Senior Agilist

Senior Agilist

A recruiting partner is seeking a qualified Senior Agilist to fill an open position with a client in the financial services industry. This role supports Agile teams in strengthening Scrum practices, building effective working relationships, and consistently delivering business value through coaching, facilitation, and continuous improvement.

• Support Agile squads in applying Scrum principles and Agile values while facilitating key ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
• Promote team collaboration, self-organization, and continuous improvement by helping identify and remove impediments, manage dependencies, resolve conflicts, and escalate issues when necessary.
• Partner with Product Owners, development teams, and stakeholders to clarify priorities, improve backlog management, and maintain alignment on delivery goals and business value.
• Use team feedback, metrics, and continuous improvement practices to identify opportunities for better team performance, support risk awareness, and encourage effective software delivery practices.

• Make a meaningful impact by helping teams deliver customer-focused solutions within the financial services industry.
• Develop leadership skills through Agile coaching, facilitation, and team development opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement by helping teams refine processes, strengthen collaboration, and improve delivery outcomes.
• Work across teams and collaborate with business and technology partners to solve problems and support shared goals.

• 3+ years of full-time business experience, including at least 1 year of Scrum experience.
• Understanding of the Scrum framework, Agile principles, and practices that support effective team collaboration and delivery.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, or supporting peers and teams in adopting effective working practices.
• Ability to identify and help remove team impediments, coordinate across teams, and escalate challenges when appropriate.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Understanding of software development lifecycle practices, including requirements management, quality assurance, testing, deployment, and change management, as well as Agile-supporting practices such as continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.