Agile Coach

Renaissance Learning Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 99,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in education technology is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to enhance Agile practices across teams. The role involves coaching, mentoring, and facilitating Agile ceremonies to improve team performance and processes. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and proven experience in coaching roles.

Benefits

Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) with company match

Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off

12 Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Life & Disability Insurance

Well-being Programs

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master.
• Deep understanding of Agile principles and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to enhance Agile skills.
• Oversee Agile ceremonies and ensure effective implementation.
• Leverage metrics for process improvement.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Facilitation

Conflict Resolution

Agile Principles

Education

Relevant Certifications

Tools

Agile Metrics

Job description

When you join Renaissance, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom.

Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to guide our organization through the adoption and optimization of Agile methodologies. The Agile Coach’s primary focus will be ensuring Agile practices are performing as expected and leveraging feedback and metrics to drive continuous improvement. This role involves providing guidance and oversight of Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning and retrospectives, optimizing team processes, and enhancing productivity and efficiency. Additionally, the Agile Coach will assess team and organizational performance, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to increase Agile maturity and success. The Agile coach will support varying product and engineering roles for internal and outsourced teams.

In this role as Agile Coach, your key responsibilities will be:

• Coaching and Mentoring: Provide guidance and support to teams and individuals to enhance their Agile skills and competencies. Act as a mentor to team members, helping them understand and apply scaled Agile frameworks, and empowering them to deliver high-quality results.
• Product Management Development: Coach and develop best practices for Product Management, with a focus on defining work (Initiatives, Epics, and Stories) and refining backlogs.
• Continuous Improvement: Leverage metrics to identify opportunities for process improvement and better team outcomes. Facilitate progress checkpoint surveys to evaluate Agile maturity and uncover further coaching and training needs.
• Facilitating Agile Practices: Oversee Agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions. Ensure effective implementation of Agile practices and support teams in embracing Agile values and principles.

Qualifications

For this role as an Agile Coach, you should have:

• Proven experience as an Agile Coach or Scrum Master in a software development or organizational environment.
• Deep understanding of Agile principles, frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to coach Product Managers, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners.
• Strong facilitation, mentoring, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Proficiency in using Agile metrics and tools to enhance team performance.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, SAFe Program Consultant) are a plus.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Salary Range: $99,500 to 136,800 This range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location.

Benefits for eligible employees include:

• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
• 12Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs

Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications! Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition .

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