Role OverviewThis is a hands-on coaching role where you will work directly with management, Product and Service Owners, Scrum Masters, and team members to coach leaders on Agile and product ownership while working shoulder-to-shoulder with teams on their day-to-day execution and their ADO boards. Teams range widely in Agile maturity, and several are not traditional software-development teams.
What You Will Do
As the lead Agile Coach, you will serve as the lead Agile Coach across multiple teams with varying Agile and Azure DevOps maturity, assess current Agile practices, identify opportunities to improve team maturity, consistency, and adoption, and coach teams on Agile principles, Scrum and Kanban practices, backlog management, prioritization, estimation, planning, and continuous improvement.
Why It Might Be a Fit
You will identify impediments to Agile adoption and work with leadership on practical solutions, coach managers and Product/Service Owners on effectively performing the Product Owner role, and provide leadership with recommendations for improving Agile maturity and sustaining long-term adoption.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience working in Agile delivery environments
- 5+ years of Agile coaching, Agile leadership, Scrum Master, Product Owner coaching, or Agile transformation experience
- Demonstrated experience coaching multiple teams simultaneously
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, specifically ADO Boards
- Experience establishing and managing Agile backlogs within Azure DevOps
- Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Agile product management, backlog management, user story development, estimation and planning, Agile metrics, and continuous improvement
- Experience coaching Product Owners, Scrum Masters, managers, and senior leaders
- Demonstrated ability to assess team maturity and create practical improvement plans
- Strong facilitation skills and experience leading workshops with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Equity
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Learning budget
- Parental leave
- Wellness program
- Visa/relocation assistance
- Remote flexibility
- Stipends
- Bonus/commission
- Paid holidays
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