Lead Agilist & Scrum Coach for High-Impact Teams

IT Job Board - Tech Jobs Portal in USA; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group in Cincinnati, OH, is seeking a Lead Agilist to coach Agile squads, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement using data and feedback. The role partners with Product Owners and Developers on backlog management, value delivery, and risk identification while modeling learning and cross-functional collaboration.

This is an on-site, W2 position with a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience.
• Strong Agile and Scrum knowledge with facilitation techniques.
• Experience removing impediments and cross-team communication.
• Coaching and mentoring skills to teach complex concepts.
• Conflict resolution and mediation capability.
• Experience using metrics to drive improvements.
• Understanding of SDLC disciplines and Agile practices such as CI/CD and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Support Agile Squad(s) in applying Agile and Scrum values and principles.
• Facilitate Scrum events to ensure value delivery (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, Backlog Refinement).
• Remove impediments and escalate when needed to appropriate organizational entities.
• Coach Product Owners and Dev Teams in backlog management and shared outcomes.
• Promote self-organization, continuous improvement, and cross-functionality.
• Build a trusting environment that enables open problem solving.
• Use metrics and feedback loops to drive inspect-and-adapt improvements.
• Facilitate communication inside/outside the Squad, including Agile Center coordination.
• Shield the team from external interference to maintain productivity.
• Model servant leadership and continuous learning; perform other duties.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum facilitation

Backlog management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven improvement

Communication

Servant leadership

impediment removal

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CI/CD

TDD

Automated testing

Kanban

Job description

Eliassen Group in Cincinnati, OH, is seeking a Lead Agilist to coach Agile squads, facilitate Scrum ceremonies, remove impediments, and drive continuous improvement using data and feedback. The role partners with Product Owners and Developers on backlog management, value delivery, and risk identification while modeling learning and cross-functional collaboration.

This is an on-site, W2 position with a strong benefits package.