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Agile Coach (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking an Agile Coach for our client in Charlotte, NC OR Richardson, TX. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

  • Senior-level position responsible for the AGILE implementation and facilitation of AGILE learning solutions (training, communication, coaching)
  • Lead teams in project initiation, organization, goal and change management aspects of Agile
  • Discover opportunities to champion agile values and adoption across IT (Technology Infrastructure experience preferred)
  • Develop agile training materials and process guidelines
  • Deliver Agile training sessions, workshops, and one-on-one coaching for Business and IT participants at the team level
  • Facilitate cross functional team mediation and communication across various technical teams
  • Identify, define and implement enhancements in engineering methods, standards and processes
  • Partner with IT/Operations leadership to ensure alignment with Agile methodology
  • Assess application product teams against Agile best practices and provide recommendations to Information Technology leaders.
  • Educate Colleagues- The Agile Coach must educate employees at all levels, including senior, and at times clients, on Agile principles, providing them with tools for implementing the process in their own work. Provide training sessions and teach valuable skills that lead toward the organization-wide adoption of Agile methodologies;
  • Mentor Team - As mentor, Agile Coach is responsible for guiding teams into the Agile methodology, providing employees with feedback and means of improvement, catalyzing organizational growth and answering questions. They provide hands-on support to all employees, collaborating with people across widely varying levels and roles, leading teams toward further understanding and adoption of Agile as well as overall company growth and improvement.
  • Develop Agile Adoption Strategy - The Agile Coach is responsible for designing a strategy for the organizational adoption of Agile. This includes every stage of adoption, from the introduction of Agile and employee education, to fostering teams and cultures that practice Agile, to sustaining Agile methodologies and continually offering strategies for improvement;
  • Implement Agile Methodology - This task entails implementing Agile process, principles and practices across all levels and departments in an organization. The Agile Coach must use techniques that increase collaboration, predictability, transparency and promote a culture of experimentation and innovation. In order to do this, the Agile Coach must also embody the Agile principles and lead by example.

Required Skills:

  • Both strong leaders and advocates for the adoption of Agile, Agile Coaches must be assertive about adherence to Agile processes and enthusiastic about Agile practices and their benefits. They are both educators and coaches, and thus possess great interpersonal skills, teaching abilities, and a capacity to inspire and motivate. In order to stay ahead, Agile Coaches must be self-taught, and they must constantly be updating their information, attending conferences, and continuously learning.

Core Skills:

  • +5 Years of Coaching experience
  • Demonstrating strong knowledge of and background with Agile concepts
  • Possessing prior experience coaching teams in Agile adoption or as a Scrum Master
  • Solid Jira Expertise
  • Experience coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies

Desired Skills:

  • Having some background or coursework in Computer Science
  • Agile Coach certification
  • Scrum Master certification
  • Experience coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies

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