Senior Agile Coach: Transformation & Scale (Hybrid)

AXA UK; Tunbridge Wells; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance company is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to drive agile adoption and support organisational change. You will work closely with product teams and leadership to embed agile practices and foster a culture of agility. Responsibilities include coaching teams, facilitating agile ceremonies, and developing tailored training sessions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Agile delivery within complex environments and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. This role embraces hybrid working, offering a competitive salary and additional benefits.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to buy/sell extra leave

Wellbeing services & resources

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience coaching teams and leaders in Agile delivery within complex, regulated environments.
• Deep understanding of frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, XP and Lean.
• Comfortable working with engineering teams and conversant in technical concepts like CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Coach product tribes and stakeholders to adopt agile mindsets.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and workshops to enhance performance.
• Enable agility at scale through targeted interventions.

Skills

Coaching teams and leaders in Agile delivery

Facilitation and mentoring

Stakeholder engagement skills

Change management capabilities

Engaging with senior leadership

Education

Agile certifications (e.g., ICP-ACC, ICP-ENT, CSP)

Job description

A global insurance company is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to drive agile adoption and support organisational change. You will work closely with product teams and leadership to embed agile practices and foster a culture of agility. Responsibilities include coaching teams, facilitating agile ceremonies, and developing tailored training sessions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Agile delivery within complex environments and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. This role embraces hybrid working, offering a competitive salary and additional benefits.