Agile Coach

Posted on: 11/26/2025 - Final date to receive applications:

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Would you like to work in an international environment where you’ll make a difference every day? At Permobil, we’re looking for game-changers to join us as we innovate for individuals and develop the world’s most advanced assistive solutions.

At Permobil, the people who use our products come first. Our purpose is to create advanced assistive solutions that make the lives of adults and children living with disabilities more enriching. Our people are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver innovations that improve lives. We are a sustainable and responsible business committed to continuous improvement, and our customers can trust us to provide market‑leading solutions driven by insights‑based clinical data.

Our Production Innovation department in Lebanon, TN is now looking for an Agile Coach.

Key Tasks

Guide and mentor agile teams to enhance their performance and agile practices. The focus will be set on the agile development teams, product owners and the product management team, but work could also be extended to coach other departments within Permobil.

Key Duties

Be a member of the “New Way of Working” Method team to steer and drive the Lean/Agile initiative forward.

Coaching

• Coach agile teams to perform efficient Agile ceremonies (e.g., daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, feature refinements and other agile events).
• Help to improve PI planning sessions and other events.
• Coach teams on effective use of agile tools and techniques.
• Manage a Kanban effectively in Jira, provide general Jira support and enable improvement realization.
• Guide and coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters and Technical product leads in agile principles and best practices.

Monitor Team Progress

• Monitor team progress and provide feedback for improvement, focusing on continuous improvements and retrospectives in specific teams and supporting newly integrated teams with agile coaching, training, and support.
• Continuous improvements and retrospectives in all teams within the Innovation nodes.
• Support the teams that are friends of the node to efficiently connect to the node in an agile manner, e.g., through Epics and features.

Training and Workshops

• Self‑organizing teams and servant leadership.
• Implementation of the Epics, Features & Stories (EFS) concept in Jira—support the teams to get a good structure in Jira, help to write EFS according to our definition, etc.
• Requirements breakdown in Jira.
• Support the concept of having regulatory documentation in Jira.

Agile Transformation

• Lead and support the organization’s Agile transformation journey, including change management, process improvements, and scaling agile practices.
• Foster agile mindset across the organization.

Documentation and Guidelines

Develop and update documentation and guidelines, support the development and update of written working routines, guidelines, and training materials.

Authority & Responsibilities

Assume full responsibility of coaching and mentoring teams, working together with Agile CoE to make decisions and best practices on ways forward in the agile implementation within Permobil.

Why Permobil is a great next step for you!

You’ll make a difference. Every day.

You’ll make your mark as part of our future.

You’ll feel welcome from day one.

You can have a lifestyle you love.

Who you are

You are passionate, innovative, and ambitious. You want to make a difference for others and feel fulfilled when you can see the link between the work you do and positive improvements in the lives of others. You search out opportunities and are prepared to go off the beat track to chase your dreams. You don’t follow the herd – you find new ways of working and go where you see potential to make your mark.

You are a pioneer, revolutionary, a game‑changer and we’re looking for you.

Your Background

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree.
• Certifications within agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, PO, SM or similar).

Knowledge Required

• Proven knowledge coaching agile teams and individuals.
• Proven knowledge in agile practices, change management and driving cultural changes in an organization.

Information

Please apply…