Agile Coach Manager (Sr)

Huntington National Bank; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Agile Coach Manager to lead and mentor teams in adopting Agile practices. This role involves collaborating with senior leadership and the Value Management Office to foster an Agile culture, guiding teams through transformations, and providing consultative mentorship. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Agile methodologies, strong leadership skills, and a passion for developing others. Join a forward-thinking organization where your expertise will help shape the future of Agile practices and contribute to the success of the teams you support.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Agile environments, including 5+ years as an Agile Coach.
• Proven ability to influence without positional authority.
• Experience leading Agile transformations in large enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and mentoring team members to adopt Agile practices.
• Developing tools and guidance for Agile Coaches.
• Supporting senior leadership in understanding Agile mindsets.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Coaching and Mentoring

Scrum Master Experience

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Critical Thinking

Problem Resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Kanban

Agile Place

Azure DevOps

Job description

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Summary: The Agile Coach Senior is an experienced Agilist and leader responsible for working collaboratively with the broader Value Management Office (VMO) team and senior leadership to foster adoption and maturation of agile practices and principles while embedding agile values and mindsets. The Agile Coach Sr is additionally responsible for building credibility with and becoming trusted advisors to the colleagues, teams, managers, and senior leadership they support while providing consultative mentorship, guidance, and training based upon an assessment of each entity’s needs. Colleagues in this role will also manage and guide other Agile Coaches within their organization.

Description: The Agile Coach Senior is an experienced Agilist and leader responsible for working collaboratively with the broader Value Management Office (VMO) team and senior leadership to foster adoption and maturation of agile practices and principles while embedding agile values and mindsets. The Agile Coach Sr is additionally responsible for building credibility with and becoming trusted advisors to the colleagues, teams, managers, and senior leadership they support while providing consultative mentorship, guidance, and training based upon an assessment of each entity’s needs. Colleagues in this role will also manage and guide other Agile Coaches within their organization.

Duties And Responsibilities

1. Responsible for coaching, developing and mentoring team members.
2. Develops guidance and tools aiding in the growth and maturation of Agile Coaches.
3. Completes comprehensive assessments providing key observations, strengths, challenges with recommended next steps, and aids in the establishment of Value Streams as part of the organizational Agile Transformations.
4. Reviews Agile Coaching deliverables and provides feedback to Agile Coaches to ensure content aligns with VMO messaging.
5. Creates and executes comprehensive Coaching Engagements outlining rationale, benefits, assumptions, and approach.
6. Coaches and guides senior leadership, Product Owners, managers, and Agile teams to understand and shift to an Agile mindset.
7. Aids in maturing Agile capabilities and use of Agile principles and frameworks across teams.
8. Provides guidance on the appropriate use of metrics and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
9. Collaboratively supports and facilitates opportunities for sharing best practices, challenges, and innovative thinking across the organization.
10. Develops supporting documentation and training content to support understanding of Agile at Huntington.
11. Develops expertise in tools used at Huntington to assist teams in maturing their usage in an Agile environment.
12. Contributes to the development of VMO guidance, policies, and standards surrounding product and project delivery.
13. Uses deep understanding of VMO guidance, policies, and standards to guide and coach teams to ensure success and compliance where needed.
14. Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
2. Minimum of 10+ years’ experience working in an Agile environment as a Scrum Master or Product Owner, including 5 or more years as an Agile Coach.
3. Must have successfully led an agile transformation at a large enterprise organization. Minimum 5 years in a supervisory role.
4. Proven ability to influence multiple levels of the organization without positional authority.
5. Must have directly managed teams of coaches.

Preferred Qualifications

1. 12+ years’ experience leading in an Agile environment, including 5 or more years leading as an Agile Coach.
2. Deep Agile expertise; strong understanding of servant leadership and the Agile Manifesto’s values and principles, with the ability to tailor agile practices based on context and maturity.
3. Excellent interpersonal skills; team building, negotiation, critical thinking, and problem resolution.
4. Strong coaching and mentoring skills for guiding individuals, teams, and managers in adopting agility.
5. Highly organized with strong time management skills.
6. Knowledge of software programs including Microsoft Office and ability to learn new systems quickly.
7. Strong communication and presentation skills, active listening.
8. Experience with Kanban, Agile Place, and Azure DevOps.
9. Experience as an Agile Coach in the financial industry.