Agile Coach (Business Banking) / Onsite - Dubai

Optimum Solutions Pte Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Solutions Pte Ltd in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced Agile Coach to drive transformation across the Business Banking technology teams. You will mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners and delivery professionals, promoting Agile principles, Scrum practices and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews and Retrospectives, aligning with Business Banking, Product, Technology and Compliance stakeholders, and

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of IT experience with Agile coaching/Scrum Master roles.
• Extensive Business Banking / Corporate Banking domain knowledge.
• Experience coaching multiple Agile teams and working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive Agile transformation across Business Banking technology teams.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, BAs and delivery teams.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives and PI/Release Planning.
• Improve delivery processes and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Establish Agile metrics and KPIs, drive continuous improvement.

Job description

• Drive Agile transformation and adoption across Business Banking technology teams, promoting Agile principles, Scrum practices and continuous improvement.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Business Analysts and delivery teams on Agile methodologies, roles, ceremonies, estimation, prioritisation and effective team collaboration.
• Facilitate key Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives and PI/Release Planning, ensuring effective delivery and stakeholder alignment.
• Work closely with Business Banking, Product, Technology, Operations, Risk and Compliance stakeholders to improve delivery processes, remove impediments and strengthen cross-functional collaboration.
• Establish and monitor Agile metrics and delivery KPIs, identify bottlenecks and drive initiatives to improve team productivity, predictability, quality and time-to-market.
• Support teams in implementing continuous improvement, DevOps practices, dependency management, risk management and release planning across Business Banking initiatives.

Requirements:

• 8–10 years of overall IT experience, with strong experience as an Agile Coach / Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead.
• Extensive experience in the Business Banking / Corporate Banking domain, with good understanding of banking products, processes and technology platforms.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Agile/Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or other Agile frameworks.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor multiple Agile teams and work effectively with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation, communication, leadership, conflict‑resolution and stakeholder‑management skills.