Agile Coach

Location:

Chicago, IL

Positions:
Multiple positions across the states

Available Positions

• Senior .Net Developer
• Junior .Net Developer
• Java Developer
• Junior Software Developer
• Senior IT Programmer Analyst
• ASP.NET Developer
• Senior Program Manager
• Senior Business Project Manager
• Senior Application Project Manager
• Project Manager
• Mid-Level Project Manager

Job Title:
Agile Coach/Scrum Master

Job Type: Long Term

Responsibilities

As an Agile Coach, you will be engaged with programs that are transforming from a traditional software delivery model to an agile delivery model, or a program that is looking to mature in their agile adoption. This is a unique role where your passion, enthusiasm, and enjoyment in customer-facing coaching will be highly valued.

As the ideal candidate, you are not only experienced in agile methods, but have an extensive track record of delivering high-quality systems and products. You enjoy close collaboration with delivery team members to ensure compliance with the enterprise delivery method.

• Act as an Agile Coach for multiple scrum teams with a focus on guiding the teams toward improving the way they work
• Act as a mentor to Scrum Masters and Product Owners
• Educate all levels and roles, including senior leaders, across the organization on Agile principles, process, practices, and tools
• Provide guidance on achieving high levels of Agile maturity while complying with defined Agile Core Principles and enterprise standards
• Guide management on effective Agile Portfolio/Program management
• Facilitate cross-team coordination and collaboration
• Drive visibility of information that helps the team track their progress
• Guide the team towards a culture of full transparency of relevant metrics to all stakeholders
• Foster a culture of open communication and actively contribute to the Agile community
• Contribute to the evolution of the company’s agile practices, processes, and tools
• Partner with Engagement Management to conduct Methodology Assessments
• Partner with Engagement Management to conduct Agile Maturity Assessments and offer recommendations

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience
• 5+ years of experience in an Agile delivery environment
• 3+ years’ experience as a Coach or trainer in an Agile environment
• Experience with Agile Planning Tools
• Communicative and social – Must be able to clearly interact with teams
• Facilitative – Must be able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team
• Assertive – Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to
• Situational Awareness – Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management
• Enthusiastic – Must be high-energy
• Continual improvement - Must continually be growing one's craft, learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team
• Attitude of empowerment - Must be able to lead a team to self-organization
• Attitude of transparency – Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust
• Quick learner – Must be able to quickly gain a high-level understanding of the technical and business domains of the Scrum teams
• Ability to coach others in basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures
• Ability to coach others in backlog refinement, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition
• Ability to coach others in incremental delivery and the value of metrics
• Excellent English communication skills in written and spoken form

Preferred skills:

• Agile Certifications (CSM, CSP, CSPO, PMP, PMP-ACP etc)
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Oil and Gas Industry experience
• Experience with Mergers and Acquisitions
• Understanding of other processes and methodologies and can speak intelligently about them and leverage other techniques to provide value to a team/enterprise
• Understanding of the value of commitments to delivery made by a development team
• Familiarity with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices
• Participation in industry agile communities

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Main offers excellent career opportunities for professionals who possess outstanding interpersonal skills and are results-oriented team players.