Job description

AGILE COACH

Position Summary

This individual will be responsible for overseeing Scrum Masters. In addition, the expectation for this role is to foster a culture of continuous improvements, focusing on product deliver, customer satisfaction. This individual should have the ability to use agile metrics to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and spot areas of opportunity.

Essential Functions

Educate teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Executives on Agile and Scrum practices.
Engage with team in establishing process for continuous improvements through application of ideas in retrospectives, prescribed process improvements, etc.,
Conduct Scrum ceremonies to assist in removing impediments that obstruct a team’s pursuit of sprint goals.
Drive Adoption through promotion of Agile practices, techniques, and frameworks, bridging the gap between theory and practice.
Establish standards and requirements for the Agile process.
Establish consistent Agile practices across organization.
Handle issues that arise during project development.
Conduct Agile maturity assessments and help teams implement Agile metrics and reporting methods.
Lead, coach, motivate and develop. Responsible for one-on-one meetings, performance appraisals, growth opportunities and attracting new talent.
Clearly communicate expectations, provide employees with the training, resources, and information needed to succeed.
Actively engage, coach, counsel and provide timely, and constructive performance feedback.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent work experience required.

Experience And Skills

At least 5 years as an Agile Coach, demonstrated sustained performance with impact at team(s) or process level
At least 3 years at a manager level and successfully demonstrated leadership competencies managing scrum masters or agile coaches.
Proficiency in Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Strong mentoring, facilitation, and change management skills.
Ability to promote a culture of continuous improvement and Agile mindset.

POSITION COMPETENCIES

Accountability
Communication
Action Oriented
Timely Decision Making
Building Relationships/Shaping Culture
Customer Focus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is an office environment requiring extended sitting and computer work

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Remote

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

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