Remote Contract Position for Lean Agile Coach in Canada

United Software Group Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Lean Agile Coach for a fully remote position in Canada. The role involves driving Agile and Lean adoption across teams and engaging in coaching, facilitation, and change management. Candidates should have extensive experience in Agile methodologies and possess relevant certifications, with a solid track record of organizational transformation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in leadership or coaching roles.
• 5+ years of direct Agile coaching experience.
• Proven success in Agile adoption in customer-facing settings.

Responsibilities

• Act as a change agent for Lean-Agile transformation.
• Provide tailored coaching to teams and stakeholders.
• Lead Agile ceremonies and guide teams through problem-solving.

Skills

Agile coaching

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field

Agile certification (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner)

Tools

Agile ALM tools (Jira, Jira Align, Azure DevOps, Rally, VersionOne)

Job description

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Position: Lean Agile Coach

Locations: Remote (Canada)

Duration: Contract

Job Description:

This is a high-impact, fully remote position focused on driving Agile and Lean adoption across delivery teams, programs, and portfolios. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and enterprise Agile leaders to champion a culture of continuous learning and business agility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a change agent to support Lean-Agile transformation at the team, program, and portfolio levels.
• Partner with Business Agility Enablement (BAE) team and client stakeholders to drive organizational agility.
• Provide coaching in various stances—teacher, mentor, facilitator, role model—tailored to team maturity.
• Establish or support Lean-Agile Centers of Enablement (LACE) and drive Agile enablement practices at scale.
• Lead Agile ceremonies as needed, stepping into Scrum Master, Product Owner, QA, or BA roles as helpful.
• Guide teams through complex problem-solving aligned to business outcomes.
• Author contextual Agile practice documentation and facilitate learning sessions and workshops.
• Actively promote agile values, team ownership, and systems thinking within the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience across the full development lifecycle in leadership or coaching roles.
• 5+ years of direct Agile coaching experience supporting Lean-Agile transformations.
• Proven success in helping organizations adopt Agile mindsets and frameworks in customer-facing settings.
• Strong experience applying Lean-Agile principles, frameworks, and practices across organizations.
• Strong skills in stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and change management.
• Agile certification required (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner).
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC6) certification or other enterprise agile credentials.
• Expertise with Agile ALM tools such as Jira, Jira Align, Azure DevOps, Rally, or VersionOne.
• Multiple Agile certifications (Scrum, SAFe, LPM, ICAgile, etc.).
• Exceptional communication, influence, and facilitation skills.
• Experience coaching distributed agile teams or Agile Release Trains (ARTs).