Agile Coach

Responsibilities

• Essential Functions:
• Embrace servant-leadership and coach teams on Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies
• Help teams create an environment that fosters transparency, learning, innovation, quality and speed
• Help teams assess the overall health of their Agile practices and culture to identify opportunities to improve and provide coaching to improve
• Help teams understand and implement effective metrics on things that impact value driven delivery
• Collaborate with and influence all levels of the organization to empower and enable teams to execute
• Build, deliver and improve customized Agile training
• Work with non-development teams to help drive agile transformation in those teams
• Partners with other Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters across the organization
• Trains and coaches new Development teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Managers in Agile values, principles, practices and the Scrum framework and Kanban principles
• Responsible for the growth of new and existing Scrum Masters
• Mentors and guides multiple teams on a day-to-day basis
• Helps identify organizational impediments to successful Agile transformation and works with the leadership team to create effective strategies to overcome them
• Organizes workshops that help promote Agile maturity across the organization
• Communicates well with teams and leaders of the organization, good listening skills, asking questions and giving feedback
• Ensures Agile/Scrum/Kanban concepts, values and principles are adhered to, being a voice of reason and authority
• Enthusiastic and maintains a positive, high-energy attitude
• Continually grows his/her craft learning new tools and techniques
• Able to handle conflict resolution well, facilitating discussion and alternatives of different approaches
• Coaches teams and the organization to achieve self-organization team accountability
• Coaches teams and the organization on how to identify and burn down technical debt
• Coaches teams and the organization on how to bring disclosure and transparency to the business and grows business trust
• Required
• Bachelors degree required
• 5-10+ years prior experience in an Agile Coach role helping teams efficiently deliver software
• Adaptive coaching style and the ability to work hands-on with teams in an advisor role
• A proven track record with continuous value delivery in an Enterprise environment
• Demonstrate a strong knack for identifying waste and helping teams devise streamlined solutions
• Show us you are constantly learning and improving your skills and capabilities in Agile
• Possess a deep understanding of Agile with hands on experience in Scum as well as other Agile methodologies - such as Kanban, Lean or eXtreme Programming
• Experience developing solutions for and adoption of continuous delivery concepts and techniques
• A strong understanding of organizational dynamics in a large Enterprise environment
• Experience in code refactoring, simple design principles and continuous integration
• Experience in training, coaching and mentoring new Agile/Scrum teams
• Experience in creating Agile training / workshop material
• Experience working with large, small, remote and collocated Scrum teams
• In depth understanding of Agile values, principles and the Scrum framework. Desired
• Prior experience as a software developer strongly preferred
• Experience working within a highly regulated environment strongly desired; preferably in the financial services industry
• Prannoy Datta | Team Recruitment | W: 732.630.6118
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Title: Agile Coach Location: Dallas, TX 76262 Duration: 12+ months Contract (Possibility of extension)

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