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Brian Lloyd

@brianlloyd

Transformation Coach at Aberdeen Advisor Group, advancing PI Planning and Lean Portfolio Management across Hanger.

At Aberdeen Advisor Group, I lead PI Planning readiness across Hanger through leadership training, team coaching, and Agile Release Train alignment. I also support Lean Portfolio Management adoption, helping executives and product stakeholders use participatory budgeting, OKRs, and lean governance.

At USAA, I drove portfolio practices for enterprise privacy and resiliency, aligning investments with strategic objectives. I facilitated portfolio ceremonies and worked with product, business, and architecture stakeholders to manage the portfolio backlog and support continuous flow.

At ManTech International, I led Agile transformation efforts in the DoD JCWA sector, aligning cyber capabilities with Department of Defense objectives. I coached Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and technical teams, and used Jira and Confluence to monitor performance and inform leadership.

Earlier, as AVP Release Train Engineer at LPL Financial and Lead Agile Coach at BigBear.AI and USAA, I supported Agile Release Trains, coached teams and leaders in Scrum and Kanban, and advanced continuous improvement. I hold SAFe certifications including SPC 6.0, SAFe RTE 6.0, and SAFe Agilist 6.0.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Transformation Coach

Current

Aberdeen Advisor Group

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Spearheaded enterprise PI Planning readiness across Hanger by designing and facilitating leadership training, team-level coaching, and Agile Release Train alignment. Drove Lean Portfolio Management adoption and built playbooks for intake, prioritization, and value stream alignment.

SAFe PI Planning Lean Portfolio Management OKRs Kanban Agile Coaching Leadership Training Value Stream Mapping DoR DoD Metrics Dashboards

Lean Portfolio Management Enterprise Privacy & Resiliency

USAA

Feb 2025 - Aug 2025 (6 months)

Drove Lean Portfolio Management practices to align enterprise investments in privacy and resiliency with strategic business objectives. Facilitated portfolio-level ceremonies, managed portfolio backlog, and coached ARTs on SAFe LPM principles.

Lean Portfolio Management SAFe Participatory Budgeting OKRs Kanban Metrics Agile Release Train Risk Management Compliance

Agile Manager

ManTech International

Jul 2024 - Feb 2025 (7 months)

Led Agile transformation efforts within the JCWA sector, aligning cyber capabilities with DoD objectives. Facilitated Agile ceremonies, coached Scrum Masters and Product Owners, and supported PI planning for mission-critical cyber solutions.

SAFe Agile Transformation Scrum Kanban Jira Confluence PI Planning Coaching Cybersecurity DoD

AVP Release Train Engineer

LPL Financial

Oct 2023 - Jul 2024 (9 months)

Provided leadership to Agile Release Trains, facilitating PI planning and coordinating cross-team dependencies. Established KPIs, generated release metrics, and drove continuous improvement initiatives.

SAFe Agile Release Train PI Planning Scrum Kanban KPIs Metrics Risk Management Coaching Stakeholder Management

Lead Agile Coach

BigBear.AI

May 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Spearheaded lean agile coaching initiatives within the government sector, guiding military and civilian leaders. Provided training and mentorship to Agile Coach candidates and Senior Agile Coaches, and advanced scaling agile frameworks.

Agile Coaching SAFe Scrum Kanban WIP Mentorship Training Stakeholder Management Continuous Improvement

Lead Agile Coach

USAA

May 2018 - Mar 2021 (2 years 10 months)

Drove continuous improvements to create a higher-performing enterprise. Planned strategy and led creation and delivery of Agile training for business and IT resources, and guided enterprise metrics to increase organizational agility.