We're looking for an experienced Agile Coach that will analyze the client's existing infrastructure and implement improvements to help streamline processes and create efficiencies. Ultimately, the agile coach will play a key role in long-term strategy across the business, helping teams deliver better products in a faster, more efficient manner.
The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in agile practices, software development, and organizational leadership, particularly within highly regulated environments.
Objectives of this role
- Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices.
- Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met.
- Lead agile workshops for developer and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility.
- Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching.
- Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down.
- Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization.
- Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams.
- Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met.
- Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles.
- Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status.
- Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery.
- Support the implementation of SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) practices tailored to the needs of the organization.
- Conduct training sessions and workshops on agile methodologies.
- Assist in the development and execution of agile transformation strategies specific to the organization.
- Monitor and report on team performance and project progress, ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Required skills and qualifications
- A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in Agile methodologies and coaching.
- Experience in using scrum, kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe).
- Experience implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments.
- Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity.
- Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and guide teams in a regulated environment.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Preferred skills and qualifications
- Certification as agile coach or scrum master.
- Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies.
- Experience in software development and project management.
- Educational background in computer science.
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