Job Details
A Fortune 50 financial services company in McLean, VA is currently seeking a remote Senior Agile Coach to support our client remotely.
Responsibilities:
The Senior Agile Coach will:
- Influence leadership and team members on the culture change required to shift from a traditional to an Agile methodology
- Ensure Agile project metrics are being tracked and monitored for indications of potential problem areas and assist teams in identifying and implementing solutions to address the problems
- Lead and oversee the coaching and planning of multiple existing operational teams, as well as supporting new operational teams
- Lead Agile teams through product/service framing and discovery, including defining OKRs, product/service vision, user story mapping, and other framing activities
- Drive consistent Agile practices and strategy across the organization to enhance business value delivery
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience leading Agile initiatives with a proven background in software development lifecycle and driving organization through agile transformational at all levels of the organization
- 10+ years of experience leading Agile training sessions, workshops, ways of working, planning sessions and creating required documentation and material
- 10+ years of experience and knowledge with agile techniques, processes, tools that enable the rapid definition, design, build, test and integration of the product or solution
- Experience standing up multiple Agile Release Trains leveraging product management principles
- SAFe SPC certification required with additional agile and project management certifications that provide a well-rounded view of expertise
- Lean six sigma certification a plus with experience identifying waste and opportunities to improve efficiencies
- Experience functioning as an RTE, Scrum Master, Project Manager/Program Manager, Product Manager with the ability to function in an organization that leverages multiple methodologies
- Experience coaching senior executives and software development teams practicing Scrum, Kanban, DevOps and SAFe
- Strong emotional intelligence and organizational awareness with ability to challenge organizational norms and influence decisions without formal authority
- Extensive experience with one or more agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally etc., preferably Jira, Azure DevOps and Service Now
- Prior experience working with senior executives and proven ability to effectively communicate and influence senior executives in decisions critical to adoption and implementation of Agile practice
- Advanced skills in oral and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence individuals from various facets ensuring effective and active listening
- Experience with large-scale software delivery and/or Agile transformation at scale in large enterprise with a proven track record of applying change
- Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) in a hybrid organization
Desired Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security, Business, Information Technology or Computer Science
- Lean Six Sigma certification
- Experience identifying waste and opportunities to improve efficiencies
- Banking / Financial background
- Information Security or Information Technology background