Lead Coach, Agile Coach

American Health Packaging; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora seeks a Lead Agile Coach to guide Agile adoption across teams and leaders, enhancing delivery flow and predictability. You will remove impediments, mentor peers, and partner with Scrum Masters, product owners, and stakeholders to raise performance in complex technical programs.

The role emphasizes coaching, facilitation, and continuous improvement across Agile ceremonies and reporting practices to support enterprise delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Master's degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in technical project management, program management, or a related field required.
• Certification in SAFe SPC, CSM, PMP, PgMP, or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coach Agile teams and leaders on Agile principles, roles, practices, and team structures to improve flow, predictability, and outcomes.
• Help identify and remove systemic impediments that limit team effectiveness, delivery flow, or adoption of consistent Agile ways of working.
• Facilitate Agile workshops, training, and coaching sessions tailored to team roles and Agile maturity needs.
• Support Agile reporting and tooling practices to improve transparency, delivery visibility, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Scrum Masters, product owners, delivery teams, technical project leaders, and stakeholders to improve delivery practices across technical initiatives.
• Communicate Agile adoption progress, delivery risks, improvement opportunities, and recommended actions to project and functional leaders.
• Mentor peers and team members on practical Agile behaviors, team facilitation, continuous improvement, and effective use of Agile ceremonies.

Skills

10+ years experience

Agile coaching

SAFe / Scrum / PMP

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / IT / Eng / Business

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

The Lead Agile Coach helps teams and leaders apply Agile principles, structures, roles, and practices to improve delivery flow, predictability, collaboration, and outcomes. This role supports Agile adoption by identifying and helping remove impediments, strengthening team practices, facilitating Agile learning, and improving the use of Agile reporting and tools. At the senior technical level, the role may own a complex Agile workstream or technical delivery area and provide peer coaching while operating with limited guidance.

Key responsibilities

• Coach Agile teams and leaders on Agile principles, roles, practices, and team structures to improve flow, predictability, and outcomes.
• Help identify and remove systemic impediments that limit team effectiveness, delivery flow, or adoption of consistent Agile ways of working.
• Facilitate Agile workshops, training, and coaching sessions tailored to team roles and Agile maturity needs.
• Support Agile reporting and tooling practices to improve transparency, delivery visibility, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Scrum Masters, product owners, delivery teams, technical project leaders, and stakeholders to improve delivery practices across technical initiatives.
• Communicate Agile adoption progress, delivery risks, improvement opportunities, and recommended actions to project and functional leaders.
• Mentor peers and team members on practical Agile behaviors, team facilitation, continuous improvement, and effective use of Agile ceremonies.

Job Profile Description

This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• Experince supporting large scale enterprise Agile transformations Master's degree in business administration, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in technical project management, program management, or a related field required.
• Certification in SAFe SPC, CSM, PMP, PgMP, or equivalent preferred.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We'll make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation

Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We're a purpose-driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.