Agile Coach

Job#: 3025330

Job Description:

Job Title: Agile Coach

Location: San Antonio, TX (preferred), Findlay, OH or Denver, CO - hybrid

Remote Option: Open to fully remote candidates willing to travel to San Antonio 1-2 times per quarter for PI Planning

Client Type: Oil & Gas

Contract Duration: 9 months (through end of year) - potential to extend into 2027

Rate: up to $85/hr.

Role Summary

The Agile Coach is responsible for operationalizing SAFe at scale by translating framework intent into clear execution patterns that enable predictable, high-quality delivery. This role works across Agile Release Trains (ARTs), Shared Services, Product, and Release Train Engineers (RTEs) to improve flow, manage dependencies, and ensure outcomes align with enterprise priorities and value stream objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Operationalize SAFe at the ART level by translating SAFe principles and intent into clear execution models, team norms, and ART working agreements that enable reliable, predictable delivery.

Partner with peer ART Coaches to align planning, cadence, and execution practices across multiple ARTs, enabling seamless delivery of shared outcomes and effective management of cross-ART dependencies.

Coach cross-ART dependency management by establishing explicit integration points, synchronization mechanisms, and clear escalation paths to ensure dependencies are visible, managed proactively, and do not become delivery blockers.

Enable Shared Services excellence by coaching Shared Services teams to operate as disciplined service providers with defined intake processes, prioritization models, capacity allocation, and service-level expectations.

Balance Shared Services dual demands by helping teams effectively support multiple Value Streams while maintaining internal operational health, continuous improvement initiatives, and roadmap commitments.

Act as a system-level coach by diagnosing systemic constraints, identifying bottlenecks, recommending pragmatic approaches, and driving decision-making when teams stall or default to local optimization.

Improve flow and predictability across the ART using practical, delivery-grounded controls such as WIP limits, dependency sequencing, Definition of Ready (DoR), Definition of Done (DoD), and integration and synchronization practices aligned to real delivery conditions.

Align Product, RTE, and team execution to ensure PI Objectives, commitments, and delivery outcomes reflect cross-ART realities, enterprise priorities, and value stream dependencies.

Qualifications & Experience

Deep experience applying SAFe at scale, particularly at the ART and multi-ART level

Proven ability to coach leaders, RTEs, Product Management, and teams through complex delivery challenges

Strong systems thinking with the ability to identify constraints and drive alignment beyond team-level optimization

Demonstrated success improving flow, predictability, and dependency management in large enterprise environments

Excellent facilitation, coaching, and influence skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.