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Job Description
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Responsibilities
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Coach teams and leaders through the transition from project-centric to product- oriented delivery Support the shift from waterfall delivery models to agile and hybrid agile practices
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Provide hands-on coaching to:
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Product Managers / Product Owners
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Delivery Managers / Scrum Masters
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Cross-functional technical teams
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Help teams establish and refine:
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Product vision, pipelines, and roadmaps
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Outcome-based planning and metrics
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Backlog management and prioritization practices
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Assess current delivery practices and recommend pragmatic improvement approaches
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Facilitate workshops and working sessions (e.g., agile fundamentals, product mindset, team charters)
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Partner with leadership to align:
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Governance and funding models
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Intake and prioritization processes
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Delivery metrics and reporting
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Support teams in adapting agile practices to enterprise or public-sector constraints
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Model servant leadership, continuous improvement, and psychological safety
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Provide feedback, observations, and recommendations to leadership throughout the engagement
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Top Skills & Years of Experience
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Required Experience and Qualifications
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Demonstrated experience as an Agile Coach, Product Coach, or Delivery Transformation Coach
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Proven success coaching teams through project → product and waterfall → agile transitions
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Experience working with cross-functional technical teams (engineering, business analysts, QA, operations, security, data)
Strong understanding of:
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Agile and lean principles
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Product management practices
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Incremental and iterative delivery models
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Ability to coach at multiple levels (team, product, leadership)
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Excellent facilitation, coaching, and communication skills
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Comfortable working in complex, matrixed, or highly regulated environments
Preferred Experience
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Experience in public sector, government, or large enterprise transformations
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Familiarity with frameworks such as:
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Experience evolving governance and funding models to support product delivery
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Change management or organizational design experience
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Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Agile Coach, SAFe SPC, ICP-ACC/ATF, PMP transitioning to agile)
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