Remote Lead Agilist – Agile Coaching & Delivery

Eliassen Group; Olympia (WA); Remoto; USD 103.000 - 117.000; Tempo pieno

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Remote work

Descrizione del lavoro

Eliassen Group is seeking a Lead Agilist for remote, contract work to coach Agile squads and promote Scrum efficiency. The role focuses on backlog management, empirical decision-making, and servant leadership to improve delivery and value realization.

The candidate will enable teams to remove impediments, collaborate with Product Owners, and drive continuous improvement across the organization. Strong communication and coaching skills are essential for success in this client-facing position.

Competenze

• 5+ years of full-time business experience.
• 3+ years of Scrum experience.
• Strong oral and written communication 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.
• Ability to use empirical data and metrics to drive decisions and improvements.

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Agile coaching

Scrum

Communication

Impediment removal

Team building

SDLC knowledge

CI/CD familiarity

Kanban/Scrumban/XP/Mob programming

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Eliassen Group is seeking a Lead Agilist for remote, contract work to coach Agile squads and promote Scrum efficiency. The role focuses on backlog management, empirical decision-making, and servant leadership to improve delivery and value realization.

The candidate will enable teams to remove impediments, collaborate with Product Owners, and drive continuous improvement across the organization. Strong communication and coaching skills are essential for success in this client-facing position.