Associate Principal Engineer, Agile Coaching

Nagarro; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro in Bengaluru, India, seeks an Associate Principal Engineer, Agile Coaching to lead enterprise Agile adoption across product engineering teams. You will coach multiple squads, mentor Scrum Masters and Product Owners, and drive transformation with SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean practices.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, strong facilitation and stakeholder management, and hands-on use of Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps to govern delivery and reporting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise Agile environments.
• Hands-on coaching across multiple Agile squads and roles.
• Experience enabling enterprise-wide Agile adoption and transformation.
• Strong facilitation of Scrum events and workshops.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps for delivery reporting.
• SAFe SPC/ICP-ACC/CSM/PSM certifications are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coach multiple Agile squads to improve maturity and delivery.
• Drive enterprise Agile transformation and best practices.
• Facilitate ceremonies including PI Planning and workshops.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and Product Owners on backlog prioritization.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement.
• Track Agile metrics to improve predictability and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, business, and leadership teams.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Support program planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation.
• Drive governance and reporting to align with business goals.
• Guide teams in adopting Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum

Kanban

Lean

SAFe

Mentoring

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Agile metrics

Delivery governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IT

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Azure DevOps

Job description

Associate Principal Engineer, Agile Coaching

• Full-time
• Service Region: South Asia

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work at scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18500+ experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We're looking for great new colleagues. That's where you come in!

REQUIREMENTS:

• Total experience: 8+ years.
• Strong experience as an Agile Coach, Delivery Coach, Scrum Master, or Agile Program Lead in enterprise Agile environments.
• Must-have expertise in Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe Agile frameworks.
• Hands-on experience coaching multiple Agile squads, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong experience driving Agile transformation, improving Agile maturity, and enabling enterprise-wide Agile adoption.
• Experience facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, Agile workshops, and team coaching sessions.
• Strong experience with backlog management, release planning, stakeholder alignment, and delivery governance.
• Hands-on experience using Jira, Confluence, and/or Azure DevOps for Agile delivery management and reporting.
• Experience tracking Agile metrics including Velocity, Burndown, Burnup, Cycle Time, Lead Time, Throughput, and Delivery Predictability.
• Strong communication, facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in Retail or Product Engineering organizations is preferred.
• Agile certifications such as SAFe/SPC, ICAgile (ICP-ACC), CSM, or PSM are highly preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coach multiple Agile squads on Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe methodologies to improve Agile maturity and delivery effectiveness.
• Drive enterprise Agile transformation initiatives and promote Agile best practices across technology and business teams.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, and Agile workshops.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and Product Owners on backlog prioritization, stakeholder management, and effective Agile delivery.
• Identify delivery bottlenecks, facilitate root cause analysis, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Track and analyze Agile metrics to improve delivery predictability, team performance, and overall program health.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, business, and leadership teams to enable scalable Agile delivery practices.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning across Agile teams.
• Support program planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and cross-team coordination.
• Drive stakeholder communication, governance, and reporting to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Guide teams in adopting Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Azure DevOps for effective planning and execution.
• Champion Agile excellence by continuously improving delivery frameworks, coaching practices, and organizational Agile capabilities.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field