Senior Agilist / Agile Coach

Primary Talent Partners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 114,340 - 128,116; Full time

Job summary

Primary Talent Partners is seeking a Senior Agilist / Agile Coach for a 12-month contract in Charlotte, NC. This role focuses on enabling effective delivery across various Agile teams and initiatives while coaching leaders to enhance outcomes and visibility.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in Agile delivery and coaching, with a strong understanding of frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban. The position offers a competitive pay rate of $83.00 - $93.00/hr.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery, coaching, or enablement roles.
• Demonstrated experience coaching multiple teams and leaders in complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and scaled delivery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Coach product, delivery, and technology leaders and teams to strengthen Agile execution.
• Enable effective PI Planning and delivery alignment across the CSAI portfolio.
• Improve backlog quality, prioritization, and flow in partnership with Product Owners.

Skills

Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)

Coaching experience

Facilitation skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Senior Agilist / Agile Coach with our large power and utilities client in Charlotte, NC. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension.

Pay: $83.00 - $93.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no Benefits. ACA-compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

Description

Customer Strategy, Analytics & Innovation (CSAI)

The Senior Agilist / Agile Coach enables effective, predictable delivery across the CSAI portfolio by coaching teams and leaders on Agile practices, portfolio planning, and execution health. This role focuses on scaling consistent ways of working across multiple teams and initiatives, strengthening alignment between strategy, discovery, and delivery, and advancing Agile maturity beyond team level execution.

This position operates at the portfolio and program level, partnering closely with Product, Technology, and Delivery leaders to improve outcomes, flow, and visibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Coach product, delivery, and technology leaders and teams to strengthen Agile execution across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Enable effective PI Planning, dependency management, risk identification, and delivery alignment across the CSAI portfolio.
• Support consistent Agile practices, tooling, and metrics (e.g., predictability, cycle time, throughput).
• Facilitate Agile events, workshops, and targeted coaching engagements (e.g., road mapping, backlog refinement, retrospectives).
• Improve backlog quality, prioritization, and flow in partnership with Product Owners and Product Managers.
• Increase executive and stakeholder visibility through actionable insights, dashboards, and delivery health reporting.
• Identify and elevate systemic impediments, risks, and cross team dependencies.
• Promote a culture of servant leadership, continuous improvement, and learning aligned with CSAI standards and values.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in Agile delivery, coaching, or enablement roles.
• Demonstrated experience coaching multiple teams and leaders in complex, matrixed environments.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and scaled delivery concepts.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as a portfolio Agilist, Agile Coach, or program level coach.
• Experience supporting product centric, data, analytics, or technology organizations.
• Agile coaching certifications (e.g., SAFe Agilist, SPC, ICP Client/ATF).

Primary Talent Partners is an Equal Opportunity / Affimative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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