Senior Agile Coach (Remote)

A Fortune 50 financial services company in McLean, VA is currently seeking a remote Senior Agile Coach to support our client remotely.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Agile Coach will:

• Influence leadership and team members on the culture change required to shift from a traditional to an Agile methodology


• Ensure Agile project metrics are being tracked and monitored for indications of potential problem areas and assist teams in identifying and implementing solutions to address the problems


• Lead and oversee the coaching and planning of multiple existing operational teams, as well as supporting new operational teams


• Lead Agile teams through product/service framing and discovery, including defining OKRs, product/service vision, user story mapping, and other framing activities


• Drive consistent Agile practices and strategy across the organization to enhance business value delivery

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience leading Agile initiatives with a proven background in software development lifecycle and driving organization through agile transformational at all levels of the organization


• 10+ years of experience leading Agile training sessions, workshops, ways of working, planning sessions and creating required documentation and material


• 10+ years of experience and knowledge with agile techniques, processes, tools that enable the rapid definition, design, build, test and integration of the product or solution


• Experience standing up multiple Agile Release Trains leveraging product management principles


• SAFe SPC certification required with additional agile and project management certifications that provide a well-rounded view of expertise


• Lean six sigma certification a plus with experience identifying waste and opportunities to improve efficiencies


• Experience functioning as an RTE, Scrum Master, Project Manager/Program Manager, Product Manager with the ability to function in an organization that leverages multiple methodologies


• Experience coaching senior executives and software development teams practicing Scrum, Kanban, DevOps and SAFe


• Strong emotional intelligence and organizational awareness with ability to challenge organizational norms and influence decisions without formal authority


• Extensive experience with one or more agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally etc., preferably Jira, Azure DevOps and Service Now


• Prior experience working with senior executives and proven ability to effectively communicate and influence senior executives in decisions critical to adoption and implementation of Agile practice


• Advanced skills in oral and verbal communication skills


• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence individuals from various facets ensuring effective and active listening


• Experience with large-scale software delivery and/or Agile transformation at scale in large enterprise with a proven track record of applying change


• Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) in a hybrid organization

Desired Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security, Business, Information Technology or Computer Science


• Lean Six Sigma certification


• Experience identifying waste and opportunities to improve efficiencies


• Banking / Financial background


• Information Security or Information Technology background