Senior Enterprise Agile Coach

3Core Systems, Inc; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

3Core Systems, Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Principal Agile Coach to lead enterprise product and portfolio transformation through Lean-Agile practices in a hybrid environment.

You will mentor leaders, shape frameworks, guide AI-enabled coaching, and drive value-stream identification across portfolios, collaborating with senior leaders to implement scalable Agile practices that deliver measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience coaching Agile product management, and organizational transformation in large financial institutions.
• Exceptional written communication skills with leadership communications, Agile guidance, playbooks, articles, training materials, or similar content.
• Direct experience leading scaled‑Agile execution for financial service technology portfolios (SAFe, LeSS, DAD, Spotify Scrum@Scale or similar).
• Ability to identify and nurture portfolio‑level value streams and transform traditional waterfall silos into lean‑Agile value streams.
• Prior experience establishing portfolio‑level workflow structures, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
• Experience creating playbooks, maturity models, guidance materials, and coaching frameworks for Agile adoption at multiple levels.
• Strong writing skills with published content and a collaborative consulting approach.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and coaching across business and technology leaders.

Responsibilities

• Coach teams, programs and leaders to improve organizational effectiveness through Agile and Lean principles.
• Lead across senior technology, operations and business leadership to drive culture and process change.
• Assess program maturity and establish consistent Agile practices across portfolios and programs.
• Coach Product Owners and Business Analysts on backlog management, discovery, and prioritization of features and epics.
• Facilitate solution architects and development leads to define features and architecture boundaries.
• Support AI-enabled coaching capabilities and knowledge management within Agile practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify AI opportunities to enhance coaching effectiveness and organizational agility.

Skills

Agile coaching

Product management

Organizational transformation

Scaled Agile

Job description

3Core Systems, Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Principal Agile Coach to lead enterprise product and portfolio transformation through Lean-Agile practices in a hybrid environment.

You will mentor leaders, shape frameworks, guide AI-enabled coaching, and drive value-stream identification across portfolios, collaborating with senior leaders to implement scalable Agile practices that deliver measurable business outcomes.