Agile Coach

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Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for the adoption of agile best practices
• Guide teams to help them stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning approaches as needed to ensure the overall strategy is being met
• Lead agile workshops for both development and functional teams, as well as key stakeholders
• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset and ensure the organization is at the forefront of industry best practices
• Facilitate learning and development through individual and team coaching
• Effectively communicate agile principles, scrum practices and overall operating model across the organization
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures across teams
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
• Keep an objective perspective on issues and troubleshoots by applying agile principles
• Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
• Support teams in determining the resource allocation to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project deliver
• Assist and conduct Agile trainings for internal teams and volunteers

Skills Required

• 2+ years of experience as an Agile Coach
• Experience in Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)
• Can showcase examples of implementing agile techniques in different cultures and environments
• Experience running agile projects of varying size and complexity
• Strong leader, educator, and coach
• An excellent communicator and motivator

Experience Required

• Scrum Master certification and/or other Agile certifications
• SPC (SAFe Program Consultant) certification
• Experience coaching various teams and organizations at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies
• Computer Science/Engineering background

Other Requirements

• Candidate must be based in the United States
• Please share any relevant background/info/resume