Agile Coach

The Hartford

Agile Coach leading Agile transformation at an insurance company. Coaching teams on AI-enabled delivery models and driving governance clarity for improved outcomes.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Azure

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Align strategy to execution by translating enterprise priorities into actionable portfolio and team ways of working
Enable end-to-end delivery by standardizing ways of working, PDLC practices, and execution consistency across teams and value streams
Advance AI Operating Model adoption by coaching leaders and teams on AI-enabled roles, practices, and delivery models; drive responsible AI usage patterns (guardrails, quality, and reuse)
Strengthen governance and metrics by delivering portfolio insights, dashboards, and data-driven decision support for leaders; use AI-assisted analysis to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
Scale coaching impact with AI and enterprise tooling by leveraging AI copilots/accelerators for facilitation prep, content creation, workflow automation, and insight synthesis; establish reusable prompt patterns and coaching assets
Build enterprise capability by providing training, onboarding, and continuous skill refresh across roles (leaders, product, engineering, and delivery)
Enable AI literacy and adoption through training, clinics, and office hours (prompting basics, role-based use cases, and safe ways to apply AI within delivery workflows)
Launch new and guide existing teams through transformation by coaching leaders and teams on Agile principles, flow, and outcome-based planning
Enable program and ART execution by facilitating key events (e.g., PI planning, backlog refinement, feature/story workshops, Scrum of Scrums, retrospectives)
Identify, escalate, and help remove systemic impediments and dependencies that limit flow, predictability, and value delivery

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of agile team & program level experience
Agile or SAFe Practitioner certification
Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally or similar Agile management tooling experience with preference for using AI-native tooling including Jira Rovo, Atlassian Intelligence or similar solutions
Gen AI platform proficiency (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Azure AI studio)
Knowledge of Agile Engineering practices including AI Operating Model, Enterprise Architecture, DevOps (CI-CD, Test Driven Development, BDD, etc.) is a plus
Product management and technology delivery experience valued
Exceptional communication, influencing, leadership, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to explain complex delivery and AI concepts in practical terms
Demonstrated fluency using AI copilots/accelerators to augment work (e.g., summarization, synthesis, drafting, analysis) and ability to coach others on effective prompt patterns and reusable workflows
Working knowledge of responsible AI practices (data protection, confidentiality, model limitations, bias awareness) and ability to apply enterprise guardrails while enabling adoption
Experience coaching through transformation, including operating model change, role clarity, and measurable improvements to flow, predictability, and outcomes
Strong coaching, facilitating, mentoring and teaching skills
Solid understanding of organizational change management.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

AgileSAFeAI Operating ModelDevOpsCI-CDTest Driven DevelopmentBehavior Driven DevelopmentAI copilotsAI-native toolingprogram and ART execution

Soft Skills

communicationinfluencingleadershipproblem-solvingcoachingfacilitatingmentoringteachingorganizational change managementtraining

Certifications

Agile PractitionerSAFe Practitioner