Portfolio Agile Coach

Portfolio Agile Coach

REMOTE WITH QUARTERLY TRAVEL IN WASHINGTON, DC

12+ MONTHS CONTRACT

Responsibilities

•            Drive Lean Portfolio Management: Facilitate key LPM and Agile Release Train (ART) events to ensure strategic alignment, investment transparency, and optimized flow.

•            Executive & Leadership Coaching: Provide high-level mentorship to leaders and stakeholders on Agile operating models, governance structures, and Lean-Agile values.

•            SAFe Training & Certification: Deliver and certify SAFe 6.0 courses across various roles (SA, SP, RTE, SSM, SASM) and facilitate SAFe Collaborate sessions.

•            Implement OKR Frameworks: Collaborate with leadership to design and deploy OKRs for objective performance tracking and progress measurement.

•            Conduct Maturity Assessments: Lead AgilityHealth maturity assessments, recommend strategic growth plans, and facilitate targeted improvement workshops.

•            Champion Organizational Change: Identify and resolve enterprise-level impediments to improve productivity, reduce cycle times, and eliminate inefficiencies.

•            Tooling & Metrics Strategy: Support the adoption and optimization of Jira Align, Confluence, and AgilityHealth to track transformation metrics and portfolio health.

•            Foster Communities of Practice: Cultivate a continuous learning environment through Communities of Practice to encourage cross-functional innovation and autonomy.

•            Develop Training Assets: Create Lean-Agile educational materials and lead the onboarding of new teams into the Agile ecosystem.

Qualifications

•            Certification: Active SAFe 6 Practice Consultant (SPC) certification is required.

•            Coaching Expertise: Minimum of 6 years’ experience coaching Agile teams, with a proven focus on Portfolio-level transitions.

•            Professional Background: 5+ years of experience in Engineering, IT, or related technical fields.

•            Portfolio & Budgeting Mastery: Demonstrated experience guiding Agile portfolios, managing Lean budgeting, and transitioning regulated environments from Waterfall to Agile.

•            Technical Tooling: Proficiency in enterprise Agile tools, specifically Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, and AgilityHealth.

•            Communication & Strategy: Strategic thinker with elite facilitation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

•            Travel: Ability to travel quarterly along the Northeast corridor for PI Planning events