Agile Coach

Overview

Charlotte, NC | 18 - 20 years of experience

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.

• Agile Transformation and Coaching Excellence:
  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 agile maturity, self-organization, and delivery effectiveness.
• Agile maturity, self-organization, and delivery effectiveness:
  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.
• ART and Team Enablement:
  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.
• PI Planning and Execution Enablement:
  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.
• Delivery Optimization and 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.
• Governance and Standards Alignment:
  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.
• Stakeholder and Leadership Engagement:
  Partner with executive leadership, business owners, and program stakeholders. Provide coaching to leaders on Lean-Agile mindset, decision-making, and organizational 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.

Align Agile practices with SAP S/4

HANA implementation lifecycle. Enable coordination across functional, 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. 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.
• Leadership and Coaching
  
  Skills:
  
  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.
• Program and Delivery Expertise:
  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 groups.