Agile Coach

ClifyX; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ClifyX is hiring an Agile Coach to facilitate the SAP S/4HANA transformation by enhancing Agile practices and coaching teams across multiple programs.

The ideal candidate will drive the adoption of Lean-Agile principles, ensuring quality value delivery. You will support Scrum ceremonies, analyze performance metrics, and facilitate executive alignment.

Experience in large-scale transformations and a certification in SAFe frameworks are essential for this role.

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Qualifications

• Solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle and experience working with SAP functional areas.
• Experience with SAP integrations, data migration, testing cycles, and release management.
• Proven experience coaching teams in scaled Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption of SAFe and Agile practices across SAP S/4HANA programs.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile teams for improvement in delivery effectiveness.
• Analyze team and ART performance using metrics and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle

Coaching teams in Agile environments

Facilitation of Agile ceremonies

Strong communication skills

Education

Certified in SAFe frameworks

Tools

SAP BTP

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The Agile Coach plays a critical role in enabling the SAP S/4HANA transformation by driving Lean‑Agile adoption, coaching teams and leaders, and improving delivery maturity across Agile Release Trains to ensure consistent, high‑quality value delivery and business alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption of SAFe and Agile practices across SAP S/4HANA programs.
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and Agile teams to improve Agile maturity, self‑organization, and delivery effectiveness.
• Drive mindset shift from traditional SAP waterfall delivery to iterative, value‑driven execution; provide training, workshops, and coaching to embed Lean‑Agile principles across teams.
• Establish good practices, playbooks, and standard operating procedures for Agile delivery within Agile Release Trains (ART) and support teams in adopting SAFe practices and improving execution.
• Guide teams through backlog refinement, story writing, estimation, and Agile ceremonies; ensure effective collaboration across SAP functional, technical, and integration teams.
• Foster high‑performing teams focused on quality, predictability, and continuous delivery.
• Coach teams and leaders in PI Planning preparation, execution, and follow‑through; ensure proper backlog readiness, dependency identification, and capacity planning practices.
• Support Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, and other ART events to improve execution; guide teams in delivering PI Objectives aligned with business outcomes and the SAP roadmap.
• Drive adoption of Inspect and Adapt practices for continuous improvement.
• Analyze team and ART performance using metrics; identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities across the SAP delivery lifecycle, ensuring consistency of Agile practices across ARTs.
• Facilitate retrospectives, root‑cause analysis, problem‑solving sessions; promote DevOps practices, automation, and continuous integration within S/4HANA delivery.
• Drive adoption of Lean principles to improve flow and reduce waste.
• Ensure adherence to Agile governance frameworks, quality standards for SAP delivery, alignment with enterprise architecture, compliance, and SAP template standards.
• Partner with executive leadership, business owners, and program stakeholders; provide coaching to leaders on Lean‑Agile mindset, decision‑making, and organizational change.
• Facilitate alignment between business strategy, SAP roadmap, and Agile execution; act as a trusted advisor for Agile adoption across the SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• Communicate progress of Agile adoption, risks, and improvement opportunities; align Agile practices with SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle, enabling coordination across functional, technical, data, and integration workstreams.
• Support delivery alignment with SAP Activate methodology and hybrid Agile‑Waterfall roll‑out model.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle and experience working with SAP functional areas such as Finance (FI), Integrated Supply Chain, Lead to Cash, and IT outsourcing.
• Experience with SAP integrations, data migration, testing cycles, and release management.
• Knowledge of SAP ecosystems including SAP BTP, middleware, and integration platforms; ability to collaborate with Solution Architects and technical teams.
• Certified in SAFe frameworks (e.g., SAFe Program Consultant).
• Proven experience coaching teams in scaled Agile environments, supporting ARTs; strong understanding of roles, ceremonies, and practices across team, program, and portfolio levels.
• Experience facilitating PI Planning, Agile ceremonies, and continuous improvement initiatives; hands‑on experience driving Agile transformation in large‑scale enterprise programs.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to influence without authority; proven ability to drive behavioral change and Agile mindset adoption at all levels.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, stakeholder engagement skills; ability to manage organizational resistance and enable transformation at scale.
• Experience in large‑scale transformation programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders; ability to identify and resolve cross‑team dependencies, risks, and impediments.
• Strong analytical mindset to drive continuous improvement using delivery metrics; experience working in complex environments with distributed teams and global stakeholders.