Kanban Agile Delivery Manager, ISG Architecture & Governance
Morgan Stanley · Montréal, QC
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Open to senior delivery roles & consulting engagements
Rémi Jonathan Choquette
Senior Agile Delivery & Governance Manager
Summary
Senior Agile Manager with a robust background in financial services, adept at integrating Agile frameworks to enhance operational governance and delivery efficiency. Successfully led governance initiatives across nine workstreams and 19 super-departments, achieving a 20–30% improvement in delivery predictability and a 25–40% reduction in cycle times, which directly supported strategic alignment and risk mitigation efforts. By implementing scalable tracking frameworks, I facilitated the launch of 3–5 strategic initiatives per quarter, significantly enhancing stakeholder engagement among 15 engineering and architecture stakeholders. My focus on automating governance processes reduced administrative overhead by 30%, fostering a culture of accountability that aligns with enterprise objectives and drives continuous improvement across complex environments.
Experience
Chronology only. Detailed scope, programs, and quantified outcomes are covered by NDA across these engagements and shared on request.
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Selected Highlights
Governance & Compliance
- Implemented governance frameworks for architecture initiatives across 19 super-departments, improving risk-management posture and reporting accuracy on 10 strategic KPIs.
- Established standardized governance operating procedures for architecture review and quarterly planning, improving coordination across globally distributed stakeholders.
- Created scalable Jira governance workflows that improved traceability, accountability, and action-item closure rates across architecture initiatives.
- Supported cloud governance and enterprise-architecture initiatives related to resiliency, workload placement, and operational modernization.
Delivery & Metrics
- Optimized workflow processes across 8 delivery teams, improving delivery predictability and team velocity, achieving an average lead-time reduction of 2–4 weeks.
- Introduced advanced Kanban metrics and workflow-optimization practices that reduced delivery bottlenecks and improved forecasting accuracy across multiple enterprise teams.
- Spearheaded the transformation of legacy delivery reporting into data-driven operational dashboards using Jira, Wrike, and workflow analytics.
- Implemented scaled Kanban strategies across multiple development teams (~65 people) to streamline workflows, reduce bottlenecks, and improve delivery predictability.
Coaching & Transformation
- Led modernization initiatives that standardized Agile delivery practices across distributed engineering and operations teams, increasing alignment, predictability, and stakeholder confidence.
- Elevated Scrum and Kanban practices to enhance sprint predictability and delivery transparency: a 15–25% improvement that increased stakeholder satisfaction and business alignment.
- Coached teams and stakeholders on Agile maturity, continuous improvement, and delivery optimization.
- Introduced metrics-driven retrospectives that helped teams identify recurring delivery constraints and improve execution consistency.
AI & Automation
- Implemented automation and AI-assisted governance workflows that reduced administrative overhead by 30% and accelerated preparation for executive architecture reviews by 25%.
- Contributed to AI and automation initiatives focused on improving operational efficiency and event analysis workflows in a high-performance trading environment.
- Drove cross-functional collaboration among engineering, operations, architecture, and leadership, accelerating decision-making to 3–5 strategic initiatives launched per quarter.
Certifications
- Certified SAFe Advanced Scrum Master
Scaled Agile Framework · 2024 - Professional Scrum Master II
Scrum.org · 2023 - Professional Scrum Master I
Scrum.org · 2021
Conferences
- Agile 2024 · Dallas, Texas
Education
Certificate: Fundamentals of Business
Concordia University · Montréal, QC
May 2024
Continuing education on a part-time basis, in preparation for an MBA.
BEng. Computer Engineering
Concordia University · Montréal, QC
May 2023
Computer Science
Champlain Regional College · Saint-Lambert, QC
May 2020
- Honour Roll, Fall 2019
- Term Dean's List, Winter 2020
- Delivered an HRM system for the City of Brossard's Aquatic division
- President, Born This Way Society
Skills
Delivery Frameworks
- Kanban (scaled, advanced metrics)
- Scrum & Scrumban
- SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)
- Sprint planning & retrospectives
- Release coordination
- Backlog management
- Dependency management
- Hypothesis-driven continuous improvement
Governance & Reporting
- Agile governance leadership
- Governance process automation
- Executive reporting
- Risk identification
- Change management
- Budget, schedule & risk management
- Action-item tracking
- Cross-team collaboration
Tools
- Atlassian Jira (configuration & administration)
- Confluence
- Wrike
- Tableau
- Microsoft Copilot
- Snowflake Cortex AI
- Pivotal Cloud Foundry
- Docker / Ansible / Kubernetes
Leadership
- Stakeholder alignment
- Cross-functional leadership
- Coaching in Agile practices
- Team accountability & empowerment
- Product owner support
- Strategic workshops
- Remote collaboration
- Performance improvement strategies