SAFe Agile Delivery Coach

Stifel

St. Louis (MO)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Stifel, a global wealth management and investment banking firm, seeks an Agile Delivery Specialist to support Agile Release Trains and teams. You will facilitate PI Planning, manage backlogs, and coach Product Owners to align features with business outcomes, driving continuous improvement across multiple teams.

The role emphasizes hands‑on coaching, delivery quality, and effective cross‑team coordination with the RTE.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management or related field or equivalent relevant experience.
3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Agile Delivery practitioner in a scaled Agile or SAFe environment — with enough reps to facilitate and support teams confidently.

Responsibilities

Support Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and teams in applying Agile, Scrum, and SAFe practices to improve delivery effectiveness and consistency.
Facilitate ART and team‑level meetings as needed, including PI Planning, Iteration Planning, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Scrum of Scrums.
Partner with the RTE to coordinate ART agendas, schedules, meeting logistics, and cross‑team follow‑up.
Facilitate leadership meetings and working sessions, managing discussion, conflict, decisions, and follow‑through.
Coach Product Owners and team members on Agile values, Scrum practices, SAFe principles, and effective collaboration.
Coach teams on writing high‑quality user stories with clear acceptance criteria and Definition of Ready expectations.
Lead story‑splitting and decomposition sessions to turn large stories and features into deliverable increments of value.
Partner with Product Owners to define and refine features aligned to business outcomes and ART priorities.
Promote consistent backlog hygiene, estimation practices, and readiness standards across teams.
Identify, track, and help remove impediments, dependencies, and delivery risks, escalating when appropriate.
Drive continuous improvement by capturing retrospective actions, tracking commitments, and helping teams implement improvements.
Serve as a Jira subject matter expert by configuring boards, creating dashboards and reports, maintaining visibility, and guiding effective tool usage.
Consolidate and review delivery metrics across ARTs, using AI‑assisted analysis to surface trends, risks, and improvement opportunities for the RTE and leadership.