Agile Coach

We are seeking an experienced Agile Coach to support Agile delivery initiatives. This Long-term Contract position focuses on coaching teams and leaders, strengthening Agile practices, and improving delivery outcomes across complex programs. The role works closely with cross-functional stakeholders to build team effectiveness, enable consistent execution, and advance organizational agility in an onsite setting four days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Advise leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and delivery teams on effective Agile ways of working and practical application of Lean principles.
• Lead coaching, mentoring, and workshop sessions that help teams increase accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate core Agile events such as sprint planning, daily coordination meetings, reviews, retrospectives, cross-team synchronization sessions, and planning workshops.
• Drive improvements in team performance by identifying recurring obstacles, analyzing root causes, and guiding sustainable corrective actions.
• Establish and reinforce fit-for-purpose delivery practices across Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and hybrid operating models.
• Partner with leadership to remove organizational barriers, clarify team roles, and strengthen alignment between strategic priorities and execution.
• Improve visibility into work intake, prioritization, dependencies, and delivery flow to support better predictability and business value realization.
• Promote a culture of trust, transparency, collaboration, and psychological safety that enables high-performing teams to succeed.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or related field.
• Equivalent Agile transformation experience may be considered.

Experience

• 5+ years applying Agile methodologies in product, project, or delivery environments.
• 3+ years coaching Agile teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, or organizational leaders.
• Experience facilitating workshops and driving organizational change.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.

Agile Knowledge

• Deep understanding of:
• Agile Principles
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Lean Thinking
• Continuous Improvement
• SAFe Framework
• Value Stream Thinking
• Servant Leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
• SAFe Agilist (SA)
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
• Lean Six Sigma certification
• Experience in manufacturing, smart factory, or digital transformation environments