Scaled Agile Coach for Delivery & Transformation

3761 Barclays - BX - UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to guide teams and leaders in adopting Agile practices, focusing on improving delivery flow, collaboration, and value delivery. The role involves mentoring teams, facilitating PI planning, and driving continuous improvement within a large, regulated organisation.

The ideal candidate has strong coaching, facilitation, and communication skills, with proven experience in SAFe and product-focused delivery across multiple teams and levels.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience coaching leaders and multiple teams at team and scaled-delivery levels.
• Strong knowledge of scaled Agile, including practical SAFe experience.
• Experience supporting the adoption of scaled Agile across a large enterprise or business area.

Responsibilities

• Coach multiple teams, delivery roles and leaders in Agile, Lean and product-led ways of working.
• Support adoption and execution of scaled planning and coordination, including PI Planning readiness, cadence alignment, cross-team collaboration and dependency management.
• Improve flow, predictability, transparency and delivery outcomes through effective backlog management and impediment removal.
• Collaborate with other Agile Coaches to share learning and promote consistent, adaptable ways of working.

Skills

Agile coaching

SAFe

Scaled Agile

Facilitation

Stakeholder influence

Coaching leaders

Job description

Barclays is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to guide teams and leaders in adopting Agile practices, focusing on improving delivery flow, collaboration, and value delivery. The role involves mentoring teams, facilitating PI planning, and driving continuous improvement within a large, regulated organisation.

The ideal candidate has strong coaching, facilitation, and communication skills, with proven experience in SAFe and product-focused delivery across multiple teams and levels.