Agile Consultant

Role: Agile Coach

Location: Remote - EST and CST

Key Responsibilities

·       Provides knowledge and expertise around Lean Agile processes while coaching key roles in the organization to be self-sufficient in day-to-day operations.

·       Leads large scale Agile transformations and complex Agile delivery.

·       Partners with key stakeholders and senior leadership in constructing the foundation necessary for transforming from a waterfall (or no) framework to a Lean Agile framework.

·       Partners with Release Train Engineers to prepare and launch new ARTs

·       Teaches, mentors, and coaches leaders and their teams in Agile practices while building a culture where Agile teams can thrive.

·       Trains leaders and teams at all levels of the organization on Agile strategy and help them understand and articulate the benefits of Lean-Agile delivery.

·       Creates and drives a work environment with focus on continuous improvement, broad collaboration and alignment across program, portfolio, ART, technical, and business teams and their stakeholders.

·       Skillfully facilitates group dynamics and communications, regardless of the audience, and ensure that every voice is heard and heeded.

·       Incorporates enterprise standards and experience to advance organization’s Lean Portfolio Management practices.

·       Actively coach, mentor, and influence cyber teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and business partners in Lean-Agile principles, Lean Portfolio Management best practices, feature prioritization, and backlog refinement, fostering a culture of accountability, adaptability, and collaboration.

·       Drives the ongoing evolution and adoption of SAFe practices within EIP.

·       Creates tools and leads training sessions to demonstrate how leaders and associates will apply Agile frameworks in their day-to-day work.

·       Guides three new ARTs through the transition and drives continued adherence to optimal Agile work practices.

·       May provide on-going iteration management for high profile initiatives to provide real-time coaching as well as to gather and share Agile best practices across the enterprise.

·       Begins to influence department’s transformation strategy.

·       Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding approach for transformation components, and work is performed without direction.

Required Qualifications

·       Minimum 5+ years serving as an Agile Coach in a fast-paced technology-based environment.

·       At least 10 years working with Agile frameworks in high-demand environments, including experience in hybrid models (Scrum, Kanban, project/program management).

·       Demonstrated success coaching and mentoring teams and leaders in Lean-Agile practices.

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to empathize and relate with those new to the Agile methodology.; adept at presenting to executive leadership.

·       Advanced facilitation, influencing, and relationship management skills.

·       Validated advanced Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), IC Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), SAFe Practice Consultant).

·       Deep knowledge of Agile principles and the ability to transfer that knowledge to new and evolving environments.

·       Deep knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework, Lean Portfolio Management, and Product Development Flow principles in their enterprise context.

·       Experience in coaching and demonstrating facilitation of core agile practices including, but not limited to: Kanban, value stream mapping, feature and story backlog prioritization and grooming, PI Planning, Iteration/Sprint planning, Metrics (at all levels), Agile ceremonies (at all levels), and Lean Portfolio Management.

·       Significant experience and proficiency in Jira Align with demonstrated experience training organizations’ users at all levels (Portfolio / Leadership down to team members).

·       Strong proficiency in Agile lifecycle management tools; preference for Azure DevOps (ADO)

·       Experience with portfolio wide software delivery and/or Agile transformation at scale in cyber or technically complex organizations.

·       Agile Coach & Mentor: Possesses strong leadership skills with a passion for teaching and mentoring others and has experience in coaching Agile.

Preferred Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree.

·       Experience working with cyber security teams.

·       Experience coaching both development and non-development Scrum/Kanban teams.