Lead and coach teams to adopt and implement agile methodologies, and promote open communication and engagement among team members ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals
Use advanced communication, facilitation, and presentation skills to manage and influence stakeholders while communicating organizational impediments to leadership
Develop and implement short to mid-term operational and transformation plans, prioritize tasks and manage resources to achieve product goals in a timely and efficient manner through the utilization of metrics and evidence-based decisions
Identify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to the development of new policies and best practices within the discipline
Work with the Product Owner to align teams with the product vision, sprint goals, and other necessary information
Facilitate groups of 30 or more and coach multiple teams across the product
Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts. Champion continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and increase productivity; coach organization to conduct continuous improvement events
Communicate organizational impediments to leadership; clear impediments for the team
Embrace the concept of continuous learning in your own journey and instill the same in the team(s) you coach
Coach product owners in the creation and maintenance of the product backlog, including empirical planning. Appreciate the depths of Lean and Agile practices and principles, help teams appreciate them
Teach systems thinking and servant leadership. Bring ideas from professional facilitation, coaching, conflict management, mediation, and so on to help the team become a high-performance team
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in a relevant domain, with a focus on coaching teams and individuals on agile methodologies and project management
Possess advanced knowledge of multiple product development lifecycle stages, methodologies, and best practices, enabling effective guidance and support for teams
Display advanced knowledge of agile delivery and multiple agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), and scaling frameworks, monitoring agility metrics; with the ability to guide teams through complex projects, emphasizing iterative progress and adaptability
Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels within the organization, effectively guiding group discussions and decision-making processes within the domain context
Ability to collaborate with and influence people at various levels
Sound understanding of Scaling frameworks such as LeSS and various other Agile frameworks such as Kanban, XP
Ability to leverage skills from coaching, facilitation, conflict resolution, and more to serve the team(s)
Possess an executive presence and ability to coach multiple teams across the product
Knowledge of industry-wide technology strategies
Ability to leverage capabilities across the firm to solve local problems