Lead Agile Data Platform Coach

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Agile Data Platform Coach to drive the successful delivery of data, analytics, and platform initiatives within the Utilities industry. In this role, you will coach and mentor cross-functional Agile teams while partnering with Product Owners, Data Engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions leveraging Palantir, Snowflake, PySpark, and PL/SQL. You will play a critical role in strengthening Agile maturity, improving delivery predictability, and ensuring ITSM governance practices are embedded across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines deep Agile coaching expertise with strong data platform knowledge and a solid understanding of utility operations, regulatory requirements, and operational excellence. As a trusted advisor, you will help teams transform complex operational data into actionable business insights that improve reliability, efficiency, and customer outcomes.

• Coach cross functional agile teams in the utilities domain to apply scrum practices effectively ensuring predictable delivery of data and platform solutions that enhance reliability and efficiency of utility operations.
• Guide teams in planning and executing sprint ceremonies including backlog refinement sprint planning daily scrums reviews and retrospectives to foster continuous improvement and transparent communication.
• Support product owners in refining and prioritizing product backlogs so that features and enhancements align with organizational objectives regulatory expectations and utility customer needs.
• Collaborate with development teams working on PL SQL based solutions to streamline data workflows optimize queries and ensure robust integration with core utility systems and reporting platforms.
• Partner with data engineering teams leveraging Snowflake and PySpark to design and deliver scalable data pipelines that enable accurate forecasting demand management and operational analytics for utility services.
• Coordinate with teams using Palantir platforms to structure data models build analytical workflows and deliver practical insights that improve asset management grid performance and service continuity.
• Implement and monitor ITSM process governance across hybrid work models to standardize incident problem change and configuration management in alignment with utility sector reliability and compliance requirements.
• Enable adoption of agile metrics such as velocity cycle time and defect trends using data from PL SQL Snowflake and Palantir dashboards to promote fact based decision making and transparent performance tracking.
• Facilitate alignment between technology teams and business stakeholders in utilities operations ensuring that agile delivery focuses on outcomes like reduced outages optimized maintenance and enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Mentor team members and scrum masters in advanced agile coaching techniques helping them resolve impediments improve collaboration and develop a culture of accountability and experimentation.
• Coordinate day shift activities across hybrid locations ensuring smooth communication handoffs and support for critical utility processes without requiring travel to maintain continuity of operations.
• Collaborate with risk and compliance groups to embed regulatory considerations into agile ways of working ensuring that utility projects meet safety data privacy and audit expectations.
• Drive initiatives that connect agile delivery outcomes to broader company purpose by emphasizing how improved utility reliability and efficiency contribute to sustainable resource use and positive societal impact.

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based…