Remote Agile Coach & Scrum Leader

Eliassen Group; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 103,000 - 117,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Lead Agilist for a remote, contract engagement. The role focuses on coaching Agile squads, guiding backlog management, and promoting Scrum practices to improve delivery and value realization across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of business experience and 3+ years of Scrum experience, with strong communication, mentorship, and impediment-removal skills. W2 benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with match, and life insurance.

Qualifications

• 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 Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and Mob programming.

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.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum facilitation

Backlog management

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD

TDD

Automated testing

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Lead Agilist for a remote, contract engagement. The role focuses on coaching Agile squads, guiding backlog management, and promoting Scrum practices to improve delivery and value realization across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of business experience and 3+ years of Scrum experience, with strong communication, mentorship, and impediment-removal skills. W2 benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with match, and life insurance.