or Equivalent Experience

Experience: 8 years

Supervisor/Management Experience: 2 years

Preferred Qualifications

None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Clickto learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Information Technology

Organization: Florida Power & Light Company

Relocation Provided: No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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