act digital
Senior Agile Coach
act digitalPortugal6 days ago
Full-timeEngineering

About the Role


We are looking for a Senior Agile/Lean Coach with strong experience in SAFe to support business transformation initiatives and accelerate Agile maturity across teams and leadership. You will play a key role in coaching teams, product management, and stakeholders, enabling high-performing delivery, continuous improvement, and a Lean-Agile mindset at scale.

This role requires strong coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and change management skills, as well as the ability to influence and drive transformation in complex environments.



Key Responsibilities:

  • Coach and mentor teams and leaders on Agile/Lean principles and SAFe practices;
  • Support and drive Agile transformation initiatives aligned with business strategy;
  • Facilitate key SAFe and Agile ceremonies and workshops (PI Planning, retrospectives, system demos, etc.);
  • Enable teams to improve delivery performance, predictability, and collaboration;
  • Coach Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, and stakeholders in Agile roles and responsibilities;
  • Identify organizational impediments and support leadership in removing blockers to flow and value delivery;
  • Promote continuous improvement, Lean thinking, and metrics-driven decision-making;
  • Build coaching plans, run training sessions, and support capability development through mentoring;
  • Foster a culture of transparency, ownership, and customer-centric delivery.



Required Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience as a Senior Agile Coach / Lean Coach, ideally in large-scale environments;
  • Strong expertise in SAFe and Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean);
  • Demonstrated experience supporting business transformation programs;
  • Strong coaching and mentoring skills, with the ability to develop teams and leaders;
  • Excellent facilitation skills and ability to lead workshops with diverse stakeholders;
  • English level B2.


Nice to Have:

  • SAFe certification (e.g., SAFe SPC, SAFe Agile Coach, RTE, or similar)
  • Experience with enterprise change management and transformation roadmaps
  • Exposure to value stream mapping, flow metrics, and portfolio-level agility
  • Experience in regulated industries (banking, insurance, telecom, etc.)

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