Lead Agilist

Eliassen Group; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 103 000 - 117 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Resumo da oferta

Eliassen Group is seeking a Lead Agilist to coach Agile Squads, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, and guide Product Owners in backlog management. The role focuses on fostering a trusting environment, removing impediments, and driving empirical decision-making to improve delivery and value realization.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of business experience with 3+ years in Scrum, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to develop high-performing teams within a W2 consulting context in the

Qualificações

• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to remove impediments outside of the team.
• Coaching skills to convey complex messages and teach new concepts.
• Conflict resolution and mediation capabilities.
• Ability to build trust, rapport, and high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with SDLC and agile practices; knowledge of CI/CD and automated testing.
• Knowledge of Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and Mob programming.
• Ability to use empirical data and metrics to drive decisions.

Responsabilidades

• Coach Agile Squads on Scrum values, principles, and practices.
• Facilitate Scrum events and ensure value from all ceremonies.
• Guide Product Owners and Dev Teams in backlog management and outcomes.
• Promote self-organization, continuous improvement, and cross-functionality.
• Identify and remove impediments; shield teams from interference.
• Foster a safe, trusting environment for open discussion.
• Leverage metrics and feedback loops for inspect-and-adapt improvements.
• Collaborate with Agile Center to improve team effectiveness.
• Model servant leadership and support growth of team members and stakeholders.
• Ensure risk management aligned with policies.

Conhecimentos

Agile coaching

Scrum

Backlog management

Facilitation

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Ferramentas

CI/CD

TDD

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description:

Our client seeks a Lead Agilist to coach Agile Squads and promote effective Scrum practices. The role will facilitate Scrum events, foster a trusting environment, and guide teams and Product Owners in backlog management, empirical decision-making, and continuous improvement. The Lead Agilist will model servant leadership, enable teams to remove impediments, and collaborate across the organization to improve delivery and value realization.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $75.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Coach Agile Squads on Agile and Scrum values, principles, and practices.
• Facilitate Scrum events and ensure value from Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement.
• Guide Product Owners and Development Teams in effective backlog management and clarity of outcomes.
• Promote self-organization, continuous improvement, cross-functionality, and software craftsmanship.
• Identify and help remove impediments, escalating when necessary to appropriate entities.
• Shield teams from external interference to maintain productivity.
• Foster a safe, trusting environment for open discussion and collaborative problem solving.
• Leverage metrics and feedback loops for inspect-and-adapt improvements.
• Apply knowledge of DevOps, pipeline automation, and testing practices to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with peers and the Agile Center to improve overall team effectiveness.
• Model servant leadership and support growth of team members and stakeholders.
• Ensure risk identification, management, and reporting aligned with organizational policies.

Experience Requirements:

• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with experience presenting, teaching, mentoring, and facilitating.
• Proven ability to remove impediments outside of the team.
• Coaching skills with the ability to convey complex messages and teach new concepts.
• Conflict resolution and mediation capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, rapport, and high-performing teams.
• Working knowledge of SDLC disciplines and practices that support agility.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, TDD, and automated testing practices.
• Knowledge of additional Agile frameworks such as Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and Mob programming.
• Ability to use empirical data and metrics to drive decisions and improvements.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a directly related field, or equivalent work experience.