Job responsibilities
- Lead and coach 5-6 scrum teams in adoption and execution of agile practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
- Promote open communication and engagement among team members ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organizational goals
- Communicate organizational impediments to leadership; clear impediments for the team
- Identify trends and generate original ideas to contribute to the development of new policies and best practices within the discipline
- Work with Product Owners to align teams with the product vision, sprint goals, and other necessary information
- Create an environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts
- Embrace the concept of continuous learning in your own journey and instill the same in the team(s) you coach
- Contribute to the internal community of practice by leading or supporting transformation strategy initiatives, sharing knowledge and influencing continuous improvement across the broader organization
- Appreciate the depths of Lean and Agile practices and principles, help teams appreciate them
- Define and refine OKR to measure Agile success and look for opportunities to improve Agile journey
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training on Agile coaching or BS/BA degree and advanced applied experience of 5+ years
- Expertise with Agile and Scrum frameworks and their application in Product Development and delivery organization
- Ability to coach and mentor
- Ability to collaborate with and influence people at various levels
- 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.
- Understand & teach AGILE Best Practices to Product Owners & AGILE Teams
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience in financial or banking domain
- Highly desirable Scrum Master certifications (e.g. PSM, A-CSM, CSP-SM)