Agile Coach

Job Title / Role: Agile Coach

Key Skills: Agile, Scrum

Experience: 9-12 years

Location: Greater Noida, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Pune

Mode: Hybrid

We at Coforge are hiring Agile Coach with the following skill set:

Note: Insurance domain experience is mandatory

• 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 developer and functional teams, 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

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate learning and development among employees through individual and team coaching
• Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down
• Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization
• Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams
• Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
• Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles
• Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
• Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery

Required skills and qualifications:

• Five or more years of experience as agile coach
• Experience in using scrum, kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe)
• Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments
• Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity
• Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching