Agile Coach

Barclays UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Knutsford is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to guide teams in adopting and optimizing Agile practices. The ideal candidate will have enterprise-level Agile expertise, team coaching skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. You will foster an Agile mindset and drive continuous improvement across various teams, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. This position offers an opportunity to play a crucial role in Agile transformations within the company.

Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders to adopt agile practices.
• Experience in coaching teams on Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Guide teams and leaders on Agile principles and practices.
• Coach colleagues to embed Agile ways of working.
• Help teams identify and address impediments to Agile execution.
• Use data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with other Agile Coaches to share best practices.
• Own the Agile coaching strategy across the organisation.

Skills

Enterprise Level Agile expertise

Team Coaching and facilitation skills

Leadership and Organisational influence

Understanding of relevant toolsets

Use of AI tools for analysis

Demonstrable ability for continuous learning

Job description

Join us as an Agile Coach at Barclays where you'll be working alongside technology Delivery leads and Scrum leads.

To be successful as an Agile Coach, you should have experience with:

• Enterprise Level Agile expertise (eg scaling agile frameworks – Scrum, Kanhan, SAFe, hybrid models) with proven experience driving agile transformation.
• Team Coaching and facilitation skills to drive maturity of agile practices.
• Leadership and Organisational influence - influence senior stakeholders to adopt agile ways of working & ability to partner with senior leaders to align agile initiatives with strategic business goals

Other highly valued skills include:

• Understanding of relevant toolsets – case management systems, workflow automation, regulatory frameworks
• Use of AI tools to analyse agile metrics, sprint performance and leveraging machine learning models for backlog refinement.
• Demonstrable ability for continuous learning – staying updated with agile trends and best practices

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

This role will be based out of our Knutsford campus.

Purpose of the role

Guides teams, leaders, and organizations in adopting and optimizing Agile practices. To foster an Agile mindset, enhance team performance, and drive continuous improvement by coaching teams in Agile methodologies, facilitating collaboration, and removing barriers to efficiency. Align Agile practices with organisational goals and support long-term, sustainable Agile transformations.

Accountabilities

• Mentor and coach : Guide teams and leaders on Agile principles, practices, tools, and methodologies in alignment to the Business Unit’s strategic needs and delivering value to the client / customers

• Facilitate Colleague Development: Coach and Develop colleagues to embed Agile ways of working, championing an Agile mindset and behaviors to drive cultural change

• Build High-Performing Teams: Help teams identify and address impediments to Agile execution and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning

• Continuous Improvement: Use data and metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and growth

• Cross Business Collaboration: Collaborate with other Agile Coaches, share best practice and contribute to a network of Agile champions across Business Units

• Agile Adoption: Own the Agile coaching strategy to continually improve maturity levels across the organisation by embedding best practices.