Sr Agile Delivery Coach

Avanciers Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier IT Staffing organization is seeking a Senior Agile Delivery Coach in Toronto for a 3-month contract role. This hybrid opportunity focuses on enhancing team delivery performance through effective coaching, facilitating outcomes-driven processes, and fostering high-performance cultures. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in agile methodologies, coupled with strong analytical skills in tools like Jira and Azure DevOps. Join us to empower teams towards operational maturity.

Qualifications

• 4–8+ years in delivery or product roles; at least 2+ years of squad-level coaching.
• Ability to pivot between teaching, mentoring, and facilitating.
• Expert-level ability to build and interpret dashboards and reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead core ceremonies into high-engagement, outcome-focused workshops.
• Implement and refine Kanban/Scrum practices.
• Use metrics to diagnose bottlenecks and drive improvements.
• Coach on outcome-based prioritization and backlog excellence.
• Coordinate cross-squad syncs to resolve impeding issues.

Skills

Agile Delivery Coaching

Facilitation

Systems Thinking

Data Analysis

Mentorship

Product Acumen

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Avanciers is a premier IT Staffing/Consulting organization and we are currently recruiting for a contract role for one of our premier client in Canada for Sr Agile Delivery Coach.

This is a Hybrid role and client is actively hiring for this position.

Role: Sr Agile Delivery Coach

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 3 Months

We are seeking a dynamic Agile Delivery Coach to empower our engineering squads and product owners to reach peak operational maturity. This is not a "Scrum Master" role in the traditional sense; it is a high-impact coaching position focused on flow optimization, outcome-based planning, and cultural transformation. You will be responsible for diagnosing delivery bottlenecks using empirical data and mentoring teams to transition from a "task-output" mindset to a high-performance "product-outcome" culture.

Core Responsibilities

1. Squad Coaching & Flow Optimization

Advanced Facilitation: Lead and evolve core ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, Story Mapping) into high-engagement, outcome-focused workshops.

Systems Thinking: Implement and refine Kanban/Scrum practices, including explicit WIP limits, visual management, and board policies to stabilize workflows.

Metric-Driven Improvement: Use Lead/Cycle Time, Throughput, and Cumulative Flow Diagrams to diagnose system bottlenecks and drive iterative delivery experiments.

Backlog Excellence: Coach Product Owners on outcome-based prioritization (WSJF/RICE), user story slicing, and maintaining a high-quality Definition of Ready (DoR).

Technical Flow: Partner with QA and Engineering leads to implement trunk-based habits and smaller batch sizes, reducing handoffs and rework.

Dependency Orchestration: Coordinate cross-squad syncs and resolve complex impediments to ensure horizontal alignment across different delivery streams.

3. Capability Uplift & Culture

Mentorship: Maintain a tailored "Coaching Backlog" for each squad, gradually transitioning facilitation ownership to team members to foster self-organization.

High-Performance Dynamics: Build an environment of psychological safety and a robust feedback culture to improve team predictability and stakeholder trust.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 4–8+ years in delivery or product roles, with at least 2+ years of dedicated squad-level coaching.

Agile Stances: Proven ability to pivot between Teaching, Mentoring, and Facilitating to drive measurable behavioral change.

Data Fluency: Expert-level ability to build and interpret Jira/Azure DevOps dashboards, aging charts, and predictability reports.

Product Acumen: Deep understanding of user story writing, OKRs, and value-stream mapping.

Preferred Skills (Nice-to-Have)

Certifications: PSM/CSM, KMP (Kanban Management Professional), or ICP-ACC (Agile Coaching).

Scaling Knowledge: Experience with SAFe, LeSS, or operating within a Chapter/CoP (Community of Practice) model.

DevOps Awareness: Familiarity with CI/CD environments and how they impact delivery flow and quality.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure

• We use AI-enabled tools to assist in screening applications based on job-related criteria.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Avanciers Incorporated is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

Important Information for Applicants

• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted
• Proof of qualifications may be requested
• Background checks may be conducted as part of the hiring process
• Avanciers Incorporated does not use Canadian Social Insurance Numbers (SIN) during the application process

Avanciers Incorporated thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.