Agile Coach

Luxoft; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to support its transition to Agile methodologies. You will provide guidance and support to teams across various locations, focusing on collaboration and continuous improvement. Ideal candidates have a deep understanding of Agile principles and excellent facilitation skills. This role offers the chance to mentor and coach teams, fostering a culture of learning and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Agile values and principles.
• Application of various Agile practices.
• Ability to conduct effective trainings and workshops.
• Excellent facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the transition to new ways of working.
• Help teams adopt and sustain Agile approaches.
• Provide practical coaching and training in modern working methods.
• Build and maintain motivated, collaborative teams.
• Encourage continuous improvement within teams.

Skills

Agile values and principles

Agile practices

Agile frameworks

Facilitation skills

Training and workshops

Outcome-oriented mindset

Tools

MS Azure DevOps

Mural

Miro

Job description

Project description

Our client, one of the largest CPG companies in the world, is transforming its processes and tools to become more efficient and strengthen its leadership in the industry. As part of this initiative, internal teams are regularly trained in Agile methodologies with the help of a professional coaching team. Joining this project, you will become part of the coaching team and have the opportunity to work with people from various locations, cultures, and parts of the organization.

Responsibilities

• An Agile Coach is an experienced practitioner responsible for supporting our transition to new ways of working. This includes helping teams adopt and sustain these approaches, and fostering a culture of continuous change and learning. You will provide practical coaching, guidance, leadership, support, and training in modern working methods for both IT and non-IT teams.
• You will ensure that everyone at all levels of the organization remains outcome-focused, visualizes progress, measures results, and coaches teams to resolve impediments.
• Your responsibilities will include:
• Building and maintaining motivated, collaborative teams that work well together.
• Identifying obstacles and helping teams overcome them.
• Focusing teams on the most important aspects of product and service delivery.
• Encouraging and facilitating continuous improvement within the delivery teams.
• Coaching and mentoring team members and others to apply appropriate agile and lean tools and techniques.

Skills

Must have

• Deep understanding of Agile values and principles
• Application of various Agile practices
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Ability to conduct effective trainings and workshops
• Outcome-oriented mindset

Nice to have

• Agile Certifications
• Experience as a Scrum Master or Product Owner
• Deep knowledge of Kanban
• Knowledge of MS Azure DevOps
• Familiarity with remote facilitation tools (Mural, Miro)