Agile Coach
Next Generation Inc.
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Location Type: Remote
Location: New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $100 - $123 per hour
About the role
- Collaborate with Agile Center of Excellence leadership and enterprise technology teams to develop and execute Agile transformation roadmaps aligned with organizational goals.
- Serve as a mentor, influencer, and change advocate, helping teams adopt new ways of working and collaborating at the enterprise level.
- Provide hands-on coaching and support for large-scale Agile product transformation initiatives, helping teams adopt Agile delivery models and improve operational performance.
- Coach Scrum teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and stakeholders on Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and other scaled Agile methodologies to build Agile maturity.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, strategic workshops, and training sessions that enable teams and leaders to adopt Agile principles and product-focused practices.
- Design and deliver training programs, workshops, and hands-on coaching sessions to help teams adopt Agile practices, collaboration models, and technical delivery frameworks.
- Educate teams on modern engineering and delivery practices including DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Lean principles, and XP practices such as Test-Driven Development and pair programming.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement by embedding Agile retrospectives, feedback loops, and metrics-driven decision-making.
- Analyze team performance metrics and delivery data to identify improvement opportunities and implement strategies that increase delivery effectiveness.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams and organizational stakeholders to identify challenges in Agile adoption and provide targeted coaching support.
- Facilitate alignment and collaboration across product, engineering, and business teams to ensure successful transformation initiatives.
- Implement Agile best practices, workflows, and delivery metrics across teams and programs.
- Utilize tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jira Align, and other Atlassian platforms to support Agile process optimization, workflow management, and reporting.
- Establish and monitor Agile delivery metrics, including team health indicators, velocity, delivery predictability, and transformation progress.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in software development or technical delivery roles.
- At least 8 years of experience in Agile coaching or Agile transformation roles within enterprise environments.
- Professional Agile certifications such as ICP-ACC, ICP-ATF, Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), or similar Agile coaching credentials.
- Comprehensive expertise in Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS).
- Strong systems thinking skills with the ability to navigate complex enterprise organizations and align teams with strategic objectives.
- Experience implementing modern engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, DevOps, and DevSecOps methodologies.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence teams and leadership without direct authority.
- Strong conflict resolution, collaboration, and organizational coaching capabilities.
- Experience leveraging Agile metrics and performance data to guide coaching decisions and drive measurable improvements.
- Familiarity with Lean Portfolio Management and product-centric operating models.
- Knowledge of organizational behavior and change management principles related to large-scale Agile transformations.
- Proven ability to foster continuous learning, improvement, and high-performing Agile team cultures.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous professional development and Agile best practices.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- Life insurance
- STD/LTD Disability
- Paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Agile coachingAgile transformationScrumKanbanSAFeCI/CD pipelinesDevOpsautomated testingLean principlesTest-Driven Development
Soft Skills
communicationfacilitationstakeholder engagementconflict resolutioncollaborationorganizational coachingsystems thinkinginfluencecontinuous learningimprovement
Certifications
ICP-ACCICP-ATFCertified Scrum ProfessionalSAFe Program Consultant