Job Title: Lead Agilist
Location: CIncinnati OH
Duration: Contract - 1 months
Pay Range: $76/hr $86/hr (W2)
Job ID: 410529
About BCforward
BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.
Job Description
We are seeking a Lead Agilist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Scrum, Agile coaching, and team facilitation and a proven ability to build high-performing teams, remove impediments, and deliver business value.
Responsibilities:
- Coach Agile Squad(s) on Scrum values, principles, and practices, fostering self-organization and continuous improvement.
- Facilitate Scrum events and ensure value realization, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement.
- Coach Product Owner and Development Team in effective Product Backlog management and shared understanding of outcomes and success criteria.
- Identify and remove impediments using multiple approaches, escalating when necessary to appropriate organizational entities.
- Create a trusting and safe environment where issues are discussed and resolved collaboratively, shielding the team from external interference.
- Leverage data, feedback loops, metrics, and information radiators to guide inspect-and-adapt practices and drive measurable improvement.
- Encourage creative problem identification and solutioning through effective messaging and powerful questions.
- Promote collaboration, courage, openness, and servant leadership by modeling desired behaviors.
- Support risk identification and management by openly exchanging ideas, elevating concerns, and adhering to policies and procedures.
- Collaborate across teams and the Agile Center to improve effectiveness of all Agile Squad roles.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 5+ years of full-time business experience.
- 3+ years of Scrum experience with solid understanding of the Scrum Framework and agility principles.
- Proven ability to present, teach, mentor, and facilitate across multiple organizational levels within team environments.
- Strong oral and written communication with demonstrated skill in removing impediments outside of the team.
- Coaching skills to communicate complex messages and teach new concepts effectively.
- Ability to resolve interpersonal and organizational conflicts as a capable mediator.
- Understanding of software development lifecycle disciplines, including Project Management, Requirements, Analysis & Design, QA & Testing, Implementation, Deployment, and Change Management.
- Working knowledge of practices that support agility such as CI/CD, TDD, and automated testing approaches.
- Working knowledge of other Agile frameworks and practices, including Kanban, Scrumban, XP, and Mob programming.
- Leadership through servant leadership, team-first mindset, and focus on building trust, rapport, and effective workplaces.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science,