Agile Coach

About This Role

This role involves providing subject matter expertise and training in Agile methodologies and tools to foster high-performing development teams, particularly within large-scale financial service organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise and experience in training and coaching peers with Azure DevOps
• Oversee the coaching and planning of multiple high-performing Agile development teams and large-scale programs
• Teach, lead, and mentor cross-functional business groups to build, sustain, and strengthen Agile values, SAFe and scrum concepts and practices
• Provide hands-on coaching to Agile teams, including attending ceremonies/events and providing recommendations and feedback
• Cultivate an Agile mindset by demonstrating and teaching values of the Agile Manifesto and technical skills
• Ensure Agile project metrics are tracked and monitored for potential problem areas, assisting teams in identifying solutions
• Keep abreast of industry trends for Agile and best practices for enhancing product execution
• Identify and coach Agile evangelists across the organization to increase maturity

Requirements

• Subject matter expertise and experience in training and coaching peers with Azure DevOps
• Posting and publishing content website, ideally using Adobe Experience Manager
• SAFe SPC -Agile Coaching certification
• 8+ years experience and knowledge with agile techniques, processes, tools that enable the rapid definition, design, build, test and integration of the product or solution
• 5+ years experience leading Agile initiatives with a proven background in Lean Portfolio Management, software development lifecycle and driving organization through transformational changes
• 5+ years experience leading Agile training sessions, workshops, ways of working, planning sessions and creating required documentation and material
• Extensive expertise with agile frameworks like Scaled Agile, Scrum, Kanban and DevOps
• Experience coaching, training, and building software development teams practicing Scrum, Kanban, DevOps and SAFe

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience and knowledge with agile techniques, processes, tools; 5+ years experience leading Agile initiatives; 5+ years experience leading Agile training sessions, workshops, ways of working, planning sessions and creating required documentation and material

Nice to Have

• Experience with conducting and facilitating SAFe certified training
• Experience with Product Management transformations

Skills

* Required skills

Certifications