Agile Coach

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Coach and mentor leaders, including executives, managers, and business partners, in lean mindsets and servant leadership.
• Coach all levels of the organization to strengthen lean practices and team performance.
• Foster self‑organization, ownership, and accountability across teams.
• Develop internal coaching capabilities and facilitate Communities of Practice.
• Guide delivery teams through key ceremonies with a focus on delivering value to the business.
• Support implementation of flow‑based delivery, built‑in quality, automation, and continuous integration and deployment.
• Identify and help remove organizational and cultural impediments to value delivery.
• Assess delivery team maturity and drive targeted improvement actions.
• Use data to develop and report key metrics to inform decisions and improvement efforts.
• Promote a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and deliver training content across the organization.
• Partner with change management to align structures, incentives, and culture with a lean‑agile way of working.
• Develop and deliver process automations and tools that support continuous delivery adoption.
• Support defining and communicating the lean‑agile transformation vision, roadmap, and strategy.
• Help lead and sustain the Agile Center of Excellence.
• Promote organizational alignment on SAFe principles, values, and practices.
• Monitor transformation progress and adjust coaching strategies as needed.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Six or more years of experience applying lean methodologies; Consumer Packaged Goods experience is a plus.
• Certified Scrum Master certification required.
• SAFe certification, such as SAFe Practice Consultant or equivalent, preferred.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and coaching skills with the capacity to influence all organizational levels and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Demonstrated success fostering servant leadership, team empowerment, and continuous improvement across delivery teams and business partners.
• Experience managing projects and programs within a matrixed organization and balancing multiple priorities and dependencies.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization, with experience automating reports and dashboards using tools such as Power BI, Power Automate, and AI‑driven analytics.
• Interest in learning, experimentation, and driving cultural and organizational transformation.
• Understanding of software development life cycles and modern delivery practices.
• Hands‑on experience with lean‑agile principles, flow‑based delivery, and scaling frameworks such as SAFe.
• Experience facilitating or participating in SAFe ceremonies preferred.
• Proficiency with Agile management tools, including Jira and Confluence.
• Travel up to 10 percent annually.