Agile Coach
Role Title: Agile Coach
Location: Remote
Duration: 6-12 months
Client: HCL / Microsoft
Primary Skill: Agile Scrum, SAFe
Must Have
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Overall 10+ years’ experience
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5+ years of experience as an Agile Coach
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Strong experience of implementing agile techniques in different cultures and environments
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Experience running agile projects of varying size and complexity
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Experience coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies
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Experience in Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)
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Strong leader, educator, and coach
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An excellent communicator and motivator
Responsibilities
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Facilitate learning and development through individual and team coaching
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Coach senior management in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from top-down
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Effectively communicate agile principles, scrum practices and overall operating model across the organization
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Champion the use of metrics and other OKR measures across teams
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Undertake regular follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
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Host stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
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Support teams in determining the resource allocation to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery
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Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for the adoption of agile best practices
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Guide teams to help them stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning approaches as needed to ensure the overall planning goals are being met
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Conduct any agile training for both development and partner teams, as well as key stakeholders, to educate and transition to a more effective cadence/structure
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Help the teams set realistic goals, OKRs, and milestones with the new quarterly planning cadence
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Ultimately, drive cultural change and ensure the organization and its dependent stakeholders is well positioned to be successful with their objectives/deliverables
Job Features
Job Category | Agile Coach |
Experience | Entry Level |