Agile Coach

Objectives of this role:-
• Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices
• Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met
• Lead agile workshops for people of various technical disciplines, as well as for key stakeholders
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility
• Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices
• Work directly with Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and the PMO to nurture a healthy and productive agile environment

Responsibilities:-
• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching
• Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down
• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles
• Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
• Support leadership in understanding and participating in good agile practices
• Facilitate the development of working agreements between teams and departments to improve cross-functional collaboration
• Guide the organization in implementing structured prioritization frameworks based on business value
• Assist in establishing clear escalation paths and practices to reduce workflow interruptions
• Help teams develop strategies for managing technical debt within agile frameworks
• Support the formation and maintenance of stable teams with clear ownership boundaries

Required skills and qualifications:-
• Five or more years of experience as agile coach
• Experience in using scrum, Kanban, and knowledge of how agile scales best
• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments
• Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity, even in a hybrid waterfall environment
• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Heightened personal skills to resolve conflicts and enable people of different skills to work well together
• Ability to work directly with people in any position, regardless of technical skill or title
• Able to recognize ant patterns within team dynamics and proactively work to avoid or remove them
• Experience breaking down organizational silos and improving collaboration between development and operations teams
• Demonstrated success in shifting organizations from reactive to proactive approaches
• Knowledge of techniques for integrating quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle
• Experience implementing value-based prioritization frameworks
• Track record of successfully managing organizational change in environments with entrenched practices

Preferred skills and qualifications:-
• Certification as agile coach or scrum master
• Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies
• Educational background in computer science, business management, and/or project management
• Previous management experience