Agile Coach

Job Description

The Agile Coach plays a critical role in enabling the SAP S/4

HANA transformation by driving Lean-Agile adoption, coaching teams and leaders, and improving delivery maturity across Agile Release Trains to ensure consistent, high-quality value delivery and business alignment.

• Lead the adoption of SAFe and Agile practices across SAP S/4
  
  HANA programs
• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Release Train Engineers, and Agile teams to improve

• Drive mindset shift from traditional SAP waterfall delivery to iterative, value-driven execution
• Provide training, workshops, and coaching to embed Lean-Agile principles across teams
• Establish good practices, playbooks, and standard operating procedures for Agile delivery

• Support Agile Release Trains in adopting SAFe practices and improving execution
• Guide teams in backlog refinement, story writing, estimation, and Agile ceremonies
• Enable effective collaboration across SAP functional, technical, and integration teams
• Ensure alignment between team execution and business priorities across SAP modules
• Foster high-performing teams with a focus on quality, predictability, and continuous delivery

• Coach teams and leaders in PI Planning preparation, execution, and follow-through
• Ensure proper backlog readiness, dependency identification, and capacity planning practices
• Support Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, and other ART events to improve execution
• Guide teams in delivering PI Objectives aligned with business outcomes and SAP roadmap
• Drive adoption of Inspect and Adapt practices for continuous improvement

• Analyze team and ART performance using metrics
• Identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities across SAP delivery lifecycle, ensuring consistency of Agile practices across ARTs
• Facilitate retrospectives, root cause analysis, and problem-solving sessions
• Promote Dev Ops practices, automation, and continuous integration within S/4
  
  HANA delivery
• Drive adoption of Lean principles to improve flow and reduce waste

• Ensure adherence to Agile governance frameworks, quality standards for SAP delivery
• Align Agile practices with enterprise architecture, compliance, and SAP template standards
• Support implementation of Agile metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms

• Partner with executive leadership, business owners, and program stakeholders
• Provide coaching to leaders on Lean-Agile mindset, decision-making, and org. change
• Facilitate alignment between business strategy, SAP roadmap, and Agile execution
• Act as a trusted advisor for Agile adoption across the SAP S/4
  
  HANA transformation
• Communicate progress of Agile adoption, risks, and improvement opportunities SAP S/4
  
  HANA Transformation Enablement

• Enable coordination across fun ctional, technical, data, and integration work streams
• Support delivery alignment with SAP Activate methodology and hybrid Agile–Waterfall rollout model

• SAP S/4
  
  HANA & Technical Understanding
• Solid understanding of SAP S/4
  
  HANA implementation lifecycle
• Experience working with SAP functional areas such as Finance (FI), Integrated Supply Chain, Lead to Cash and Information Technology Outsourcing etc.
• Familiarity with SAP integrations, data migration, testing cycles, and release management
• Understanding of SAP ecosystems including SAP BTP, middleware, and integration platforms
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Solution Architects and technical teams
• SAFe and Agile Expertise
• Certified in SAFe frameworks SAFe Program Consultant
• Proven experience coaching teams in scaled Agile environments and supporting ARTs
• Strong understanding of roles, ceremonies, and practices across team, program, and portfolio
• Experience facilitating PI Planning, Agile ceremonies, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Hands-on experience driving Agile transformation in large-scale enterprise programs
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to influence without authority
• Proven ability to drive behavioral change and Agile mindset adoption at all levels
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage organizational resistance and enable transformation at scale
• Experience in large-scale transformation programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders
• Ability to identify and resolve cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments
• Strong analytical mindset to drive continuous improvement using delivery metrics
• Experience working in complex environments with distributed teams and global stakeholder

Salary Range: a year