Kanban Agile Coach - Part-Time - Contract

Digiterre; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in London seeks a Kanban Agile Coach to enhance Agile practices and drive continuous improvement. This role involves coaching teams, conducting workshops, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective project delivery. Join a culture focused on collaboration and high-quality delivery in a contract position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach with a focus on Kanban methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum and Lean principles.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the adoption of Kanban practices across teams.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops on Agile principles.
• Coach teams to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in workflows.

Skills

Facilitation

Coaching

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Lean Kanban University Certification

Certified Agile Coach

Job description

The role:

Digiterre is seeking a highly skilled Kanban Agile Coach to join our team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in Kanban methodology to coach one of our client teams in implementing Agile practices, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of collaboration. You will work closely with various stakeholders to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of our teams, ensuring successful project deliveries and higher customer satisfaction.

As a Kanban Agile Coach, your primary responsibility will be to guide teams in adopting and adapting Kanban to their unique contexts, while aligning with our organizational goals and values. This position offers an exciting opportunity to play a key role in transforming delivery processes and promoting Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities:

1. Facilitate the adoption of Kanban practices across teams, including the establishment of visual management boards, workflow metrics, and continuous feedback loops
2. Conduct training sessions and workshops to educate teams on Agile principles, practices, and the Kanban methodology
3. Collaborate with leadership to define metrics and KPIs, measure team performance, and drive improvements based on data-driven insights
4. Coach teams to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in their workflows, improving cycle times and team productivity
5. Work closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities and delivery expectations

Requirements

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

1. Proven experience as an Agile Coach or in a similar role, with a specific focus on Kanban methodologies
2. Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and practices, including Scrum and Lean principles
3. Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills, enabling you to work effectively with diverse teams at all levels
4. Experience in leading workshops and training sessions to upskill team members in Agile practices
5. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to drive change in a complex, fast-paced environment
6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative mindset
7. Relevant certifications (e.g., Lean Kanban University, Certified Agile Coach) are a plus

Desirable Traits:

1. A passion for continuous improvement and a commitment to fostering a culture of learning
2. Ability to motivate and inspire teams to embrace Agile methodologies and improve their delivery processes

Benefits

About Digiterre

Digiterre is an award-winning software and data engineering consultancy. For the past 23 years, we have helped leading organisations change and transform their businesses by building and delivering high-value bespoke technology. Widely recognized for our work with clients in the financial services and energy and commodities sectors, we solve some of the most complex and important industry problems. Our latest award recognized us as the "Leading Strategic/Technology Advisory Group of the Year 2023" at Commodity Trading Week.

Taking ownership of problems is in our DNA, which means we can deliver high-risk, high-profile, and time-constrained projects in less time than competitors, often significantly so.

We live and breathe our values of Care, Quality, and Leadership, and believe in a working culture that is highly collaborative, consultative, and respectful.

This is a contract position.

Our Values:

Our values are Care, Quality, and Leadership. Like all great professional services organizations, our aim is to delight our clients through the delivery of excellence and adherence to the highest levels of accountability in all that we do. We strive to keep our promises and over-deliver against our commitments wherever possible. We are passionate about technology and data-led transformation, believing that brilliant software and data engineering that meets business needs is the standard for all initiatives. We aim to add business value far in excess of the cost of delivery, project after project. We seek to hire team members who celebrate continuous learning and want to work in a high-respect environment to contribute significantly to delivering the change our clients expect from Digiterre.