Sr. Agile Coach--Hybrid onsite 3 days in office

Global Business Ser. 4u; North Chicago (IL); Híbrido; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Global Business Ser. 4u is seeking a Sr. Agile Coach in North Chicago for a 6-month assignment with hybrid onsite requirements (3 days in the office).

You will guide large-scale agile transformations, coach leaders and teams, and promote customer value through agile ceremonies, transparency and frequent releases. Extensive coaching experience and a deep understanding of agile methods are essential. You will also help develop organization-wide agile playbooks, support training, and mentor other

Qualificações

• Must have Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent subject.
• Minimum 8+ years of working experience in Agile methodologies.
• Minimum 5+ years of working experience as an Agile coach in Waterfall Driven delivery environments.
• Deep understanding of Agile values and principles.
• In-depth experience systemizing fit-for-purpose agile ceremonies across teams and coaching leaders on agile values, design thinking, customer value, product management, etc.
• Working experience on training individuals and teams in work management tools like Jira and Agile delivery.
• Working knowledge of SCRUM and Kanban.
• Experience driving proven impact within large-scale agile transformations.
• Outstanding interpersonal, problem-solving and communications skills.

Responsabilidades

• Nurture agility across waterfall focused Delivery teams and shape transformation at an organizational level.
• Influence the organization by focusing teams on customer value and coach leaders and teams on Agile delivery and transparency.
• Develop proficiency with Agile roles & practices through workshops, coaching, mentoring, and advising across teams.
• Monitor team outcomes and coach on improving performance and agile maturity; create org-wide artifacts (standards, playbooks, best practices).
• Mentor fellow coaches and participate in internal/external forums to build an Agile community of practice.

Conhecimentos

Coaching Mindset

Adaptable

Agile hands-on knowledge

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree (CS or equivalent)

Ferramentas

Jira

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Sr. Agile Coach

6 months possible extension

Location/Site: North Chicago

Hybrid onsite 3 days in office

What are the top 3 nice to have skills for this position:

• 1. Coaching Mindset
• 2. Adaptable
• 3. Agile hands on application knowledge

What are the top 3 nice to have skills for this position:

• 1. Coaching Mindset
• 2. Adaptable
• 3. Agile hands on application knowledge

Must have bachelors degree

2. 8- 10 years industry experience

3. Agile Coach experience

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent subject

• Minimum 8+ years of working experience in Agile methodologies
• Minimum 5+ years of working experience as an Agile coach in Waterfall Driven delivery environments
• Deep understanding of Agile values and principles
• In-depth experience systemizing fit-for-purpose agile ceremonies across teams and coaching leaders on agile values, design thinking, customer value, product management, etc.
• Working experience on training individuals and teams in (Work management tools like Jira, Agile delivery)
• Working knowledge and experience with several Agile methodologies: SCRUM, Kanban
• Experience driving proven impact within large-scale agile transformations
• Outstanding inter-personal, problem-solving and communications skills (written, verbal, and non-verbal)

What You'll Do

Your responsibilities will range from nurturing agility across waterfall focused Delivery teams to shape our broader transformation at an organizational level working across products and services.

You will influence the organization by focusing teams on customer value and have the opportunity to coach the leaders and teams on an Agile delivery, frequent releases, transparency and adoption of work management tools. Additionally, you'll guide, Coach, and advise leaders to embrace the right mindset and become catalysts to a culture change.

You will also develop the organization's proficiency with agile roles & practices through workshop facilitation; 1:1, Lunch and Learns, coaching; mentoring; and advising on the work across teams to optimize the flow of value to end users.

Monitoring the team outcomes and dynamics while coaching teams on improving performance and agile maturity is a large part of your role. Creating and continuously improving org-wide artifacts for an agile way of working (e.g. standards, playbooks, best practices) will be important.

As a senior coach you will be looked at as a mentor who enables fellow coaches to develop their coaching capabilities and help them grow in their expected roles by exhibiting thought leadership by participating in internal/external forums in agile communities and building Agile community of practice within the organization.