Remote Lead Agile Coach

Eliassen Group; Helena (MT); Remote; USD 214,906,000 - 243,835,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks a Lead Agilist to coach Agile squads, promote Scrum practices, and guide Product Owners in backlog management. The role involves facilitating Scrum events, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement across teams.

The candidate will model servant leadership and help teams remove impediments to improve delivery and value realization. For w2 consultants, a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k with matching, 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.

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

Backlog management

Facilitation

DevOps familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CI/CD

Automated testing

Job description

Eliassen Group seeks a Lead Agilist to coach Agile squads, promote Scrum practices, and guide Product Owners in backlog management. The role involves facilitating Scrum events, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement across teams.

The candidate will model servant leadership and help teams remove impediments to improve delivery and value realization. For w2 consultants, a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k with matching, and life insurance