Job#: 3055108 Job Description: Sr. Agile Transformation Coach
Location: Remote, United States (Remote)
Role Overview
This position is for a subject matter expert to lead, coach, train, and mentor employees at all levels of the organization on Agile principles. The role involves cultivating an Agile mindset by demonstrating and teaching the values of the Agile Manifesto and underlying technical skills. The objective is to ensure Agile values and frameworks are understood and applied effectively to support the organization's shift from a traditional to an Agile methodology.
Key Responsibilities
- Teach, lead, and mentor cross-functional groups to build and sustain Agile values, SAFe, and scrum concepts.
- Identify and coach Agile evangelists to increase Agile maturity across the organization.
- Coach teams in scrum tasks such as sprint planning, user story mapping, estimations, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.
- Ensure Agile project metrics are tracked and monitored to identify and address potential problem areas.
- Provide structured and ad-hoc training in Agile principles and practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop Agile coaching and training materials.
- Prepare communication artifacts related to Agile practice, progress, and plans.
- Develop and deliver presentations to various levels of stakeholders and facilitate working sessions.
- Provide strategic thought leadership to overcome impediments to accelerated delivery.
- Foster communication and collaboration between teams to align program goals.
Required Qualifications
Experience: 10+ years of experience. This includes significant experience working as a Senior Agile Coach in an Agile environment (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, DevOps), successfully coaching and transitioning teams, programs, and portfolios. Experience in successful Agile transformation at scale in large enterprise organizations is required, as is experience working with senior executives. Significant experience with different Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, XP, SAFe), coaching and developing people, and working with JIRA or Microsoft Azure Boards is also necessary.
Education: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is required.
Authorization: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employer sponsorship is not available now or in the future for this position.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAFe Program Consultant certification.
- A Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
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