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V3Main Technologies Inc. · 3 months ago

Agile Coach

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

V3Main Technologies Inc. is seeking an Agile Coach/Scrum Master to assist programs transitioning to agile delivery models. The role involves mentoring teams, guiding agile practices, and fostering a culture of transparency and collaboration across multiple delivery teams.

Information TechnologySoftware

Responsibilities

Act as an Agile Coach for multiple scrum teams with a focus on guiding the teams toward improving the way they work

Act as a mentor to Scrum Masters and Product Owners Educate all levels and roles, including senior leaders, across the organization on Agile principles, process, practices and tools

Provide guidance on an achieving high levels of Agile maturity while complying with defined Agile Core Principles and enterprise standards

Guide management on effective Agile Portfolio / Program management

Facilitate cross-team coordination and collaboration

Drive visibility of information that help the team track their progress

Guide the team towards a culture of full transparency of relevant metrics to all stakeholders

Foster a culture of open communication. Actively contribute to the Agile community

Contribute to the evolution of the company’s agile practices, processes and tools

Partner with Engagement Management to conduct Methodology Assessments

Partner with Engagement Management to conduct Agile Maturity Assessments & offer recommendations

Qualification

Agile delivery experienceAgile coaching experienceAgile Planning ToolsAgile CertificationsScaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Facilitative leadershipSituational AwarenessEnthusiastic attitudeQuick learnerEnglish communication

Required

10+ years of IT experience

5+ years of experience in an Agile delivery environment

3+ years' experience as a Coach or trainer in an Agile environments

Experience with Agile Planning Tools

Communicative and social – Must be able to clearly interact with teams

Facilitative – Must be able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team

Assertive – Must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, must be able to be a voice of reason and authority, make the tough calls

Situational Awareness – Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management

Enthusiastic – Must be high-energy

Continual improvement - Must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team

Attitude of empowerment - Must be able to lead a team to self-organization

Attitude of transparency – Must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust

Quick learner – Must be able to quickly gain a high level understanding of the technical and business domains of the Scrum teams

Ability to coach others in basic fundamentals of software development processes and procedures

Ability to coach others in backlog refinement, burndown metrics, velocity, and task definition

Ability to coach others in incremental delivery and the value of metrics

Excellent English communication skills in written and spoken form

Preferred

Agile Certifications (CSM, CSP, CSPO, PMP, PMP-ACP etc)

Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Oil and Gas Industry experience

Experience with Mergers and Acquisitions

Understanding of other processes and methodologies and can speak intelligently about them and leverage other techniques to provide value to a team/enterprise

Understanding of the value of commitments to delivery made by a development team

Familiarity with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices

Participation in industry agile communities