[Hiring] Senior Transformation Agile Coach @INSPYR Solutions

Role Description

To lead, coach, train and mentor employees at all levels of the organization on Agile principles. Cultivate Agile mindset by demonstrating and teaching values of the Agile Manifesto as well as the technical skills that form the underlying principles and methods. Ensure Agile values, ways of working and frameworks are understood and applied effectively across the organization and teams. Use subject matter expertise to coach and lead new and existing teams on practices, and influence leadership and associates on the culture change required to shift from a traditional to an Agile methodology. Work is performed under general direction.

• Teach, lead, and mentor cross-functional business groups to build, sustain, and strengthen Agile values, SAFe and scrum concepts and practices.
• Identify and coach Agile evangelists across the organization who can act as informal mentors/peers.
• Coach teams in scrum tasks (e.g., sprint planning, user story mapping, estimations, daily stand ups, demos, retrospective discussions, etc.).
• Ensure Agile project metrics are being tracked and monitored for indications of potential problem areas.
• Identify need and provide as necessary structured and ad-hoc training in Agile principles and practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify specific areas of training and coaching.
• Lead the coaching and planning of multiple high-performing Agile development teams and large-scale programs.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to employees at all levels of the organization on Lean Agile, Agile, and SAFe principles.
• Prepare a variety of communication artifacts related to the Agile practice, progress and plans.
• Develop and deliver presentations to various levels of stakeholders and facilitate working sessions.
• Effectively leverage and combine different industry standard scaling concepts to specific business problems.
• Provide strategic thought leadership during engagements on approaches to overcome impediments to accelerated delivery.
• Foster strong spirit of communication and collaboration between teams to align program goals.
• Ensure appropriate risk management and control practices are integrated into the lifecycle of Agile initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with lines of business, team members, management, key stakeholders and/or external contacts.
• Continuously identify opportunities for improvement for implementing Agile tools and best practices.
• Lead Agile teams through product framing and discovery, including defining business KPIs, product vision, user story mapping, and other framing activities.
• Drive consistent Agile practices and strategy across the organization to enhance business value delivery.
• Ensure Agile concepts and principles are adhered to, and also seen as the voice of reason and authority.
• May lead, guide and mentor Agile Coach team members.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working in an Agile environment as a Senior Agile Coach.
• Experience in successful Agile transformation at scale in large enterprise organizations.
• Significant experience with different Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, XP, SAFe, etc.).
• Significant experience in coaching and developing people and teams.
• Significant experience in working with JIRA or Microsoft Azure Boards.
• Significant experience in coaching and guiding teams in understanding scaled Agile principles and practices.
• Experience working with senior executives and proven ability to effectively communicate and influence decisions.
• Significant experience in leading Agile training sessions, workshops, and creating required documentation.
• Significant experience in delivering presentations to virtual and in person teams.
• Advanced knowledge of Agile principles and practices.
• Strong emotional intelligence and organizational awareness.
• Advanced critical thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Advanced skill to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms.
• Advanced skill in motivating and uplifting team members.
• Advanced skill building effective relationships through rapport, trust, diplomacy and tact.
• Advanced verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Advanced word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software skills.
• Effective skill to influence, negotiate and persuade to reach agreeable exchange.
• Effective skill communicating thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

Desired Qualifications

• SAFe Program Consultant certification.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.

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