Scaled Agile Coach: Lead Lean Delivery & Value

Barclays

Glasgow, Northampton, Knutsford

Remote

GBP 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Barclays Agile Coaching Team

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to drive the evolution of its digital landscape and deliver enhanced customer experiences. You will enable teams, leaders and agile release trains to adopt scalable practices, applying SAFe pragmatically within a regulated environment.

You will coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners and other roles, collaborate across communities of practice, and influence governance to remove barriers while maintaining risk controls. Hybrid work in the UK.

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.
Experience with PI Planning, cross-team coordination and dependency management.
Track record of improving flow, predictability, collaboration and delivery outcomes using data and metrics.
Strong knowledge of Agile, Lean, Scrum and Kanban, with a focus on product and value delivery.
Strong coaching, facilitation, communication and influencing skills.
Ability to adapt Agile practices to different organisational needs, governance requirements and levels of Agile maturity.
Relevant SAFe, ICAgile, Scrum, Lean, product or coaching certification.

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, impediment removal and continuous improvement.
Use delivery, flow, quality and outcome measures to identify improvement opportunities and guide evidence-based decisions.
Strengthen customer and business-value focus through iterative delivery, outcome-based planning and value-led prioritisation.
Coach and develop Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers and other key roles, transferring capability and reducing long-term dependency on dedicated coaches.
Influence leaders and governance forums to address systemic barriers while maintaining appropriate risk, control and regulatory discipline.
Collaborate with other Agile Coaches and Communities of Practice to share learning and promote consistent, adaptable ways of working