Job Description
Title : Agile Coach/RTE
Location : Liberty, NC/Greensboro, NC Onsite Once in a week
Duration : Long-term Contract
- Agile Coach/RTE with dynamic communication to join the Delivery Excellence team that handles organizational, Agile, intake requests.
- Intake requests are from groups in the organization seeking to transform into a Scrum Framework way of working.
- Coaches should have experience coaching at the enterprise level down to the team level.
- Training and workshop facilitation experience is ideal. We are looking for an efficient Agile Coach who can help our organization in the Agile transition.
- A team worker with exceptional supervising skills will be an ideal match for the position.
- You will be responsible for suggesting organizations' policies to support Agile ways of working.
- Scrum and Kanban are the most popular Agile methodologies; we expect our Agile coach to train managers in their applications and educate them on dealing with any cultural shifts the project may cause.
- Mindset and approach that wins: TPS (Toyota Production System) and a people first approach. Need to read up on TPS before their interview.
- Being able to have an Agile mindset, look to understand a project issue or request and present the best approach moving forward. Scrum and Kanban being the methods most used to enhance their TPS framework.
- Can't have people that are not adaptable and that must use only one method. Agile mindset is key.
- I need strong communicators, sharp resources that can lead. Not by title but by the way they approach situations.
- Timid doesn't win.
- Kanban and Scrum required.
- If they have SAFe experience on their resume, they need to be able to speak to that experience if asked.
- Jira experience required for tracking Agile mindset and can't be inflexible to methods used for project completion. Jira Align would be great!
- They are SAFe-like, not a full SAFe shop. If they are pushing SAFe only, they will not be a good fit
Responsibilities:
- This is not a team level coaching role. This role is joining the Agile Center of Excellence at TMNA and will help with Program level concepts and coaching.
- Resource will need to have ability and proven and shown in resume, experience training organizations/teams. (i.e. Workshops, Classroom facilitation, etc.)
- Mentoring Agile organization to enable the transition to Agile
- Formulating governing policies in view of the organization's principles to support Agile-based approaches
- Identify relevant metrics and define the measurement system
- Apply system thinking to uncover bottlenecks
- Improve engagement between teams and stakeholders
- Setup regular audits for measuring process readiness and adherence
- Identify project risks
- Coach Scrum Masters and Product Owners
- Mentor Product Owners in daily decisions to keep the project in motion
- Empower managers to partner with business stakeholders and make more strategic decisions
- Cultivate an Agile mindset so that every team member can approach problems
- Instruct teams on the basics of Agile tools, like Scrum and Kanban Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Communications, Operations, Business, or Technology
- Minimum of 5+years related work experience
- Minimum 8+ years of combined business or technology experience within an Agile environment
- Expertise in Scrum and Kanban
- Certifications are a plus and viewed in high regard, not required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Team player who understands people's concerns ; Skills: SCRUM
Job Tags
Work experience placement, Long term contract, Shift work,