Agile Coach

We are seeking an experienced coach to help transition our existing work practices to a full embrace of agile methodology, from the top down. The agile coach will mentor and guide our employees in how to figure out the best solutions for their specific departmental challenges. This person will analyze our organization’s existing infrastructure and implement improvements to help streamline processes and create efficiencies. Ultimately, the agile coach will play a key role in long-term strategy across, helping our teams deliver better products and services in a faster, more efficient manner.

Location Requirements

• Must be able to work onsite at our Downtown Atlanta office located at West Peachtree
• Must be accessible and local to the Metro Atlanta area.
• Hybrid Work Schedule - 3 days onsite.

Objectives of this role

● Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a strategy for adopting agile best practices

● Guide teams in how to stay on track with agile techniques, fine-tuning their approach to ensure that overall strategy is being met

● Lead agile workshops for people of various technical disciplines, as well as for key stakeholders

● Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility

● Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices

● Work directly with Scrum Masters, Team Leads, and the PMO to nurture a healthy and productive agile environment

Required skills and qualifications

● Five or more years of experience as agile coach

● Experience in using scrum, kanban, and knowledge of how agile scales best

● Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments

● Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity, even in a hybrid waterfall environment

● Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills

● Heightened personal skills to resolve conflicts and enable people of different skills to work well together

● Ability to work directly with people in any position, regardless of technical skill or title

● Able to recognize antpatterns within team dynamics and proactively work to avoid or remove them

● Experience breaking down organizational silos and improving collaboration between development and operations teams

● Demonstrated success in shifting organizations from reactive to proactive approaches

● Knowledge of techniques for integrating quality assurance throughout the development lifecycle

● Experience implementing value-based prioritization frameworks

● Track record of successfully managing organizational change in environments with entrenched practices

Preferred skills and qualifications

● Certification as agile coach or scrum master

● Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies

● Educational background in computer science, business management, and/or project management

● Previous management experience