Agile Coach & Transformation Leader

Guardian Life; Town of Bethlehem (NY); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Team Coach to empower agile teams and drive continuous improvement. You will guide teams in agile practices, leverage data for insights, and support digital transformation to optimize business processes.

Responsibilities include training, mentoring, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and fostering self-organization. The ideal candidate has 5+ years coaching agile teams, strong data analysis skills, and experience with AI

Qualifications

• 5+ years coaching and mentoring agile teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and practical application.
• Excellent data analysis skills and analytical mindset.
• Experience with business process improvement and digital transformation.
• Familiarity with AI concepts and potential applications.
• Strong communication, listening, and facilitation abilities.
• High empathy and emotional intelligence.
• Change management knowledge and techniques.
• Experience with requirements management and defining KPIs.
• Solid risk management knowledge.
• Ability to influence stakeholders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Champion and implement Agile methodologies across teams.
• Listen to teams and stakeholders to understand challenges and opportunities.
• Facilitate training sessions to enhance skills in requirements management, data analysis, and new technologies.
• Apply data analysis to identify process improvements and measure KPIs.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives including AI considerations.
• Provide empathetic coaching to foster growth and self-organization.
• Manage change within teams and ensure smooth adoption of new processes.
• Engage in requirements management for clear project goals.
• Identify and mitigate risks with proactive problem-solving.
• Cultivate stakeholder relationships to gain buy-in for team objectives.

Skills

Agile coaching

Data analysis

Requirements management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

AI concepts

Risk management

Empathy / EI

Facilitation

Job description

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America is seeking a Team Coach to empower agile teams and drive continuous improvement. You will guide teams in agile practices, leverage data for insights, and support digital transformation to optimize business processes.

Responsibilities include training, mentoring, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and fostering self-organization. The ideal candidate has 5+ years coaching agile teams, strong data analysis skills, and experience with AI