Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

Use Agile/SAFe subject matter expertise to coach new and existing teams on practices, and influence leadership and associates on the culture change required to shift l to an Agile framework and mindset. Provide SME coaching to specific Agile roles (Scrum Masters, Product Owners etc.). Teach, mentor, and coach teams, Scrum Masters.

Utilize feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc.) to identify areas of opportunity and partners with others to coach the program to continuously improve

Foster innovation with practices and frameworks through experimentation to improve program delivery

Coach the program to improve collaboration and self-organization

Act as an Agile mentor/coach to any Agile role or stakeholder

Agile & Technical Learning: Actively seeks and leads a variety of learning opportunities such as Communities of Practice, conferences, classroom training and independent study to further develop self and community

Coach teams by facilitating/observing sprint activities (daily stand-up, sprint planning/reviews/retrospectives) and providing individual and team-based coaching on Agile practices and helping to solve project and organizational impediments

Motivate managers and executives transition successfully from traditional management techniques to forecasting and agile metrics.

Prepare a variety of communication artifacts related to the Agile practice, progress, and plans. Develops and delivers presentations to various levels of stakeholders and facilitates working sessions to identify resolutions to impediments to continuous Agile improvement

Must Haves:

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree, Master's degree preferred
• Has at least 8 years' professional experience
• Has minimum 2 years of experience implementing a variety of Agile practices (Scrum, SAFe, XP, Lean, Kanban) across several full lifecycle software development projects
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the Agile space as a Product Owner, Scrum Master, Business Analyst and/or Developer
• Experience implementing governance practices to align with agile methodologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required including ability to make effective presentations, create Agile training documentation artifacts, and interact effectively in negotiations and team settings
• Experience in bring industry knowledge from the Agile community to the program/team
• Experience in providing solution to teams, management, and stakeholders to discuss successes, challenges, Agile adoption & delivery progress, and solutions for improvement
• Ability to assess teams, create outcome-based plan to enable successful transition of team to self-sustainability
• Experience in representing the model, values, and principles of the Agile Manifesto
• Ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms
• Demonstrated high level of analytical and problem-solving skills