Agile Coach; JR

Overview

The Agile Coach is a senior-level facilitator and mentor responsible for guiding individuals, teams, and leaders across the Montefiore IT organization in adopting and continuously improving Agile practices. This role will be central to building a culture of agility and will require a blend of exceptional coaching skills, a deep knowledge of Agile principles, and technical expertise.

The Agile Coach works closely with Scrum Masters, Product Managers, Development team members, and senior leadership to implement Agile mindsets, promote cross-functional collaboration, and foster high-performing teams. As part of the Agile Center of Excellence, the coach will also support broader transformation efforts to transition to more Agile ways of working.

• Provide ongoing coaching to Agile teams and individuals to promote Agile principles, practices, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate leading practices for facilitating Agile ceremonies such as planning, reviews, and retrospectives, and support organization and mobilization of Agile teams.
• Guide teams in using meaningful Agile metrics (e.g., Cycle Time, velocity, Backlog health, Predictability) to support continuous improvement.
• Lead and deliver training workshops and coaching programs for teams, leaders, and stakeholder groups across domains.
• Mentor Scrum Masters and Product Managers/Owners to grow internal coaching capacity and support team maturity.
• Provide Performance Management for Scrum Master to support growth and development.
• Partner with IT and business leadership to align Agile execution with strategic goals and delivery outcomes.
• Work with teams to improve collaboration, dependency management, and program-level coordination across functions.
• Help teams and leadership shift from project-centric to product- and value-driven thinking.
• Build and sustain Agile Communities of Practice to promote knowledge sharing, role development, and culture change.
• Encourage an Agile Culture and a mindset of experimentation and continuous learning.

• Agile principles and delivery practices (Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
• Recent high-level experience in Jira/Confluence Cloud
• Team and leadership coaching
• People leadership in an Agile environment
• Facilitation of Agile ceremonies and workshops
• Change management and transformation leadership
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration
• Agile performance metrics and information radiator experience
• Conflict resolution and team dynamics
• Product and value-driven delivery mindset
• Continuous improvement and learning culture
• Communication and influence across levels (High proficiency)

• 7-9 years coaching or enterprise Agile transformation role required.
• Strong facilitation and mentoring skills with demonstrated success coaching teams, leaders, and Agile roles required.
• Familiarity with multiple delivery models (Agile, Lean, Kanban, traditional) required.
• Strong communication and influence skills across technical and non-technical audiences required.
• Epic experience.
• Agile-related certifications are a plus but not required.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.