Responsibilities and Duties:
· Partner with key stakeholders to identify strategic business objectives that are well-suited for Agile methodology
· Propose a prioritized, sequenced portfolio of transformations based on divisional change capacity
· Tailor Agile adoption strategy for each team, regularly assessing collateral and engagement effectiveness toward targeted outcomes
· Contribute to continuous development of Agile Operating Model playbook and knowledge share
Required Experience and Qualifications:
· The qualified candidate will have at least 5-7 years' overall experience in an Agile Coach role
· On a client-facing role, building relationships with senior executive stakeholders and being viewed as a trusted adviser on transformation initiatives
· In a hands-on delivery role within a large-scale operating model transformation focused on improving the business value of technology, ideally, Agile (or similar DevOps, ITIL/ITSM, Product Management, LEAN/Design Thinking, etc.)
· They must have both Agile Subject Matter Expertise and ability to lead, mentor and coach at all levels through to the c-suite.
· 3+ years in an agile transformation role
· 5+ years of pragmatic software development and delivery experience
· Experience in delivery teams using a variety of agile practices: stand-ups, pairing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, retrospectives and whole-team approach
· Deep understanding of Kanban Method and of agile methodologies/frameworks including Scrum, XP, and SAFe
· Ability to facilitate retrospectives, project kick-off activities and other ceremonies
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Up to 80% travel may be required