Project Manager – Agile coach

TechDigital Group; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Agile Coach to lead teams in their agile transformation journey. This role involves working closely with product managers and agile champions to enhance agile maturity, promote a culture of continuous improvement, and implement best practices across the organization. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in coaching within agile environments, familiarity with large-scale transformations, and a strong ability to communicate agile principles effectively. Join a forward-thinking company and make a significant impact on their agile processes and cultural evolution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a coach in an agile environment with strong communication skills.
• Experience in agile transformation for large enterprises is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Coach product managers and owners to enhance accountability and agile practices.
• Drive cultural change and promote continuous improvement in agile maturity.

Skills

Coaching

Communication

Agile Methodologies

Data Driven Decision Making

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor's/University degree

Master's degree

Tools

JIRA

Atlassian

PowerPoint

Excel

Visio

Job description

Extremely good at communications as they have to work with senior executives.

Have at least experience over 2 Years of coaching teams in SAFe methodology (NOT looking for Scrum Master).

Certifications (SPC) are good to have but working experience is a must.

Able to articulate their role clearly in Enterprise level agile transformation journey.

Detailed Role Description

Objectives of this role

1. Work with agile champions and product managers in various lines of businesses to identify key areas of improvement in agile maturity in the front office.
2. Guide product managers adopting agile techniques and improving their agile maturity.
3. Coaching product managers to define clear, concise and measurable objectives and adopt data driven decision making.
4. Promote a culture of continuous improvement.
5. Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices.

Responsibilities

1. Provide coaching, training and guidance to product managers and product owners fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
2. Demonstrate deep knowledge of and expertise in Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), assisting product managers and teams in defining clear, measurable objectives aligned with organizational goals.
3. Leverage agile methodologies and coach Product managers and agile release trains in techniques such as storymapping, creating MVPs to validate ideas and gather feedback, prioritization techniques and agile estimation techniques.
4. Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization.
5. Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by product managers and agile release trains.

Required experience

1. 5+ years working in an agile environment as a coach.
2. 5+ years working in an agile environment as a Product Owner/ Product manager.
3. Currently or just completed Agile transformation for top bank.
4. Exposure to a large-scale enterprise agile transformation with demonstrated experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or other scaling frameworks and deep understanding of agile values and principles.
5. Demonstrated experience facilitating collaborative sessions, managing customer expectations, and ensuring work is aligned with the enterprise goals and objectives.
6. Familiarity with agile tools & suites including JIRA, Atlassian, or similar agile management tooling.

Education, Qualifications, Skills

1. Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Master's degree.
2. Scaled Agile (SAFe) SPC Certification, SAFe PO/PM certification, CSPO, PSPO or similar certification.
3. Expertise with making presentations using PowerPoint, Excel, Visio.
4. Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.