Product & Agile Transformation Coach (Hybrid)

Hybrid in Nashville, TN, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 day ago
Contract Independent
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50% Travel Required
Hybrid
$75 - $80/hr
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Skills

  • Agile
  • Agile Coach
  • backlog
  • Facilitation
  • Delivery
  • product roadmap
  • transformation

Summary

Client: State of TN/TN F&A STS
Job ID: 65475
Job ID: Continuous Quality Improvement Consultant
Location: 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue N., 20th floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Estimated Duration: 04/13/2026 - 06/30/2026
Hybrid
Description

Engagement Overview

  • We are seeking an experienced Product and Agile Transformation Coach to support teams transitioning from project-based delivery to a product-centric operating model, and from waterfall delivery to agile ways of working.
  • This role will focus on coaching teams, leaders, and partners through practical, sustainable change while aligning delivery practices with organizational goals and constraints.
  • The coach will work alongside IT leadership, product managers, delivery teams, and governance partners to embed product-centric thinking, modern delivery practices, and
  • continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Provide hands-on coaching to:
    • Product Managers / Product Owners
    • Delivery Managers / Scrum Masters
    • Cross-functional technical teams
  • Help teams establish and refine:
    • Product vision, pipelines, and roadmaps
    • Outcome-based planning and metrics
    • Backlog management and prioritization practices
  • Assess current delivery practices and recommend pragmatic improvement
  • approaches
  • Facilitate workshops and working sessions (e.g., agile fundamentals, product
  • mindset, team charters)
  • Partner with leadership to align:
    • Governance and funding models
    • Intake and prioritization processes
    • Delivery metrics and reporting
  • Support teams in adapting agile practices to enterprise or public-sector
  • constraints
  • Model servant leadership, continuous improvement, and psychological safety
  • Provide feedback, observations, and recommendations to leadership throughout
  • the engagement
  • Required Experience & Qualifications
  • Demonstrated experience as an Agile Coach, Product Coach, or Delivery
  • Transformation Coach
  • Proven success coaching teams through project → product and waterfall → agile
  • transitions
  • Experience working with cross-functional technical teams (engineering, business
  • analysts, QA, operations, security, data)
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Agile and lean principles
    • Product management practices
    • Incremental and iterative delivery models
  • Ability to coach at multiple levels (team, product, leadership)
  • Excellent facilitation, coaching, and communication skills
  • Comfortable working in complex, matrixed, or highly regulated environments
  • Preferred Experience
  • Experience in public sector, government, or large enterprise transformations
  • Familiarity with frameworks such as:
    • Scrum, Kanban, XP
    • SAFe, LeSS, or other scaling approaches (used pragmatically, not
  • dogmatically)
  • Experience evolving governance and funding models to support product delivery
  • Change management or organizational design experience
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Agile Coach, SAFe SPC, ICP-ACC/ATF,
  • PMP transitioning to agile)

Deliverables May Include

  • Agile and product maturity assessments
  • Team and leadership coaching plans
  • Product and delivery working agreements
  • Training materials and workshop outputs
  • Recommendations for sustained product and agile practices

Engagement Details

  • Role Type: Contractor / Consultant
  • Duration: Project-based, with potential extension
  • Work Style: Hybrid or remote (as applicable)
  • Reporting To: IT / Product Transformation Leadership

“Cleo Consulting is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled)”

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  • Dice Id: 91081631
  • Position Id: 6793-22658-
  • Posted 1 day ago
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