Senior Agile Coach

MCO (MyComplianceOffice); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MCO (MyComplianceOffice) is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to drive organizational adoption of Agile values and practices. You will coach and mentor teams, ensure healthy backlogs, and partner with Product Owners to deliver value across projects.

The role requires 12+ years of experience, including 5-8 years in software development, and proficiency with Jira/Confluence/Trello. Travel internationally several times a year is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Business or related field.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or CSP or similar Agile certification.
• 12+ years total experience, 5-8 years in software development with track record of implementing Agile methodologies.
• Coaches teams and individuals at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile frameworks.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide Agile leadership and act as a change agent.
• Coach teams to adopt Scrum/SAFe and other Agile practices.
• Mentor teams; facilitate kickoffs, ceremonies, and backlog refinement.
• Identify training needs and deliver workshops on Agile methodologies.
• Promote continuous improvement and cross-team collaboration.
• Develop strategies to enhance team performance and productivity across the organization.
• Collaborate with other Agile practitioners to align practices across the org.
• Own and track metrics to measure Agile effectiveness.

Skills

Proven experience leading agile scrum

SDLC & Agile frameworks

Communication skills

Facilitation

JIRA

Confluence

Trello

Travel willingness

SAFe/LeSS

DevOps

Education

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

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or similar Agile certification

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Trello

Job description

• Act as a change agent, helping the organization to understand and implement Agile values and principles.
• Provide leadership by coaching and mentoring teams in Agile values, principles, practices, and frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe.
• Team Enablement
• Assist teams in identifying and removing impediments to their progress.
• Set up newly create scrum teams for success by facilitating team kickoffs and team practices.
• Coaching
• Coaching and training of teams on all aspects of agile ceremonies and artefacts, including story pointing, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach teams to work closely with Product Owners and team members to ensure backlogs are healthy and are well refined and prioritized.
• Identify training opportunities and provide training and workshops to teams and individuals on Agile methodologies.
• Coach and train teams on the implementation User Stories and requirements management.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation among teams.
• Develop and implement strategies for enhancing team performance and productivity across the business.
• Collaborate with other agile practitioners and stakeholders to align Agile practices across the organization.
• Metrics
• Own and manage the development and tracking of metrics to measure the effectiveness of Agile practices.
• Be able to interrupt the metrics across the organization and identify opportunities for improvement and training.

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business, or related field.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or similar Agile certification.
• Proven experience leading high performing agile scrum teams.
• Overall 12+yrs of experience in which 5-8 years of experience in a software development environment, with a proven track record of successfully implementing Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to coach teams and individuals at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles and Agile frameworks
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent facilitation skills with small, medium and large groups.
• Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion.
• Strong problem-solving skills organized and quality focused.
• Proficient in Agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Trello).
• Must be able to travel internationally several times a year.

Key Responsibilities

• Agile Leadership
• Act as a change agent, helping the organization to understand and implement Agile values and principles.
• Provide leadership by coaching and mentoring teams in Agile values, principles, practices, and frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe.

• Team Enablement
• Assist teams in identifying and removing impediments to their progress.
• Set up newly create scrum teams for success by facilitating team kickoffs and team practices.

• Coaching
• Coaching and training of teams on all aspects of agile ceremonies and artefacts, including story pointing, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach teams to work closely with Product Owners and team members to ensure backlogs are healthy and is well refined and prioritized.
• Identify training opportunities and provide training and workshops to teams and individuals on Agile methodologies.
• Coach and train teams on the implementation User Stories and requirements management.

• Innovation
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation among teams.
• Develop and implement strategies for enhancing team performance and productivity across the business.
• Collaborate with other agile practitioners and stakeholders to align Agile practices across the organization.

• Metrics
• Own and manage the development and tracking of metrics to measure the effectiveness of Agile practices.
• Be able to interrupt the metrics across the organization and identify opportunities for improvement and training.

Essential

Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Business, or related field.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or similar Agile certification.
• Proven experience leading high performing agile scrum teams.
• Overall 12+yrs of experience in which 5-8 years of experience in a software development environment, with a proven track record of successfully implementing Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to coach teams and individuals at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycles and Agile frameworks
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent facilitation skills with small, medium and large groups.
• Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion.
• Strong problem-solving skills organized and quality focused.
• Proficient in Agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Trello).
• Must be able to travel internationally several times a year.

Preferred

• Familiar with BI Tools.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Experience with scaling Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and principles.
• Experience in a similar industry or domain is a plus.