Agile Coach

Barclays; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Pune is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to guide the transformation of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines. You will drive innovation, coach across levels, and align Agile practices with business goals to deliver secure, scalable digital solutions.

The role requires extensive experience at scale, strong Business Agility/SAFe expertise, and a proven ability to influence senior teams while accelerating value delivery through Lean and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience coaching Agile delivery in large, complex organisations at scale.
• Strong expertise in Business Agility and SAFe across teams and portfolios.
• Proven track record improving delivery flow and outcomes via Lean/Agile.
• Ability to use delivery metrics to drive measurable outcomes.
• Excellent coaching, facilitation and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach teams and leaders on Agile principles to deliver client value.
• Develop colleagues to embed Agile and drive cultural change.
• Build high-performing teams by removing impediments and fostering collaboration.
• Drive continuous improvement using data and metrics.
• Collaborate with fellow coaches to share best practices.
• Own Agile coaching strategy to raise maturity across the organisation.

Skills

Agile coaching

SAFe

Lean metrics

Stakeholder mgmt

Facilitation

Organisational change

Cross-functional liaison

Job description

Join us as an Agile coach, at Barclays, where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.

To be successful as an Agile Coach you should have experience with:

• Extensive experience coaching Agile delivery within large, complex organisations, driving adoption of Agile ways of working at scale.
• Strong expertise in Business Agility, SAFe, and coaching across team, team-of-teams, and portfolio levels.
• Proven track record of improving delivery flow, predictability, quality, and business outcomes through Lean and Agile practices.
• Ability to use delivery and engineering metrics to identify improvement opportunities and drive measurable outcomes.
• Excellent coaching, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and delivery teams.

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

• Experience working across product, platform, technology, and change delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of value-based prioritization and outcome-led delivery approaches, including techniques such as WSJF.
• Experience embedding product-centric ways of working, customer value focus, and outcome-based planning.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The role is based out of Pune.

Purpose of the role

Guides teams, leaders, and organizations in adopting and optimizing Agile practices. To foster an Agile mindset, enhance team performance, and drive continuous improvement by coaching teams in Agile methodologies, facilitating collaboration, and removing barriers to efficiency. Align Agile practices with organisational goals and support long-term, sustainable Agile transformations.

Accountabilities

• Mentor and coach : Guide teams and leaders on Agile principles, practices, tools, and methodologies in alignment to the Business Unit’s strategic needs and delivering value to the client / customers
• Facilitate Colleague Development: Coach and Develop colleagues to embed Agile ways of working, championing an Agile mindset and behaviors to drive cultural change
• Build High-Performing Teams: Help teams identify and address impediments to Agile execution and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning
• Continuous Improvement: Use data and metrics to identify opportunities for improvement and growth
• Cross Business Collaboration: Collaborate with other Agile Coaches, share best practice and contribute to a network of Agile champions across Business Units
• Agile Adoption: Own the Agile coaching strategy to continually improve maturity levels across the organisation by embedding best practices.