Sr. Scrum Lead: Agile Coach for IT Delivery

American Airlines Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Health benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) program

Additional benefits

Job summary

American Airlines is seeking a Scrum Lead to drive agile practices across multiple teams in Fort Worth, TX. You will coach teams on empirical planning, facilitate events, and promote value delivery with transparency and continuous improvement.

You will partner with Product Owners and stakeholders, ensure a healthy backlog, and foster a high-performing, collaborative culture aligned with company goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of experience in an agile environment.
• Experience coaching agile methodologies to teams and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated servant leadership, transparency and empowerment.
• Proven ability to promote collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead value flow optimization from idea to release.
• Coach teams to deliver high-value items with minimal rework.
• Promote transparency and help remove impediments.
• Enable teams to practice Scrum and other agile techniques.
• Foster continuous learning, experimentation and improvement.
• Coach Product Owners/Managers on empirical backlog planning.
• Maintain information radiators for inspection and adaptation.
• Facilitate teams to self-organize and run events.

Skills

Servant leadership

Agile coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Transparency

Continuous improvement

Conflict resolution

Empowerment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Equivalent combination of education and work experience

Job description

American Airlines is seeking a Scrum Lead to drive agile practices across multiple teams in Fort Worth, TX. You will coach teams on empirical planning, facilitate events, and promote value delivery with transparency and continuous improvement.

You will partner with Product Owners and stakeholders, ensure a healthy backlog, and foster a high-performing, collaborative culture aligned with company goals.